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28/06/2024
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Alicia en el País de las Maravillas (abreviado)

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La entrada de Alicia en el panorama de las letras castellanas se produjo, en realidad, el 15 de noviembre de 1914 con la primera entrega de una versión que vio la luz en las páginas de una revista juvenil editada en Madrid, Los Muchachos. Semanario con regalos. (El curioso subtítulo de la publicación se explica porque incluía cupones para unos sorteos de juguetes y libros entre los lectores). La serie se prolongó en ocho entregas dominicales hasta el 5 de enero de 1915. El texto abreviado parece conceder más importancia a los capítulos iniciales y finales, así como al de la Merienda de Locos. Va acompañado de veintiséis ilustraciones firmadas por F. Mota (ocho portadas a dos tintas y dieciocho dibujos interiores en blanco y negro) que parecen influidas, en algunas composiciones, por los dibujos originales de John Tenniel. En cuanto a los autores de la versión, sabemos con respecto al ilustrador que F. Mota es el nombre con el que firmaba sus trabajos el pintor ceutí Fernando Fernández Mota, colaborador habitual de diversas publicaciones madrileñas a finales del siglo xix y principios del xx. Del traductor, en cambio, seguimos sin noticias. (Summary by Phileas Fogg)     [chương_files]  

26/06/2024
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Asgard Stories: Tales from Norse Mythology

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Asgard Stories – Tales from Norse Mythology. To all our Children who have loved the hearing of these Asgard Stories. This little volume is the outcome of several years experience in telling to classes of children the classic myths, both southern and northern. “A broad simplicity, so very different from the light gracefulness of the old Greek paganism, distinguishes this Norse system. It is thought, the genuine thought of deep, rude, earnest minds, fairly opened to the things about them, – a face-to-face and heart-to-heart inspection of things, – the first characteristic of all good thought in all times.” wrote Carlyle. Anderson, the author of “Norse Mythology,” wrote: “In the Norse mythology the centralizing idea is its peculiar feature; in it lies its strength and beauty. The one myth and the one divinity is inextricably in communion with the other; and thus also the idea of unity, centralization, is a prominent feature and one of the chief characteristics of the Teutonic nations.”     [chương_files]  

25/06/2024
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Coco Bolo: King of the Floating Island

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Sisters Margaret and Frances wait for their younger brother Edward to go for a nap before embarking on the adventure of trying to stand on the heads of their shadows. Daddy sees them and encourages them to chase further adventures of childhood, little suspecting where they will take them. – Summary by Lynne Thompson     [chương_files]  

23/06/2024
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Brownies and Prince Florimel

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After Prince Florimel flees his home (and a particularly nasty uncle) he has a series of adventures with the mischevious but helpful Brownies, Queen Titania and her fairies, and the ill-tempered enchanter, Dragonfel. Reader’s note: Although some terms in this 1918 book are not really acceptable anymore, the book’s overall message that people should not be judged by their size is still a worthy lesson today. – Summary by Jude Somers     [chương_files]  

15/06/2024
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Odyssey for Boys and Girls

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A retelling of the adventures of Ulysses, including his adventures both the Cyclops and Circe, as he journeys home to his home of Ithaca. The story then continues to include his quest to rejoin his wife and family of whom he has been separated from for twenty years. This is Homer’s Odyssey for the younger set. (Summary by Ginny Blankenship)     [chương_files]  

14/06/2024
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Dreamer of Dreams

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Eric, artist for the king, has created a marvelous painting of a royal wedding. It is finished except for the face of the queen, which appeared to him in a dream. When he awoke, he had forgotten the form of the features. Obsessed with recapturing this vision, he goes on a quest to find the woman because he cannot paint another stroke until he sees those eyes again. During his journey, he discovers much more, perhaps even the true meaning of his dream and of his life. – Summary by Amy Gramour     [chương_files]  

14/06/2024
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Strange Story Book (version 2)

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This is the last book in the The Andrew Lang “Color” Fairy Books series published after his death by his wife. She wrote the stories and he had edited them before his demise. It is a collection of stories that are a bit different than the Fairy Books: still colorful and well written but telling tales about decidedly odd topics. A word of Caution: please read the stories before your children do, some of them contain some violent imagery. – Summary by Linda Andrus     [chương_files]  

08/06/2024
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Policeman Bluejay

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This is another “TWINKLE TALE” from Mr. Baum (written under the pen name Laura Bancroft) and celebrates the further adventures of Twinkle and Chubbins as they magically become child-larks and live the exciting, and often dangerous, life of birds in the forest. – Summary by Jude Somers     [chương_files]  

05/06/2024
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Alice in Wonderland (Drama)

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A dramatization of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass for the stage. In this version, Alice goes through the looking glass and encounters a variety of strange and wonderful creatures from favorite scenes of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland the Through the Looking Glass. Including a conversation with the Red and White Queens, encounters with Humpty Dumpty, the Mock Turtle, the Cheshire Cat, and the Caterpillar, and of course everyone’s favorite Mad Tea Party. (Summary by ElleyKat) Stage Directions: Haili Lewis Carroll: Charlotte Brown Alice: Amanda Friday Red Queen: Shauna Kennett White Queen: Elizabeth Klett White Rabbit: ToddHW Humpty Dumpty: nomorejeffs Gryphon: Brett G. Hirsch Mock Turtle: GlassMask Mad Hatter: Elliot Gage March Hare: Charlotte Duckett Dormouse: Kimberly Krause Frog Footman: Larry Wilson Duchess: ElleyKat Cheshire Cat: WoollyBee Tweedle Dee: Charlotte Brown Tweedle Dum: Anastasiia Solokha King of Hearts: GlassMask Queen of Hearts: Eden Rea-Hedrick Knave of Hearts: gloriousjob Caterpillar: Etel Buss Two of Spades: Dave Harrell Five of Spades: Dave Harrell Seven of Spades: Dave Harrell Audio edited by ElleyKat and Kimberly Krause.     [chương_files]  

03/06/2024
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Adventures of Pinocchio (version 2)

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Do today’s children still learn what a “marionette” is? The beloved story of Pinocchio may represent a last lingering picture of a world not dominated by plastic or electronic toys. Pinocchio is a puppet made from a piece of wood that curiously could talk even before being carved. A wooden-head he starts and a wooden-head he stays – until after years of misadventures caused by his laziness and failure to keep promises he finally learns to care about his family – and then he becomes a real boy. For those who have seen the Disney movie the cast of characters will be familiar, from the Talking Cricket (who acts as his conscience) to Lamp-Wick, his partner in truancy and having heedless fun. Though the toys of today are far from the puppet shows in Carlo Collodi’s book, his themes of being truthful, thoughtful, and dependable will always be timely. (Summary by Mark)     [chương_files]