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Mirror, Mirror: Forty Folk Tales for Mothers and Daughters to Share
by Jane Yolen, Heidi Stemple
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Viking Adult (2000-04-10)
ISBN: 0670889075
EAN: 9780670889075
Dewy Decimal #: 306.8743
Hardcover: 304 pages
Release Date: 2000-04-10
SKU: 44124
Condition: Collectable Like New
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
An award-winning author and National Book Award nominee brings a celebration of mother and daughters around the world
Jane Yolen has long been hailed as one of the finest authors in storytelling today. Her bestselling children's books, along with her anthology Favorite Folktales Around the World, have garnered her critical acclaim and awards for two decades. Now, she teams up with her daughter in Mirror, Mirror, a rich and diverse--and very adult--celebration of the mother/daughter bond that spans generations and cultures.
In this collection of forty folktales from the well-known "Snow White" (Germany) and "Cinderella" (France) to the the lesser known "Mirabella" (Portugal) and tales from Sudan, Palestine, Africa, China, and Italy, Mirror, Mirror pays tribute to every kind of mother/daughter story. We meet strong mothers, obsessive mothers, doting mothers, and the quintessential wicked stepmothers. Complete with a personal commentary from Yolen and Stemple that accompanies each group of tales, Mirror, Mirror is perfect for mother/daughter reading groups and the ultimate gift for Mother's Day and all year-round.
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Customer Reviews
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GOOD STORIES FOR MOMS AND THEIR DAUGHTERS
Rating  (4)
Date: 2004-02-11
The author of well over 200 books, Ms. Yolen is an internationally acclaimed author who has brought insight and ingenuity to her works. Ms. Stemple is the co-author of five of her mother's children's books.
Now, the pair celebrate the mother/daughter relationship with a collection of folktales old and new, well-loved and little known. Throughout each section of the book Ms. Yolen and Ms. Stemple engage in lively and revealing conversations as they share their impressions and memories of the stories, which present a wide spectrum of family life from conventional to unconventional, from devoted daughter to ungrateful child, from loving mother to wicked witch.
"Cinderella," an all -time favorite, is presented in both French and German versions as well as its Russian incarnation titled "The Wonderful Birch." An ensuing conversation between the editors emphasizes the fact that most "Cinderella figures are strong-willed young women" and that the tale holds mixed messages, such as "Do not share. Do not be fair. Fight for what is yours."
And so it goes from Aesop's "The Crab and Her Mother" to the biblical story of Ruth plus fascinating stories from India, the Sudan, China, Scotland, and Czechoslovakia.
Readers may be happily surprised at the issues these stories raise and the conversations they engender. - Gail Cooke
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good collection; sometimes irritating commentary
Rating  (3)
Date: 2000-06-22
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a good collection of grandmother/mother/daughter folktales [some well known, and some not-so-well known], but I found reading Yolen and Stemple's [often insipid and flawed] commentary a little tiring. Their dialogues only start to shine when they stop talking about folktales, and start talking about themselves, their daughters, mothers, and grandmothers.Stories are grouped into thirteen "themes": Cinderella, Good Girls/Bad Girls, Bad Seeds, Sex and..., Persephone, Really Good Mothers, Hero Mothers, Grandmother, Rapunzel, Caring Daughters, Mothers-in-Law, Snow White, and Mixed Messages.
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For every daughter with a mother!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2000-04-16
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
One must always take notice of any new work by Jane Yolen, especially someone like me who adores fairy tales. This collection of tales expands one of the most commonly explored themes in fairy tales--mother and daughter relationships. Yolen and Stemple include tales that present the dark relationships and the wonderful ones between mother and daughter. I recommend this book to anyone who is exploring this theme whether or not they are avidly interested in folklore. These tales present this relationship from various cultures and times that will inspire thought and discussion. Plus, it will just be fun to read with your mother or daughter.
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