The Twelve Dancing Princesses is also a combination of those two versions, as there were elements that I preferred in each version. For Cinderella, I wove elements from both the Grimms’ version and the French version, as one was very dark, and the other way too light for my taste. Retelling a fairy tale is both challenging and fun. Ruth: Often in a retelling I’ll combine elements from stories that have similar themes, and add little twists, so it becomes more like an original story. My personal favorite is your retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses! This scene from the woods is just mesmerizing.Īs you’re doing research on one (e.g., Cinderella) do you ever find ideas for stories that you’d like to write? RT: A number of your children’s picture books retell fairy tales. Now, in a visit to the Family Bookshelf and The Reading Tub ®, Ruth not only shares more of her art (it’s amazing!) but also brings us up to date on all that she’s been doing these last four years. In a wonderful August 2008 interview with Mark Blevis Ruth talked about her art and illustrations. If you don’t remember her name, you may recognize this wonderful Curl Up with a Good Book dragon she created for Mark and Andrea’s Love of Reading Gallery at Just One More Book! She is an award-winning illustrator of children’s fairy tales (and more). Diverse Easy Reader | Illustrated Chapter.
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