Belmont Library Latest: National Tell a Fairy Tale Day (February 27, 2024)

"In the vein of Wicked, The Woodcutter, and Boy, Snow, Bird, a luminous reimagining of a classic tale, told from the perspective of Agnes, Cinderella's "evil" stepmother. We all know the story of Cinderella. Or do we? As rumors about the cruel upbringing of beautiful newlywed Princess Cinderella roil the kingdom, her stepmother, Agnes, who knows all too well about hardship, privately records the true story. A peasant born into serfdom, Agnes is separated...

After finding an old box of charms and cryptic notes, a modern-day witaccidentallytly awakens both a human prince and a murderous fairy from magically-induced slumbers as part of a truce from 1799, instantly escalating hostilities on Eidolonia.

"Isabelle is completely lost. When she first began her career in publishing right out of college, she did not expect to be twenty-five, living at home, still an editorial assistant, and the only Black employee at her publishing house. Overworked and underpaid, constantly torn between speaking up or stifling herself, Izzy thinks there must be more to this publishing life. So when she overhears her boss complaining about a beastly high-profile author...

"Brendan just wants to save his sister. Their fool of a father promised her to some 'fearsome beast' in a magic castle, but since there's no such thing as magic or talking beasts, Brendan sets off to see this strange man for himself. Surely he'll be reasonable. Beast has been trapped for so long that he's nearly given up all hope of ever undoing his curse. So when an unwelcome guest turns his life upside down, Beast can't get rid of him soon enough....

Rediscover your favorite childhood fairytales through these delightful and exquisite feasts! Fairytales become classics, passed down for hundreds of years, not only because of the nostalgia provoked, but also because of the values they can teach us-the importance of family and friendship, patience, persistence, courage-these lessons become just as cherished as the stories themselves. This timeless nature is precisely what fairytales and cooking...

Marina Warner has loved fairy tales over her long writing career, and she explores here a multitude of tales through the ages, their different manifestations on the page, the stage, and the screen. From the phenomenal rise of Victorian and Edwardian literature to contemporary children's stories, Warner unfolds a glittering array of examples, from classics such as Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and The Sleeping Beauty, the Grimm Brothers' Hansel and...