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The magic of fairy tales doesn’t just lie in their romantic landscapes and timeless themes of good against evil. The best fairy tales are always populated with compelling and memorable characters – like the rags-to-riches princess, the gallant prince on horseback set to save the day, or the jealous and lonely evil king or queen. Which famous fairy tale character do you think you’re most like?
Hello again toy enthusiasts, and welcome to another installment of San Diego Comic-Con Funko releases! You know Funko, the purveyors of the highly popular POP! series of collectible figurines, who also vow to “cover as many beloved licenses and characters as possible to remind every Comic-Con attendee why they fell in love with these stories in the first place.”
Monday will be the last announcement for San Diego Comic-Con exclusives, so make sure to check back soon. And remember, there is no pre-buy option this year. So if you see any of these toys you want to get, you’ll have to visit the booth while supplies last, or cry into your Lean Cuisine.
Without any more procrastination, here’s the next installment:
Pop! TV: Arrow – The Arrow: Unmasked
We can’t get enough of the show “Arrow.” Feed the hunger with this ruggedly-handsome Arrow: Unmasked. His arrow will go straight… to your heart!
Pop! Disney: Big Hero 6 – Transluscent Glitter Emoticon Baymax
How would you rate the “kawaii” factor of this toy? The Translucent Glitter Emoticon Baymax from Pixar’s “Big Hero 6” always rates a big smiley face in my opinion.
Pop! Movies: Minions – Gone Batty
Can you imagine you’re life without a minion? Not only do they get the menial tasks done while you are plotting world domination, but they do it in historical style. Joining the large POP! minion collection is this Gone Batty. Wearing a purple cloak and showing off some pointy fangs, this blood sucker should be flying into your hands.
Pop! Disney: Tangled – Frying Pan Rapunzel and Burnt Pascal
Not too long ago, every Disney princess would be the equivalent of a damsel in distress; but not this feisty lady. Frying Pan Rapunzel and Burnt Pascal are ready for a fight. She’s got cookery, and she knows how to use it!
Dorbz: Marvel – X-Force Deadpool
The impending “Deadpool” movie has comic fans squealing with delight. Satisfy your Deadpool cravings with this X-Force Deadpool, dressed in his alternative grey onesie. If you don’t get it… well I just don’t know what this anti-hero will do to you. So, why chance it right?
Dorbz: Guardians of the Galaxy – Mossy Groot
And rounding it up, from the “Guardians of the Galaxy” we have this Dorbz Mossy Groot. We’ve already seen this fella on our list, but instead of the XL we are getting the regular size. Options are good to have.
Thanks for tuning it guys and gals, and don’t forget to come back for our last exclusive Funko releases post!
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Movie producers have altered the way fairy tales are told, but in what ways have they been able to present an illusion that once existed only in the pages of a story? Below is an excerpt from Marina Warner’s Once Upon a Time that explores the magic that movies bring to the tales:
From the earliest experiments by George Meliès in Paris in the 1890s to the present day dominion of Disney Productions and Pixar, fairy tales have been told in the cinema. The concept of illusion carries two distinct, profound, and contradictory meanings in the medium of film: first, the film itself is an illusion, and, bar a few initiates screaming at the appearance of a moving train in the medium’s earliest viewings, everyone in the cinema knows they are being stunned by wonders wrought by science. All appearances in the cinema are conjured by shadow play and artifice, and technologies ever more skilled at illusion: CGI produces living breathing simulacra—of velociraptors (Jurassic Park), elvish castles (Lord of the Rings), soaring bionicmonsters (Avatar), grotesque and terrifying monsters (the Alien series), while the modern Rapunzel wields her mane like a lasso and a whip, or deploys it to make a footbridge. Such visualizations are designed to stun us, and they succeed: so much is being done for us by animators and filmmakers, there is no room for personal imaginings. The wicked queen in Snow White (1937) has become imprinted, and she keeps those exact features when we return to the story; Ariel, Disney’s flame-haired Little Mermaid, has eclipsed her wispy and poignant predecessors, conjured chiefly by the words of Andersen’s story
A counterpoised form of illusion, however, now flourishes rampantly at the core of fairytale films, and has become central to the realization on screen of the stories, especially in entertainment which aims at a crossover or child audience. Contemporary commercial cinema has continued the Victorian shift from irresponsible amusement to responsible instruction, and kept faith with fairy tales’ protest against existing injustices. Many current family films posit spirited, hopeful alternatives (in Shrek Princess Fiona is podgy, liverish, ugly, and delightful; in Tangled, Rapunzel is a super heroine, brainy and brawny; in the hugely successful Disney film Frozen (2013), inspired by The Snow Queen, the younger sister Anna overcomes ice storms, avalanches, and eternal winter to save Elsa, her elder). Screenwriters display iconoclastic verve, but they are working from the premise that screen illusions have power to become fact. ‘Wishing on a star’ is the ideology of the dreamfactory, and has given rise to indignant critique, that fairy tales peddle empty consumerism and wishful thinking. The writer Terri Windling, who specializes in the genre of teen fantasy, deplores the once prevailing tendency towards positive thinking and sunny success:
The fairy tale journey may look like an outward trek across plains and mountains, through castles and forests, but the actual movement is inward, into the lands of the soul. The dark path of the fairytale forest lies in the shadows of our imagination, the depths of our unconscious. To travel to the wood, to face its dangers, is to emerge transformed by this experience. Particularly for children whose world does not resemble the simplified world of television sit-coms . . . this ability to travel inward, to face fear and transform it, is a skill they will use all their lives. We do children—and ourselves—a grave disservice by censoring the old tales, glossing over the darker passages and ambiguities
Fairy tale and film enjoy a profound affinity because the cinema animates phenomena, no matter how inert; made of light and motion, its illusions match the enchanted animism of fairy tale: animals speak, carpets fly, objects move and act of their own accord. One of the darker forerunners of Mozart’s flute is an uncanny instrument that plays in several ballads and stories: a bone that bears witness to a murder. In the Grimms’ tale, ‘The Singing Bone’, the shepherd who finds it doesn’t react in terror and run, but thinks to himself, ‘What a strange little horn, singing of its own accord like that. I must take it to the king.’ The bone sings out the truth of what happened, and the whole skeleton of the victim is dug up, and his murderer—his elder brother and rival in love—is unmasked, sewn into a sack, and drowned.
This version is less than two pages long: a tiny, supersaturated solution of the Grimms: grotesque and macabre detail, uncanny dynamics of life-in-death, moral piety, and rough justice. But the story also presents a vivid metaphor for film itself: singing bones. (It’s therefore apt, if a little eerie, that the celluloid from which film stock was first made was itself composed of rendered-down bones.)
Early animators’ choice of themes reveals how they responded to a deeply laid sympathy between their medium of film and the uncanny vitality of inert things. Lotte Reiniger, the writer-director of the first full-length animated feature (The Adventures of Prince Achmed), made dazzling ‘shadow puppet’ cartoons inspired by the fairy tales of Grimm, Andersen, and Wilhelm Hauff; she continued making films for over a thirty-year period, first in her native Berlin and later in London, for children’s television. Her Cinderella (1922) is a comic—and grisly— masterpiece.
Early Disney films, made by the man himself, reflect traditional fables’ personification of animals—mice and ducks and cats and foxes; in this century, by contrast, things come to life, no matter how inert they are: computerization observes no boundaries to generating lifelike, kinetic, cybernetic, and virtual reality.
Featured image credit: “Dca animation building” by Carterhawk – Own work. Licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
This review has me torn. On the one hand, I really enjoyed the first book in this series, Cinder. On the other hand, I had a hard time moving from book 1 to book 2 because main protagonists change. Is this a revolutionary way to avoid the sequel slowdown? Or does it kill the reading momentum?
But one thing at a time. First, Cinder.
Basic premise: A retelling of Cinderella as a cyborg/lunar girl living in a future Beijing in which the Queen of the Moon threatens to attack and enslave (or destroy) earth. Cinder, a mechanic and adopted daughter of the archetypically evil stepmother and one evil stepsister and one nice stepsister, is (spoiler alert!) secretly the rightful heir to the lunar throne. She doesn't know it yet. She thinks she's just a mechanic, who is also partly cyborg, and thus despised by most. Cyborgs are considered de-humanized by the cybernetic parts. Add to that, earthens suffer a plague caused by a viral strain introduced by runaway lunars.
As Fate would have it, the crown prince, Kai, is looking for the lost lunar heir, and comes to Cinder to repair a broken android that may hold the answers to the lost princess's whereabouts. Cue: meet-cute.
The rest of the book is action-packed unraveling of the plague, who the princess is, the love interest between Cinder and Kai that all lead up to the annual ball where (spoiler alert!) the princess does not get her prince. In fact, he sacrifices her to the Lunar Queen to save earth.
Despite how much is going on in this story, it held my attention and was a fun read. Definitely a dessert book. My youngest loved the book so much, she asked if we could get the second book. We listened to both as audio books. We got it. We almost didn't get through.
Scarlet begins with a wholly different protagonist, namely, a character based on Little Red Riding Hood, with a parallel story about the people who helped Cinder escape from the moon, hide her and transform/heal her as a cyborg. It was very jarring to trade out one main protagonist for another, and in this instance, Scarlet is a very angry 18 year old, which makes it hard to feel empathy for her. She constantly lashes out. But we stuck with it (partly due to a very long car ride) and eventually, about halfway through the book, were able to listen without checking the clock.
I'm not sure I'd have bought the third book, but Scarlet ended in the middle of said long car trip, so we did. Cress follows the same pattern as Scarlet, introducing yet another new main protagonist and another retelling of a fairy tale, Rapunzel.
All of the main female lead's stories are connected and interwoven. The writing is tight and filled with action. And I admire Meyer for coming up with a novel way to avoid the sequel slowdown. I'm not sure introducing a new protagonist as the lead works particularly well. The reader is forced to alter heroes from one protagonist to another, while also following the original protagonist's main story as it unfolds in a sort of b-story role. Clearly, these books have sold exceptionally well, so something is working. Maybe it's my misperception that I'm getting hung up on. This isn't a trilogy. These are chronicles, loosely related stories that are nevertheless connected and do move forward toward a common goal. Still, it was jarring to move from book 1 to 2. And yet, here I am on book 3. Like I said, these books have me torn.
Thanksgiving isn’t the only thing to look forward to this fall–Hollywood has lots of new literary movies scheduled. Here is a round-up of five upcoming literary movies.
'Glee' moves one step closer to multimedia domination.. (Fox is teaming with Little, Brown to publish a book series, the first of which will be a "Glee" prequel, a Glee-quel if you will, out in August. Bets on when we'll see "Glee: The Movie"? Also... Read the rest of this post
Remember back in May when I raved about a certain graphic novel by the name of Rapunzel's Revenge? Penned by my-favorite-author Shannon Hale along with her husband Dean, and astoundingly illustrated by Nathan Hale? Well, just as I predicted, the book is becoming a smash hit: in September, Shannon and Dean will be interviewed on the Today Show(!), as part of Al's Book Club for Kids! The book has just been released, so now all of you can get your hands on a copy, too.
As you can imagine, I was completely thrilled when the threesome agreed to let me interview them. Enjoy~
Shannon and Dean, how was Rapunzel's Revenge born? What was the initial inspiration for it? Did you know right away that you wanted it to be a graphic novel? If not, how did that idea evolve?
SHANNON: Dean and I wanted to collaborate. I said "fairy tale." He said, "superhero comic book." And one kick-butt fairy tale super heroine was born.
DEAN: I'd been waiting several years for a properly manly coat-tail riding opportunity, and this was my best shot.
Nathan, when did you first hear about this project? What was your reaction?
NATHAN: I was in a Utah writers group, Shannon was asking for book donations from authors. They were for some kind of charity Christmas tree. I mailed her a copy of my picture book, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW. She emailed to ask if I’d done graphic novel work before, I told her I hadn’t, but had always wanted to. Around that time her publisher (Bloomsbury) actually bought my publisher (Walker) so we technically had the same publisher. She told me that she and Dean had written a graphic novel version of Rapunzel as a western. I begged her to let me submit illustrations with the manuscript. We spent a month or two putting the bundle together (at this point, I think I’d only met Shannon once or twice in person.) I did a bunch of character drawings, and a map (the same map ended up in the book.) The gang at Bloomsbury liked the artwork and signed the three of us up.
The making of a graphic novel. What was the process like? Please share your point of view of the collaboration and working together.
SHANNON: Dean and I wrote all the dialog and captions as well as a description of what was going on in each panel. It's sort of like writing a screenplay. We certainly didn't sketch rough scenes--not if we ever wanted Nate to respect us. It was always fun to see what Nate did with our script, how he could perfectly capture the humor we were going for, and how he'd take our descriptions and add to them.
DEAN: What she said. The process and the format evolved a little as we worked all worked together - it got a little more free form, I think, as Shannon and I constantly rewrote each others' scenes and we saw the kinds of things Nate would suggest (or ignore).
NATHAN: When I came on board, Shannon and Dean were finishing the final draft. So the story arc and dialogue were all pinned down. I didn’t start work until the final draft had been fully edited and finalized by Bloomsbury.
I did a pencil sketch version of the book. The original sketch version was about 160 pages—20 pages too long. So we had to go back and trim down a few action sequences. The revised pencil sketches went back to the publisher and everyone made notes, the editor, Shannon and Dean. Then I made changes based on the notes. After the pencils had been okayed, I moved on to inking and coloring. My wife, Mindy had a background in desktop publishing, so she took over the lettering and balloons.
The last step was doing the cover. We went back and forth on Rapunzel’s expression, should she be smiling or angry? Mouth open or closed? I must have painted six different mouths for her. But I think we ended up with the right one.
What was the hardest part of the process for you? What did you learn/take from this?
SHANNON: The hardest part for me was making sure we were using this medium to its best advantage and not just writing a short novel. And keeping the text tight. You have to say so much with so few words, and we crammed as much story and action in there as possible!
DEAN: Actually getting off my butt and doing my part. Shannon has such an incredible work ethic - she would spend all day watching the kids and still be gung-ho. I come back from sitting at a desk for 8 hours and all I want to do is lay in bed and twitch.
NATHAN: Ugh. The COLORING. Doing the pencil sketches was tough, but exciting, it was like storyboarding a movie. It took a lot of thinking and problem solving. Inking was fun. That was just drawing, fleshing out the pencil sketches. But the coloring was murder. The color is digital. Photoshop layers on top of the drawing. And it was slow, and so, so boring. I have a tablet monitor, where you draw directly on the computer screen. When it’s been on a while, it gets really warm. I’d get cozy and fall asleep.
There's a sequel, in the works! Hooray! Anything you can share about that? What part of the process is that in right now?
SHANNON: It's called Calamity Jack. Nate named it, and the title rocks. The main character is Jack, though Rapunzel is a big part of it. We get a little of Jack's backstory and then the story takes off from there after the events in Rapunzel's Revenge. This one is an urban tale and just as kick-butt as the original, if not more so. Nate's illustrating it now and cursing our names under his breath every day. What's that, Nate? Your entire life has become these graphic novels? You must have been insane to agree to do it in a year? Too late now, baby, you've signed your soul away. Ha-ha-ha!
DEAN: There are giant ants in it, which means it is clearly a work of genius. Nate's inking it now, and it looks great.
NATHAN: Yeah I’m about a quarter of the way through inking it now. Tonight I’m inking page 67. Which features a tiny house, a big hat, and a newspaper. I’m having a great time, it’s going to be a really fun book! (Just don’t talk to me when I’m coloring it.)
What do you think a graphic novel can offer a reader that no other format of book can?
SHANNON: I like to alternate a graphic novel with each novel I read, sort of to cleanse the palate. It's a different kind of reading and refreshing. For visual readers, the impact is HUGE! I always wanted to have a book I could give to those readers who are visual learners and need that hook to get into the story. I'm so thrilled now to have one. It's turned out as good and better than I'd hoped. Nate Hale is a god among illustrators.
DEAN: I think there's a kind of storytelling you can do in a graphic novel that you can't get anywhere else, at least not in my experience - something about the way you can play with time and imagination. I feel like you can get the in-your-face engagement of movies without abandoning the personal experience of a novel.
NATHAN: Pictures, lots and lots of little pictures.
Thank you SO much, guys and gal, for your time and super-fun answers!
20 Comments on Interview with The Hale Trio: SHANNON, DEAN, & NATHAN HALE, last added: 8/20/2008
OH MY!!!!! That was so fun to read, they are just the coolest! I literally screamed when I got the ARC of their book in the mail and it was just so so good! I can't wait for the sequel!
Awesome interview! I can't wait to read RAPUNZEL! I think Shannone Hale is one of my top three favorite authors, no matter what format her books are in, or what they're about, the writing is always captivating.
Oh, I loved that! Just when you think Miss Erin can't get any cooler...;) That was really interesting, and they are so, so funny. I would love to see them all together in real life.
Thanks for a great interview. It's fun to get insight into the graphic novel technique (not to mention the wife-and-husband cowriting technique, lord help us).
As usual, Rapunzel had dropped her long and beautiful hair to the bottom of the tower for her adored prince to climb and visit her. She was worried as the prince wasn’t coming up, then she was completely disappointed to see that her prince had forgotten about her as he had discovered a carrot plantation at the castle’s garden. How could this happen? ….Simply, the witch, who had discovered Rapunzel’s secret, began planning a way of keeping her away from the prince and after a lot of thinking, she found a very simple solution. Using her magic she created an enchanted carrot plantation, to which the prince was simply drawn to by his own gluttony … and once he had tasted the first carrot, he’d forgot all about his beloved thus changing the end of the story forever .
Still testing and having fun with vectors, I think this illustration still needs some final touches … maybe textures? Any suggestions?
1 Comments on RAPUNZEL - new ending, last added: 7/7/2008
Weren't those great!? It was fun to see Sara's book there, too -- but interestingly enough, there was no mention of Sara Beth Durst's Into the Wild or Out of the Wild -- if you love your fairy tales, you'll enjoy those -- a bit fractured, but glued together nicely.
Lone Star Ma said, on 4/19/2008 12:31:00 PM
What an in-depth article. Makes me want to finish my Rapunzel story. I still feel pretty pissy at the ay mothers are portrayed in faerie tales and children's literature in general. Oh, yes - we just hold them back.
Lone Star Ma said, on 4/19/2008 8:36:00 PM
I meant the way. Ws are important.
Alkelda the Gleeful said, on 4/20/2008 10:13:00 AM
TadMack: I need to add those books to my reading list. Thanks!
LSM: I think that the Anastasia Krupnick and Ramona Quimby books are nice antidotes to the "mothers holding you back" motifs. But in general, the main character needs to push away against someone, and parents are the safest-- because they're SUPPOSED to love you, no matter what.
Lone Star Ma said, on 4/20/2008 11:25:00 AM
I agree; also the Betsy-Tacy books, where the parents are quite determined to support Betsy and Jullia's passions - I think parents are much more apt to do that in real life.
Jules at 7-Imp said, on 4/21/2008 12:49:00 PM
Good point, TadMack. That is definitely an omission in that article.
It is one thing to retell a fairy tale and bring new, unique elements to it. It is quite another to find small, seemingly unimportant elements in the original tale and completely reinvent those elements; making them have a huge impact on the story. Zel falls firmly into the latter category. It is an altogether amazing book.
This is one of the best fairy tale retellings I've read. It's told from the point of view of three characters: Zel, Count Konrad, and Mother. It gave a whole new perspective on the tale of Rapunzel, while, as I said, staying more than true to the original. The writing is great and the descriptions are powerful. While short, this book was surprisingly moving. I even cried at the ending, not because it's sad, but because . . . well, read it for yourself.
(I do want to note that there is a brief bit of sexual innuendo. Nothing graphic, but it rather surprised me, so I wanted to caution people about that.)
Looks really great! :D I absolutely love fairy tale retellings.
Rhinoa said, on 3/13/2008 5:29:00 AM
I have read quite a lot of short story retellings of Rapunzel lately and this sounds interesting. I will add it to my stupidly long list of books I want to read thanks.
Sarah Miller said, on 3/13/2008 8:24:00 AM
Woooooot!
Donna Jo's often got a little sprinkling of sexuality in her books. She's gutsy that way, but rarely graphic.
Whatcha gonna read next??
TadMack said, on 3/13/2008 10:35:00 AM
Ooh, this is maybe the second Rapunzel retelling I've heard about -- I guess Our Shannon is writing the other one. Sounds cool.
Anidori-Isilee said, on 3/13/2008 10:50:00 AM
I really liked this book. So simple and beautiful.
cuileann said, on 3/13/2008 12:26:00 PM
Yes, I've read Zel several times. It is quite excellent, though I don't like it as much now as I did earlier.
Q said, on 3/13/2008 4:44:00 PM
I have read this, and I liked it but for the short warning bit. I've read more Donna Jo Napoli, and there is some of that in her other works, but not too much. I really liked Bound.
Noel De Vries said, on 3/14/2008 9:25:00 AM
I remember the first time I read Zel ... I was probably ten or eleven, and I remember my eyes getting huge and thinking OH MY GOSH HER CLOTHES ARE OFF!! Ah, Miss Napoli, what you did to a sweet little girl's innocence... :)
Traci said, on 3/14/2008 12:39:00 PM
you cried at the end? i have to read this book! ;)
Stacy said, on 3/15/2008 9:36:00 AM
I loved this book as well. It has such great descriptions and all of the characters' motivations deepen the story—turning the fairytale into a sophisticated story.
kim said, on 3/15/2008 3:25:00 PM
It is on my list to read also and your review has pushed it to top of my order to read! Thanks-- Kim http://pageafterpage-kim.blogspot.com/
Framed said, on 3/15/2008 11:18:00 PM
I just ordered two of Napoli's books but not this one. I was waiting for Shannon Hale's new one that is about Rapunzel. It was a hard decision because Napoli's looked so good also. What a dilemna.
Erin said, on 3/16/2008 12:20:00 AM
Framed: READ THIS! It's way way different from Shannon Hale's graphic novel version...(from what I can tell anyway) hers is a western/adventure, this is a darker, more oldfashioned fairy tale book. READ BOTH.
Maw Books said, on 3/16/2008 2:09:00 AM
Looks like I finally found the letter Z for my ABC title challenge. Thanks!
Maribeth Kayla said, on 3/16/2008 10:51:00 AM
I checked this out at the library, actually before I saw your review. I'm glad to see this, now I'm even more excited. :D
Shelf Elf said, on 3/16/2008 7:48:00 PM
This looks good. Thanks for pointing it out! I think I'm going to start a little Napoli binge with Hush (I'm a terrible judge-a-book-by-the-cover type of girl and Hush has the most gorgeous cover).
Sookie said, on 3/22/2008 9:18:00 PM
Oh! I'm so glad you liked this one :-) It was one of my favorites as a kid!
I especially like the girl's face. The expression conveys the mood perfectly.
NANCY LEFKO said, on 10/15/2007 5:15:00 AM
wonderful....I love the birds' nest in her braid...you always add a bit of the unexpected !! :)
Liz Jones said, on 10/15/2007 9:48:00 AM
Oh- great choice! Wouldn't locks of love be tickled to get her hair...
Random York said, on 10/15/2007 9:59:00 AM
Outstanding! Very appealing, colorful!
Mary said, on 10/15/2007 12:50:00 PM
Aw it's lovely, I love her facial expression and the little bird, beautiful.
Ellen Byrne said, on 10/15/2007 3:46:00 PM
great !!!
Digital Scott's illustrationblog said, on 10/15/2007 11:02:00 PM
A great story and a great illustration to go with it!
carla said, on 10/16/2007 8:12:00 AM
Rapunzel is one of my favorite characters, and you have created her most enchantingly! I love the flowers and birds and the nest in her hair, and the cute little mouse peeking out from the tower wall. At least she has some good company while she waits for her prince!
mike r baker said, on 10/17/2007 11:41:00 AM
Beautifully done! Love the bird nesting in her hair. Lovely!
Love that new banner too! Great stuff, Ginger!
md said, on 10/17/2007 4:24:00 PM
the birds may have nest in her hair now but i see that lil white mice eyeing a place to make a home in her a hair too.
bee'nme said, on 10/17/2007 9:57:00 PM
I always love your whimsical, sweet illustrations - this is just perfect for the topic - love it Ginger!!
Janice said, on 10/18/2007 6:01:00 PM
I really appreciate the softness you have going here.... she is soooooooo dear... and gentle... like
Twice Upon A Time #1 Rapunzel: The One with All the Hair Author: Wendy Mass Publisher: Scholastic ISBN-10: 0439796563 ISBN-13: 978-0439796569
Book DescriptionRapunzel is having the ultimate bad day. She's been stolen from home by an evil witch, locked in an incredibly high tower, and doesn't even have a decent brush for her hair. Prince Benjamin is in a pretty uncomfortable situation himself. His father wants him to be more kingly, his mother wants him to never leave her sight, and his cousin wants to get him into as much trouble as possible. Plus, there's the little matter of prearranged marriages. . . . Both Rapunzel and Prince Benjamin are trapped . . . in very different ways. It's only when their paths cross that things change.
Rapunzel, The One with All the Hair is a fun take on an old fairy tale. Told in alternating chapters by both Rapunzel and Prince Benjamin, it is funny, witty and intelligent. I loved that it gave a refreshing modern view on this classic tale. I loved that it showed how much Rapunzel loved and missed her parents while being locked away in that tower. She really cares about her parents and is willing to battle her way out of that tower to get back to them. This Rapunzel is feisty!
The other thing I loved about the story is having the Prince’s side in all this. In fairy tales you never get the Prince’s side. He just shows up gives the obligatory kiss, hacks through brambles or climbs a tower and boom – happily ever after. That’s always bothered me. The story is all about the princess, then here comes Prince Charming, whom we know nothing about, has no personality, he saves her and suddenly, she’s complete. ARGH! It drives me crazy and I love fairy tales! This story gives Prince Charming not only a name, but a personality. We get to know Benjamin and we actually care about him, root for him. Prince Charming has become a person.
This book is highly recommended. I think girls, especially in the 9-13 age range are going to love it because it’s modern, funny and light hearted. It gives a strong message that girls are just as intelligent and strong as boys, sometimes more so in different ways. It tells girls not to just wait around for Prince Charming to save you, save yourself. It really packs a punch in a backpacked sized paperback.
0 Comments on Twice Upon a Time #1: Rapunzel, The One with All the Hair as of 3/13/2007 10:52:00 PM
Great interview, Erin! It rocks that you got to interview Shannon (and Dean and Nathan) again. ;-)
That was fantastic! I heart those three. Also, I haven't been able to pick up my copy yet which is seriously killing me!
I LOVE the interview! Thanks so much for posting this - it was so fun to read. :D
CALAMITY JACK?!
Rock on.
Hale, Hale, Hale the gang's all here. ;)
Great interview, Mima.
Wow! My copy is coming in the mail shortly, I hope. I am so excited to read it.
Great interview!
Fun interview! Thanks everyone, I'm off to read Rapunzel's Revenge.
What a wonderful interview, Erin.
MUST GET!! I LOVE Shannon Hale's work. I'm not the biggest fan of this graphic novel style, but I have a feeling I'm about to be converted...
OH MY!!!!! That was so fun to read, they are just the coolest! I literally screamed when I got the ARC of their book in the mail and it was just so so good! I can't wait for the sequel!
Great review.
It's really awesome that you got to interview the three Hales. ;)
You must be so delighted with this interview, Miss Erin - both the opportunity and the outcome!
Kudos to all of the Hales (related or not) for Rapunzel's Revenge. I look forward to Calamity Jack. Thanks for sharing the stories behind the stories.
This is such a fun interview! Awesome job, Erin! :D
Awesome interview! I can't wait to read RAPUNZEL! I think Shannone Hale is one of my top three favorite authors, no matter what format her books are in, or what they're about, the writing is always captivating.
This was a fun interview! I haven't read this yet, but must get it now--I bet my daughters will love it! Thanks!
Thanks, Erin! So interesting to hear how it came about! I haven't even seen it yet. Can't wait!
Oh, I loved that! Just when you think Miss Erin can't get any cooler...;) That was really interesting, and they are so, so funny. I would love to see them all together in real life.
Thanks for a great interview. It's fun to get insight into the graphic novel technique (not to mention the wife-and-husband cowriting technique, lord help us).
Can't wait to get my hands on this book!
Oh, I just love Shannon Hale - thanks for the interview!
Woo hoo! Just finished this last night. SO GOOD!
Great interview...