Hey there word nerds! I’m back with more fun fairy tale facts! Today we’re looking at Charles Perrault’s “Diamonds and Toads”. “Diamonds and Toads”, or “Les Fées” (The Fairies) as it was originally titled in French, was written by Charles Perrault and included in Andrew Lang’s translation of Perrault’s stories called The Blue Fairy Book (1889).Continue reading “Fairy Tale Facts: Diamonds and Toads”
Tag Archives: Books
George MacDonald
He’s quickly becoming one of my favorite writers. Until next time, word nerds!
Why I Reread Books
I’ll let you in on a little secret. I don’t really love going to bookstores. Now, before you make me hand in my word nerd credentials, hear me out. I’m not saying I hate bookstores. I like them a lot. What I hate is browsing. I’m not one of those people who can spend hoursContinue reading “Why I Reread Books”
Cleaning Out Clutter
As you may know, I recently graduated college and moved home. I found myself unpacking things that had been either at college or in boxes in our basement for the first time in three and a half years. And I realized I had a lot more stuff than I thought. This was most noticeable inContinue reading “Cleaning Out Clutter”
Answering Writer Questions
Despite my camera spazzing out on me, I managed to get the video filmed and uploaded! I answered some common questions that writers get asked. Until next time, word nerds!
Recent Discoveries
Due to traveling, holidays, unpacking, and general chaos, I was unable to film and edit a video for you this week. But I still wanted to share about an author with you. However, I ran into a problem. I got three different books for Christmas and I can’t decide which one I’m most excited about. I’veContinue reading “Recent Discoveries”
Reading as a Guilty Pleasure
Hey word nerds! I’ve got a cool post for you today. My good friend and fellow writer, Elizabeth Syson, and I had an interesting conversation about reading the other day and I thought I’d share it with you. Her part of the conversation is in bold type, mine is in regular. We were talking theContinue reading “Reading as a Guilty Pleasure”
Author Crush: K.M. Shea
Check it out, word nerds, I’m making videos again! I apologize for the poor lighting. I’m still figuring out the best place to vlog. Until next time, word nerds!
Fairy Tale Facts: The Goose Girl
Today I’ll introduce you to yet another Grimm’s fairy tale, The Goose Girl, first published in 1815. What’s It About? A young princess is being sent to a neighboring kingdom by her widowed mother to marry the prince there. She leaves with her maid and her magical horse, Falada. Along the way, the princess loses theContinue reading “Fairy Tale Facts: The Goose Girl”
Fairy Tale Facts: The Wild Swans
The Wild Swans is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson, first published in 1838. I’ve recently discovered this story and I love it! What’s it About? The story follows a young princess with eleven older brothers. (Has anyone else noticed that in fairy tales, 12 seems to be a common number of children to have?Continue reading “Fairy Tale Facts: The Wild Swans”
Kate G. Jameson 