ARGONAUT BOOKS

A sleeping beauty who no longer wakes up, a frog who does not become a prince, a girl who is a monster: Annet Schaap adapts seven well-known fairy tales into surprising stories about girls with their own dreams and desires - girls who are no longer fairytale characters but people of flesh and blood. Reviews "Readers won't find conventional happy endings, though several stories conclude on hopeful notes, with girls grasping independence and self-worth as they move forward. The retellings are largely faithful to their source material, with small differences that draw attention...Read More