Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World by Jane Yolen  (17)
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With more than 200 books to her name, popular storyteller Yolen (editor of Favorite Folktales Around the World) can be forgiven for one that doesn't quite measure up. The subtitle notwithstanding, this collection compiled with her grown daughter, with whom she has co-authored two children's books, is more apt to resonate with women than kids, for whom the authors' commentaries on parental expectations, sex and abuse, which are sprinkled with references to psychology and feminist texts, will be too didactic. Impatient teens who want to read a story only once may also balk at the structure. Each section highlights several variations of either a particular tale--including ones about Persephone, Rapunzel and Snow White--or a theme--such as caring daughters, mothers-in-law or bad seeds. On the other hand, mothers of all ages will welcome the opportunity to get reacquainted with mother-daughter folk stories like the French "Diamonds and Toads" (also known as "The Fairy") about just rewards, as well as ones from Bengal, Nigeria and Armenia that are less familiar in the West. Some stories are unnerving, like "Daughter, My Little Bread," an Indian tale about a newlywed who kills her mother and then is killed by her husband, while the Lebanese tale of self-sacrifice, "The Mother," is heart-warming in the best sense. There's no denying the pleasure of a well-told tale, or in this case forty of them, although mothers may need to do some extra work to spark conversation about them. Bibliography. Agent, Marilyn Marlow, Curtis Brown, Ltd. (Apr.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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With more than 200 books to her name, popular storyteller Yolen (editor of Favorite Folktales Around the World) can be forgiven for one that doesn't quite measure up. The subtitle notwithstanding, this collection compiled with her grown daughter, with whom she has co-authored two children's books, is more apt to resonate with women than kids, for whom the authors' commentaries on parental expectations, sex and abuse, which are sprinkled with references to psychology and feminist texts, will be too didactic. Impatient teens who want to read a story only once may also balk at the structure. Each section highlights several variations of either a particular tale--including ones about Persephone, Rapunzel and Snow White--or a theme--such as caring daughters, mothers-in-law or bad seeds. On the other hand, mothers of all ages will welcome the opportunity to get reacquainted with mother-daughter folk stories like the French "Diamonds and Toads" (also known as "The Fairy") about just rewards, as well as ones from Bengal, Nigeria and Armenia that are less familiar in the West. Some stories are unnerving, like "Daughter, My Little Bread," an Indian tale about a newlywed who kills her mother and then is killed by her husband, while the Lebanese tale of self-sacrifice, "The Mother," is heart-warming in the best sense. There's no denying the pleasure of a well-told tale, or in this case forty of them, although mothers may need to do some extra work to spark conversation about them. Bibliography. Agent, Marilyn Marlow, Curtis Brown, Ltd. (Apr.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Adult/High School-A collection of beautifully retold international folktales that includes a running dialogue between Yolen and her daughter. This thematic exchange makes the book of interest to teenagers exploring their own relationships with their mothers. The book is divided into sections according to predominant themes in the stories, with such headings as "Really Good Mothers," "Hero Mothers," "Caring Daughters," "Mothers-in-law," and "Sex and-." As an introduction to each section, Yolen and Stemple explore their own relationship, the difference between what daughters want and what mothers want, the rewards of being good versus bad, and the great wisdom that women pass on as they nurture the next generation. Old European favorites like "Diamonds and Toads," "Rapunzel," "Cinderella," and "Snow White" are included, as are tales representing diverse cultures: Inuit, Chinese, Japanese, Native American Cherokee, Palestinian Arab, etc. The editors explain the significance of what they have done toward the end of the book: "We do not always understand them [the folktales] by a single reading, or by ourselves. But by talking about the tales, sharing them, we can open up both the external and internal meanings of the stories-and our own lives." In short, this book is a two-for-the-price-of-one and well worth it.-Cynthia J. Rieben, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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The wife of a rich man fell sick, and she felt that her end was drawing near, she called her only daughter to her bedside and said, "Dear child, be good and pious, and then the good God will always protect thee, and I will look down on thee from heaven and be near thee." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (
The wife of a rich man fell sick, and she felt that her end was drawing near, she called her only daughter to her bedside and said, "Dear child, be good and pious, and then the good God will always protect thee, and I will look down on thee from heaven and be near thee." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (