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The Wild Swans has always been one of my favorite stories. Jackie Morris‘ wonderful retelling, or rather expansion of the original tale is absolutely lovely. 🦢
pickThe Wild Swans has always been one of my favorite stories. Jackie Morris‘ wonderful retelling, or rather expansion of the original tale is absolutely lovely. 🦢
#girlpowergiveaway Thank you so much for having this giveaway! I know this isn‘t exactly the sort of book that comes to most people‘s minds, but it did mine. When I was little I had a small record player that I would listen to books on and this was my favorite. I loved how strong the princess was, having the willpower to go through everything she did without giving up and saving her brothers. She is my first memory of a strong female character
pickThe gorgeous cover of this book is what drew me to it. The illustrations throughout are exquisite! #picturebook3 #readyesterday
Yesterday was our 21st wedding anniversary! 🎉
We went to WWT Slimbridge to see the Bewick's swans that come here every Winter from Siberia. I find them incredibly moving.
The tagged book is a beautifully illustrated retelling of a folktale that got under my skin many years ago.
Check out the few things left in the sale section over in the shop, get one for you and one for your swap partner in one of the gift exchanges http://etsy.me/2o9Z1SE
pickWhen I was young, my parents would let me pick a story from The Giant All Color book of Fairy Tales & read it aloud. One of my favorites was The Wild Swans, which also happened to be one of the longest. Finally, my mother refused to read it anymore so my poor dad had to read it ALL the time. This edition tells a slightly different version & comes in a clasp box with a pamphlet version of the story and fold out illustrations, which are more modern.
Opening line: "At the age of fifteen my grandmother became the concubine of a warlord general, the police chief of a tenuous national government of China." #wildswans #threedaughtersofchina #jungchang #bookcover #firstline #bookgnome #bookish #book
so-soI have been spoiled by reading Hans Christian Andersen with illustrations by Sanna Annukka. ⭐️⭐️
