The Orange Fairy Book

This book is well into the series, but for me this is my first of Andrew Lang's Coloured Fairy Books. (10th in the series) The stories were a mixed bag, some were decent but a lot felt repetitive, and some simply have not aged well. Still, Lang did pull together a diverse collection of stories. Over......more

A collection of tales leaning toward the Scottish, Scandinavian and African. Some from the precieuses. One, "The Bird of Truth", left me wondering whether it was literary because it put the events out of order, which in my experience is a warning sign; folktales tend to recount in order. Though othe......more

I read the fairy books for writing inspiration. I didn't need any when I started this one, but that was only because I have 2 stories being written, 1 clamoring in my head like a bird... and about ten more in various stages. But my reading group has a food challenge... And I can never quite pass up a......more

As a child, I read this over and over and over again. I remember my parents bought it for me at the little shop attached to a restaurant called The Light of Yoga, which had peanut butter soft serve ice cream and lots of things with sprouts on them. They unfortunately burned down a long time ago.......more

I very much enjoyed this collection which presents fairytales that are a bit less familiar. Most seem to hail from Africa and Northern Europe, and they are just as blood-thirsty as those in the previous volumes of the series. The series itself is s brilliant concept. I believe Andrew Lange and his w......more