Wicked Stepmothers (Happily Ever After) - Hardcover

Riggs, Kate

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1608182452 ISBN 13: 9781608182459

Publisher: Creative Education, 2013

Synopsis

"A primer of the familiar fairy-tale characters of wicked stepmothers, from what makes them scary to those they harm, plus famous stories and movies in which they have appeared"--Provided by publisher.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 2-Illustrations featuring classic reproductions and stills from famous movie adaptations (many of them Disney cartoons) make these short, bright volumes browser-friendly. Unfortunately, discussions of each featured fairy tale trope rely on only the most well-known tales, utilize flimsy definitions, or fail to describe some things at all. For example, Stepmothers does not explain what a stepmother is. The lack of captions for the images might leave readers who are not familiar with specific tales or films confused. In addition to the usual nonfiction elements, links to websites with games and activities are provided, and there is a Mad Libs-style exercise that allows kids to fill in blanks (though not in the books) to write their own fairy tales. Fine for fun, but don't depend on these for factual information.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

From Booklist:

The Happily Ever After series breaks down fairy tales into bite-size chunks by examining them one classic element at a time. Here, the featured trope is wicked stepmothers. After a very brief definition of fairy tales, this launches into all the deliciously devious characteristics of wicked stepmothers: they “are not nice people”; they are scary; and they try “to get rid of” their beautiful stepdaughters. Stepmonster, indeed. Simple summaries of Snow White and Cinderella are most effective in illustrating the points made throughout, which are somewhat hard to grasp out of context. The vocabulary and sentence structures gear this to the young, but slightly older children may get more out of it, in terms of honing reading comprehension and writing skills. Unidentified Disney stills and painterly illustrations appear throughout. A Mad Libs–esque “Write Your Own Fairy Tale” concludes. Grades K-3. --Ann Kelley

About this edition

• Publisher: Creative Education
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1608182452
• ISBN 13: 9781608182459
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 24