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Where to find “Tales of the Elves: Icelandic Folktales for Children.”

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

In December, 2012, I reviewed a wonderful illustrated book of Icelandic folktales, Tales of the Elves.  I’d brought a copy back from our trip to Iceland in the fall, but was unable to find ordering information. At the end of … Continue reading →

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Lotte Reiniger's Fairy Tales ~ Movies You Might Have Missed

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Reblogged from Lily Wight:      German animator Lotte Reiniger created the first surviving full-length animated feature, The Adventures Of Prince Achmed, back in 1926.      An enchanting collection of Reiniger’s paper silhouette Fairy Tale adaptations is now available … Continue reading →

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The Annotated Wind in the Willows

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

“The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.” So begins one of the great literary adventures of my life, The Wind in the Willows, published in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame. I’ve written about The … Continue reading →

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The Yule Lads: Icelandic Christmas folklore.

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

Christmas was slower to catch on than other major church holidays.  The clergy may have been wary of pagan solstice celebrations which happened at the same time of year and included serious revelry.  Some early Christmas festivities mimicked the custom. … Continue reading →

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Tales of the Elves: Icelandic Folktales for Children

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

One day God decided to visit Adam and Eve.  They welcomed him and introduced  their children – all except the ones Eve had not finished bathing.  After all, you want your kids to be clean when the Supreme Being drops … Continue reading →

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Soup imitates Art imitates Soup

Posted on September 9, 2012 by

Fifty years ago, Andy Warhol rocked the art world and the world of popular culture with his depiction of Campbell’s soup cans at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. This year, Campbell’s returned the favor, with a collectors edition … Continue reading →

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