The fairies were browsing the web the other day, and were delighted to stumble across this online journal of fairy tales! Many of the stories sound very traditional, but they are all written right now, in the modern day. The illustrations are beautiful, too. It’s a new website, so let’s support them by checking them out each month as they post more and more stuff. Grandma Fairy read ‘The Night the Mermaid Stole the Moon’ aloud to the little ones last night – the story is available in the September issue of the journal. Little Stella Fairy has decided she wants to be a mermaid when she grows up. I wonder if that’s possible…
Les Bonnes Fees! October 2, 2008
Golden Fairy Tales August 29, 2008
Having a family of fairies in residence can be very useful for a bookstore. Especially a bookstore that sells children’s books. As we all know, children are almost the only people who remember that fairies are still around – grown-ups have mostly forgotten or ignored them. That’s probably why most fairy tales are considered children’s stories. We’ve got a lot of them in our store, but it’s hard to tell which ones are the best – they’re all so full of curiosity and adventure! So we asked the fairies this morning what their favorite fairy tales were. They thought for a long time and finally gave us a long list – a very long list! I’ll just tell you about one of them right now.
The Golden Book of Fairy Tales is a wonderful compilation of old stories from around the world. Some of them are very familiar (‘Cinderella’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’), but there are some you’ve probably never heard of before (‘Grace and Derek’ is my personal favorite, and ‘Green Snake’). But most of all, you’ll love the illustrations. I think that’s why the fairies chose this one – they love to just flip through and look at the pictures. (The artist’s name is Adrienne Segur. That just sounds artistic, doesn’t it?) Take a look at a few of the pictures here, or come into the store and look at the book itself!
Fairy Tales August 13, 2008
The fairies were busy today! Just as we at Once Upon a Story were about to close up shop, they dragged in one last customer. She thought she was here to browse, but we soon found out what they (our resident fairies, of course) were up to. Though our customer was enchanted with our store and delighted to meet the Wee People, the theme of the hour was tea parties! Because she hosts them for fairies and friends of fairies! How exciting to discover someone else in the city interested in the ways of our small friends. We’ll keep you posted as we work on plans to join her for our own enchanted tea party. Visit her website at www.enchantedfairyteaparties.com.
Fairies at Work! July 29, 2008
The fairies at Once Upon a Story have been doing some construction on their front entrance. Watching their progress has been delightful! We should have some photos of the final product soon enough – but it would be better to visit for yourself. You just might catch a glimpse of them hard at work! Meanwhile, we’ll keep you updated on their progress. Check back with us for more information as we continue to get to know our resident fairy family!
