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Secrets, Monsters, and Magic Mirrors: Stone Arch Fairy Tales Volume 2
Five of the world's greatest fairy tales are retold in the popular and attractive graphic novel format. Beautiful, bold illustrations give these timeless tales a modern edge. The stories include Beauty and the Beast, Rapunzel, Princess and the Pea, Snow White, and Thumbelina.
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
August 1st 2011
by Capstone
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Shhh, I'm supposed to be writing for NaNoWriMo, but I'm malingering on Goodreads instead.
I found this at the Indy Comics Expo here in Minneapolis, considered at a table staffed by very nice folk before I returned an hour later, this book appealing enough to stick in my memory and have me return with the requisite cash. I'm hovering between three stars and four, the way you do. Not that anyone cares, but I have a lot of problems rating stuff aimed at children, because my enjoyment and theirs are...more
I found this at the Indy Comics Expo here in Minneapolis, considered at a table staffed by very nice folk before I returned an hour later, this book appealing enough to stick in my memory and have me return with the requisite cash. I'm hovering between three stars and four, the way you do. Not that anyone cares, but I have a lot of problems rating stuff aimed at children, because my enjoyment and theirs are...more
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My final graphic novel for Capstone (at this time) and it was a doozy. Secrets, Monsters and Magic Mirrors was the retelling of five popular fairy tales by five different teams of authors and illustrators.
The stories told were Rapunzel, Thumbelina, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast and Princess and the Pea. I loved that they were each adapted by different people. It gave the stories an element of surprise because the illustrations were so varied. All, but Snow White, followed the popular telling...more
The stories told were Rapunzel, Thumbelina, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast and Princess and the Pea. I loved that they were each adapted by different people. It gave the stories an element of surprise because the illustrations were so varied. All, but Snow White, followed the popular telling...more
This graphic novel had pretty basic retellings of fairy tales with extraordinary artwork illustrating them. Each retelling was told by a different author and illustrated by a different artist.
The retellings were just that- retellings with no flair or adaptation from the original fairy tales (except Princess & the Pea which added humor in the illustrations and dialogue). Although some may come into this book wanting more than what they find, it was nice to go back to the originals and basics...more
The retellings were just that- retellings with no flair or adaptation from the original fairy tales (except Princess & the Pea which added humor in the illustrations and dialogue). Although some may come into this book wanting more than what they find, it was nice to go back to the originals and basics...more
I got an advanced reading copy of this book through NetGalley.com. I love graphic novels and fairy tale retellings, so I was excited to give this book a read. It ended up being okay, but didn't add anything special to fairy tales I know and love.
Five fairy tales are retold in graphic novel form: Rapunzel, Thumbelina, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, and The Princess and the Pea. Each story is retold by different authors and illustrated by different artists.
I really enjoyed how each story in the...more
Five fairy tales are retold in graphic novel form: Rapunzel, Thumbelina, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, and The Princess and the Pea. Each story is retold by different authors and illustrated by different artists.
I really enjoyed how each story in the...more
Reviewed at: Over A Cuppa Tea
Date reviewed: 10 June 2011
Review link: http://cleffairy.com/?p=5474
If you love fairy tales, you’ll definitely love this bold graphic novel. Each page is beautifully illustrated and the fairy tale re-tellings are just as wonderful.
But as much as I recommend this to older readers, I wouldn’t exactly recommend this book to younger readers who tends to be very curious. This is because one of the fairy tale in this book: Rapunzel is rather creepy.
I’m not sure what exact...more
Date reviewed: 10 June 2011
Review link: http://cleffairy.com/?p=5474
If you love fairy tales, you’ll definitely love this bold graphic novel. Each page is beautifully illustrated and the fairy tale re-tellings are just as wonderful.
But as much as I recommend this to older readers, I wouldn’t exactly recommend this book to younger readers who tends to be very curious. This is because one of the fairy tale in this book: Rapunzel is rather creepy.
I’m not sure what exact...more
If you're familiar with the original fairy tales (including in their most primitive and unwatered down forms), then this is a quick read. I liked some of the retellings more than others, but on the whole weren't anything incredibly new or different.
The one fairy retelling out of the lot in this book that grabbed my attention the most was that of Rapunzel -- the art was creepy and glorious, the colors bright, and the retelling was the most creative I've seen in awhile. I'd have to say that it's t...more
The one fairy retelling out of the lot in this book that grabbed my attention the most was that of Rapunzel -- the art was creepy and glorious, the colors bright, and the retelling was the most creative I've seen in awhile. I'd have to say that it's t...more
I have been reading and reviewing quite a lot of fairytales recently, but I have to say ‘Secrets, Monsters, and Magic Mirrors’, which retells our favourite classics comic-style, is my latest favourite retelling! Each of the fairytales are illustrated by different people in a different style, and I found part of the fun of reading them is the illustrations that accompany them (often portraying the scene in a humorous way!). Also I loved the idea of putting the history of the fairytale at the end...more
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This book was an interesting book. I loved all of the fairy tales that were retold in this book;
1. Rapunzel
2. Thumbelina
3. Snow White
4. Beauty and the Beast
5. Princess and the Pea
This book is pretty much a retelling of all the stories. If you know the plot of each fairy tale, you know the whole book. The author just made several small differences that really do not matter in the long run.
5 Likes/Dislikes
1. + The stories were all told quite well. I mean, it was easy to understand because of its s...more
1. Rapunzel
2. Thumbelina
3. Snow White
4. Beauty and the Beast
5. Princess and the Pea
This book is pretty much a retelling of all the stories. If you know the plot of each fairy tale, you know the whole book. The author just made several small differences that really do not matter in the long run.
5 Likes/Dislikes
1. + The stories were all told quite well. I mean, it was easy to understand because of its s...more
Overall, Secrets, Monsters and Magic Mirrors is a pretty nice retelling of fairy tales. What really kept me from falling for this compilation though was the choice in the tales themselves. In order to keep things simple, it was decided to pick the most watered down version of each of the fairy tales that are featured. No embellishments, no excitement, just the bare bones story.
Now I'm not saying that I wanted something overly stylized. Nothing Disney-esque. Quite the opposite actually! The origi...more
Now I'm not saying that I wanted something overly stylized. Nothing Disney-esque. Quite the opposite actually! The origi...more
The Deal: Okay, first let me explain how the book works: it's a graphic novel with re-tellings of five classic fairy tales in the form of a comic/graphic novel, each one has a different author in charge of the text and a different artist in charge of the artwork - as a result, you get five very different styles.
The tales in question are Rapunzel, Thumbelina, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast and The Princess and The Pea. The tales are very different esthetically and narrative more close to the or...more
The tales in question are Rapunzel, Thumbelina, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast and The Princess and The Pea. The tales are very different esthetically and narrative more close to the or...more
Rapunzel
This story is not as sweet as the latest Disney version Tangled made it out to be. Rapunzel is given to a witch as a baby and is later put in a tower, until the day she meets her princen but the witch finds out and punishes them. It gets sad for poor Rapzunel and her prince. Of course there are different versions to the story and this is one of them. But it all ends with a happily ever after. But there is sure some wicked things going on in between. I see that Stella mentioned them so I...more
This story is not as sweet as the latest Disney version Tangled made it out to be. Rapunzel is given to a witch as a baby and is later put in a tower, until the day she meets her princen but the witch finds out and punishes them. It gets sad for poor Rapzunel and her prince. Of course there are different versions to the story and this is one of them. But it all ends with a happily ever after. But there is sure some wicked things going on in between. I see that Stella mentioned them so I...more
I really enjoyed the graphics and that was the entire reason i check it out in the first place. I really wanted to see the graphics and fall in love with them, which for some stories that happened, but for others i just didn't care for them. Also the stories weren't very different from what usually happens in them, so the only thing that was different about these stories are the pictures that go along with them, but even then there were still stories i didn't care for and graphic's i didn't care...more
Originally posted on my blog here.
2 1/2 stars
I mainly read this to look at the illustrations and in that respect I was satisfied. The styles of animation were varied and seemed to go along with the stories well. The stories themselves, however, were too simplistic for my tastes and only covered the bare minimum. I did appreciate, however, at the end of each story it told some of the background of when it started, first came into print, about the person who created, etc. and I found that to be qu...more
2 1/2 stars
I mainly read this to look at the illustrations and in that respect I was satisfied. The styles of animation were varied and seemed to go along with the stories well. The stories themselves, however, were too simplistic for my tastes and only covered the bare minimum. I did appreciate, however, at the end of each story it told some of the background of when it started, first came into print, about the person who created, etc. and I found that to be qu...more
I’m reviewing this book for Net Galley.
Secrets, Monsters, and Magic Mirrors is a graphic novel that contains the fairy tales, Rapunzel, Thumbelina, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, and the Princess and the Pea.
I loved the illustrations in Rapunzel, Snow White, and Beauty and the Beast. I liked the illustrations in Princess and the Pea, but wasn’t too fond of the illustrations in Thumbelina. I liked Snow White the most because the illustrations were absolutely gorgeous. I also thought the illust...more
Secrets, Monsters, and Magic Mirrors is a graphic novel that contains the fairy tales, Rapunzel, Thumbelina, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, and the Princess and the Pea.
I loved the illustrations in Rapunzel, Snow White, and Beauty and the Beast. I liked the illustrations in Princess and the Pea, but wasn’t too fond of the illustrations in Thumbelina. I liked Snow White the most because the illustrations were absolutely gorgeous. I also thought the illust...more
Not exactly a “re-telling” as this book does not change the classic tales most people know, it instead is more of an adaptation of the tales for graphic novel format. The stories are the same as they have been for years but now are presented in an updated form that will appeal to wide audiences. I’m fond of graphic novels that attempt to bring stories to life as it provides a great way to introduce reluctant readers to books they would often never consider. This book is no exception and provides...more
The best asset of this book is that they didn't use a common version of each fairy tale, but tell them in their own way (Rapunzel, Thumbelina, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Princess and the Pea), so much that, they lose their meaning and purpose to be educational. They became rather dull, or incoherent, sometimes absurd, bold and some sketches gave me the creeps (though each tale had a different style), and reminded me of Tim Burton's work. My favourite was Snow White because the 7 dwarves w...more
Is a short book and totally ilustrated. I didn't love this book, it was just ok. I didn't find the cute romance of the fairy tales and the drawings didn't help either. Some of them were weird, dark and sometimes very simple. It contains the following stories:
Rapunzel: nice ilustrations, the story was a little different, specially the part about the kids (it was a little disturbing to be honest).
Thumbelina: I really didn't know about this story before, so I can't compare it with the original, bu...more
Rapunzel: nice ilustrations, the story was a little different, specially the part about the kids (it was a little disturbing to be honest).
Thumbelina: I really didn't know about this story before, so I can't compare it with the original, bu...more
Originally posted at my blog, a review blog of sorts..."
Review:
Rapunzel
I've heard of this version of Rapunzel before, so this wasn't something new to me. I thought the artwork was fitting for this story. When we see the witch and her scenes, the art is very gray and dark. When we see Rapunzel and her prince, there is a lot more life and colour on the pages. Even when the witch and Rapunzel were together, the witch was gray and Rapunzel was full of life.
Thumbelina
Even though this story is quite f...more
Review:
Rapunzel
I've heard of this version of Rapunzel before, so this wasn't something new to me. I thought the artwork was fitting for this story. When we see the witch and her scenes, the art is very gray and dark. When we see Rapunzel and her prince, there is a lot more life and colour on the pages. Even when the witch and Rapunzel were together, the witch was gray and Rapunzel was full of life.
Thumbelina
Even though this story is quite f...more
RAPUNZEL
I have to confess Rapunzel is the fairy tale I’m the less familiar with. Somehow it wasn’t that popular where I live, so I wasn’t exactly familiar with some details of the tale (for example about the prequel story of Rapunzel’s parents and why she was named Rapunzel).
What shocked me in the story was that following the prince’s nightly visits Rapunzel gave birth to twins.. err.. o_o
The drawings were cute, the people looked like urchins with small button-eyes. The only character which loo...more
I have to confess Rapunzel is the fairy tale I’m the less familiar with. Somehow it wasn’t that popular where I live, so I wasn’t exactly familiar with some details of the tale (for example about the prequel story of Rapunzel’s parents and why she was named Rapunzel).
What shocked me in the story was that following the prince’s nightly visits Rapunzel gave birth to twins.. err.. o_o
The drawings were cute, the people looked like urchins with small button-eyes. The only character which loo...more
Graphic novels are one of my favorite reads. They lend themselves well to the adaptations and retellings. Editor Donald Lemke gathered together a solid collection of fairytales that include Rapunzel, Beauty and the Beast, Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina and Snow White. Each story is retold by a different author and illustrated by a different artist. Readers will delight in the different stories brought to life in pictures. I look forward to discovering Volume 1 in Stone arch Fairy Tales.
There was something off with this book. I was looking forward to reading it because it was a graphic novel and involved fairy tales - so win-win, right? Unfortunately, I didn't end up liking it as much as I had hoped. I felt like the stories could have been handled better, I didn't like how they portrayed the characters or setting. I did appreciate how each story had unique illustrations, but I didn't care for the them, or the way they chose to tell the story. This book was just kind of a disapp...more
Secrets, Monsters and magic Mirrors is a great book for someone who adores their fairytales. I liked it, but didn’t fell in love with it. The illustrations where very cool, I liked these a lot. I also loved that after a fairytale you will read the original title of the story and who has written it and when. For me there could have been more telling in between these stories about the author who written has written them. I wanted to know how this person came with this wonderful idea and wrote it....more
"SECRETS, MONSTERS, AND MAGIC MIRRORS" BY STEPHANIE TRUE PETERS
This book takes you on a journey through the history of some of the most popular fairytales. Using beautiful, artistic illustrations, you learn how all these stories came to be as well as seeing other depictions by other authors through the years.
This book is written much like a graphic novel and suitable for ages 6 & up. A definite must read!
Kitty Bullard / Great Minds Think Aloud Literary Community
Read more: http://www.greatmi...more
This book takes you on a journey through the history of some of the most popular fairytales. Using beautiful, artistic illustrations, you learn how all these stories came to be as well as seeing other depictions by other authors through the years.
This book is written much like a graphic novel and suitable for ages 6 & up. A definite must read!
Kitty Bullard / Great Minds Think Aloud Literary Community
Read more: http://www.greatmi...more
Jun 20, 2011
NancyJo Lambert
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
fairy-tales-nursery-rhymes,
graphic-novels
Ok, I will admit that I have not actually read very many graphic novels. This one was good, I thought, and I liked that it was about fairy tales. I also liked that this one used uncommon versions of some of the classic an well known fairy tales.
I particularly enjoyed the illustrations.
I particularly enjoyed the illustrations.
Traditional simple re-tellings of classic fairytales, with different illustrators for each story. Cute collection!
This ARC was provided to me by the publishers via Net Galley.
This ARC was provided to me by the publishers via Net Galley.
As a graphic novel this wasn't bad. The taking of 5 fairy tales, stripped of fanfare and any real villains you would love to hate, I found the book entertaining. The illustrations were very well done. It would have been nice if there would have been more to the tales, but thinking about younger children reading these tales, they would enjoy the shortness of them. It was a insightful to have a little history after each tale as it would certainly give a teacher, parent, grandparent a discussion po...more
I liked the Rapunzel and the Beauty and the Beast retellings, but overall, I was not really impressed with the whole thing.
I love these!
Oct 22, 2011
Aleksandra
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
2011-read,
arc,
fairy-tale-retelling,
first-reads,
anthology,
graphic-novel,
fantasy,
netgalley-copy
My rating: 3.5
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