Published: June 2019.
Themed issue dedicated to
The New Fairy Tale of the 21st Century.
After a lot of planning and postponing our magazine for children’s and young adult literature opens just as students have just entered the vacation.
So, here we are, Saturday, 29th of June 2019: the first day of students’ vacation. The first online day of our magazine.
Even if we started this as a school project, we now realize it took a liberty of its own, and we hope these pages will make a good summer read.
Sections:
Once Upon a Thyme
Oh, we know it should be ”time” rather than ”thyme.” So, mistyped?
But what if we took a look at how Time in fairy tales is so often shaped by the growth of a sprig of Thyme, or Juniper? What about all those craved-for spices that — well…– spice up myths, and legends and literature?
Fairy tales unhooked
Whether postmodern, or postcolonial, or just sensationalist and commercial, such unusual stories are thriving, flooding our bookstores and screens. Some come form afar, like some somptuous ships, some lie uncomfortably close to our skin, like some black bugs. Read on …
Twisting our own tails
… or was it ”tales”?
Three young ladies are spinning here the yarn of three fine, zany and cute fairy tales…
Unusual they are. Surprising too. And original all the way.
Princesses & fairies in 4K
Fairy tales and the movies.
Some irreverent upside-downs and twists. Read on …
Any tales around worth telling?
Unlike The Light Princess, McDonald’s heroine, who could afford to be light-headed, or light-minded, we will be taking a light-hearted, yet level-headed and clear-headed pose. And we will be looking at the world around us. We’ll be checking the bookstores, the internet… Read on …