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The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil by Al Ridenour

The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil by Al Ridenour

by Whitney Smyth | Dec 16, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, History

For a long time the Krampus was an unknown to most Americans who typically popularize the Christmas holiday with the safe and familiar jolly, fat, white-bearded man dressed in red who sneaks down chimneys in the middle of the night bearing gifts for good girls and...
The Ninjabread Man by C.J. Leigh, illustrated by Chris Gall

The Ninjabread Man by C.J. Leigh, illustrated by Chris Gall

by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Nov 1, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Orchard Books Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound iBooks[/alert] This is not your tale of the Gingerbread Man from your childhood. The Ninjabread Man was made by a little...

Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff

by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Jun 15, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Tweens

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Kindle, Audiobook, Audible Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | iBooks[/alert] Red is the story of Red Riding Hood, but not as you remember her. This Red’s...
Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel by Megan Morrison

Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel by Megan Morrison

by Wendy Stevens | Jun 3, 2015 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Tweens

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Formats: Hardcover, Kindle, eBook Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] Fairy tales as you imagined them have taken on a whole new twist and is...
Little Red’s Riding ‘Hood by Peter Stein, Illustrated by Chris Gall

Little Red’s Riding ‘Hood by Peter Stein, Illustrated by Chris Gall

by Whitney Morton Woodcock | May 21, 2015 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Orchard Books Formats: Hardcover, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble[/alert] This is a different sort of Little Red Riding Hood story than you grew up with: the main...
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