5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful stories! June 17, 2013

By Miz editor

Format:Paperback

These stories are wonderful! They're written in a mature style that is true to the old-world fairy tales I remember from my childhood. I tend to love anything these days that takes you back to the values and virtues of the pre-industrial/pre-high-tech world. I haven't read any tales in this style that I liked for a very long time. The meanings embedded in them are terrifically relevant for both children and adults. How many books do you read these days that actually communicate the deepest values of community, honesty, and inner resourcefulness without the clutter of modern language and references? I hope this author has many more stories like these up her sleeve - they are simply magical.

What modern fairy tales should be., June 5, 2013

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This review is from: Dragons and Dreams: Bedtime Stories (Kindle Edition)

"In short,they were people like any other, and they were just about as happy as they chose to be." Perfect length, language, and themes for bedtime reading. Boys and girls are equal in a natural, unforced way. Each story has an uplifting moral or theme, without slapping you in the face with it. And none of the dragons are nasty creatures that terrorize towns or must be chased by weapon-wielding "heroes". I highly recommend for children (and even for adults who just love dragons).

4.0 out of 5 stars Two thumbs up from a 6- and 10-year-old!, June 4, 2013

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ApK (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragons and Dreams: Bedtime Stories (Kindle Edition)

I had the opportunity to read a preview edition of this collection, and I'm happy to say that both my six-year-old daughter and her ten-year-old brother enjoyed all six stories.

I enjoyed reading them to them because not only are they well-written, and short enough to make for good school-night bed-time reading, but they are generally happy stories with positive messages, without being sappy or preachy.

I realize a lot of people are into dark, anti-hero zombie dystopias at the moment, but I think upbeat, happy-ending fairy tales are much needed, and under-represented.

The language is accessible, without talking down to children, but not so advanced that reading the stories feels like homework.
Some words may be too advanced for the younger readers to handle on their own, but I think that's a good thing. Nothing wrong with a little vocabulary building.

The stories range from cute and simple to more serious and thought provoking, and it made a nice variety, sometime putting my daughter right to sleep, sometime provoking questions and comments.

The blurb says "stories for pleasant dreams, and stories for stirring thought."
I couldn't have put it better myself

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