Review: The Magic of YesterYear: "A Continuous Telling & Re-Telling"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2013
My mother and my older brother read fairy tales to me when I was a child. As they read, I looked at the pictures and the words which became sounds. Understandably, since my earliest days, I have loved fairy tales. Sleeping Beauty has always fascinated me. This book brings back memories of reading for pleasure. It has very attractive artwork on the cover. It catches the eye, and whispers to the young reader, "come here...I have magic inside...if you but dare to turn the covers..."Accepting the dare, I turn the covers, and once again am immersed in the world of yesteryear, when a book was all I needed to travel to far off, distant lands. The magic, and the wonder of yesteryear is found in this book. It is a continuous telling and retelling of the story of Sleeping Beauty. It is as if the storyteller has taken license, to make the same story capable of delighting the reader again and again. This is like being dipped in magical waters...Once I began reading, the book engaged me completely. Time passed by without notice, until, the reading was done, and contentedly, I closed the book. I read the book in one sitting. I am sure you will do the same, if you read for yourself. If you read for a young child, or a grandchild, then go slower, let them read with you, see what you see, feel the emotion in your voice, the sadness, and the joy...Old and young and in between, this book will please everybody and disappoint nobody. Yet, there is more, a "Bonus Track" as they say. Besides six versions by different authors you get access to an audio recording of the story that can be downloaded as an Mp3. Highly recommended.Reviewed by Thomas Jerome BakerAuthor ofMeet Me In Memphis: A Story of True Love*****Many thanks to the author for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.*****