Into the Forest discussion

Well it's that time again folks. Let's nominate those books for June/July. You can nominate as many books as you wish, but the books should fulfill one of the categories listed below.

1. A collection of fairy tales
2. A historical study/criticism of fairy tales etc
3. A retelling of a tale
4. A modern/influence by fairy tale novel

We vote on one YA and one adult book. If you are nominating a book in a series please make sure it is either the first book OR the books in the series are basically stand alone.

1. I'd love to read more of Madame D'Aulnoy

2.??

3.I just finished Princess of the Midnight Ball and can't read enough 12 dancing Princess retellings Wildwood Dancing
by Juliet Marillier is another I would not mind reading

4. Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson is a modern retelling of 12 Dancing Princesses.

Wildwood Dancing is a great book!

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter if it hasn't already been done in this group.

The April Tale of the Month - Robin Hood - has really inspired me to nominate a couple of Robin Hood retellings - one for adults and one for YA:

Hood by Stephen R. Lawhead

Hawksmaid: The Untold Story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian by Kathryn Lasky

I know we've had Lawhead's Hood nominated before, earlier this year, and if I recall it did pretty well in the poll but didn't quite come out as first choice. So, let's try it again this time!

how about trying

A Curse Dark As Gold?

Just out of curiousity, not relevant to this month's nominations - if the first book in a series has been a Group Read in a prior month, then can the next book in the series be nominated later on?

Thanks!

Yes, Sue. I'm sorry I should have pointed that out.

Chris wrote: "Yes, Sue. I'm sorry I should have pointed that out."

Thanks!

Hood and A Curse as Dark as Gold both sound great.

What about The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales for a collection of tales? I don't know if the group has already read it.

We haven't really read it yet.