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The Role of Sleep in Fairy Tales with Examples

Sleep is crucial in numerous fairy tales. What are the main things we can expect to happen while sleeping and dreaming?

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How to Get Book Reviews: A Guide to Verified Reviews

Tired of writing books that get no reviews? Learn how to get verified reviews.

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Frances Brundage, an artist of picture books and postcards

Frances Brundage, was an extremely productive illustrator of picture books and picture postcards. What makes her so special?

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Snow White and Rose Red: Analysis

Snow White and Rose Red was a very popular fairy tale in the golden age of illustration. Today it's out of fashion and we'll explore the possible reasons with a simple analysis.

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The Rings of Power: initial thoughts

Amazon's offering of a new Middle Earth series is a great success

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19th Century Gothic and Sensation Literature

Gothic Literature or Sensation Literature? What is the difference between these 19th Century Literature genres?

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Literary Criticism

10 Themes in Hansel and Gretel

How Hansel and Gretel earned their special place among so many fairy tales? Can we find a reason in a surprisingly high number of themes dealt in it? Let's explore some of them!

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10 Lessons from The Little Red Hen

Little Red Hen is a simple story with great potential for school lessons. We present ten possibilities to use it to advantage of your classroom.

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Literary Genres and Forms

10 Different Versions of The Beauty and the Beast

The Beauty and the Beast is among the most popular fairy tales with thousand years of history. What changed in the narration and messages of known versions?

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How to Write, Illustrate and Publish Paperback Children's Books

Everything you need to know to write, illustrate and publish your own children's book can be found here, learn how to do it yourself and become a published children's author now.

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Was Tolkien Racist?

A recent claim that Tolkien was somewhat racist is seriously misguided.

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The Crossover: a review

The Crossover, by John Westbrook, is one of those fantasy books that appeal to older teens and to adults.

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Pentamerone, or The Tale of Tales

Pentamerone is a popular name of the book originally titled The Tale of Tales (Lo cunto de li cunti), the first national collection of fairy tales ever.

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Writing and Publishing

What Makes a Good Writer

There is no magic to good or great writing, but there is much hard work.

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Writing and Publishing

How to earn money with writing fairy tales for kids?

Can you earn a living with fairy tales writing? I know I can and I am sharing several tips with you, so you can do the same!

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Literary Criticism

The Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast has many versions, interesting interpretations and has been adapted to all existing media. Here are a few interesting facts.

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Besides the Ocean of Time: reflections on the book

There is sometimes a book that captures you, and this is one that did it for me.

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Apollo Gets Adopted (A Short Story)

A short story about a stray cat that ends up in a shelter and finds his family.

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