Review: Great Storybook.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
It's not very often that I choose to read a compilation of stories such as this book, but since I'm an avid fan of fairy tales, I figured this book was worth a shot.  I found the collection of stories and poems extremely original and fresh, which is exciting to me!  I've read so many different versions and retellings of fairy tales, but I've never come across stories as vivid and creative as the ones in this compilation.One of the best aspects of these stories is that each story has it's own moral to it.  These morals ranged from the punishment for lying, greed and even alcoholism.  I'm actually work with youth and I can't wait to share some of these stories with the kids.Some of these stories, such as the first story with the spider, I feel could be retold in such ways that it would make a great book for smaller children.  I feel that the first story of the spider was my favourite out of the entire book and I couldn't help but think that my five year old son would love the book too, were I to tell it in a little less violent way.Overall this is a really cute book.  My only real complaint is that I wish there was some sort of over arcing theme to tie the stories together a bit more than just the mere fact that all the stories had unhappy endings.  Although many of the stories were very well written, they all seemed disjointed and I feel that an over arcing theme could have made the transition between stories a little more smooth.