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SurLaLune Fairy Tales features 49 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, modern interpretations and over 1,500 illustrations. Also discover over 1,600 folktales & fairy tales from around the world in more than 40 full-text eBooks. A discussion forum is also available. Please visit Introduction to Fairy Tale Studies and Frequently Asked Questions if you are new to the site. News A new year with new updates to the site, many still on the horizon. SurLaLune is now 10 years old and will hopefully stick around for years to come.
Looking back, I realized I never announced that the Autumn 2008 issue of Faerie Magazine is now on newsstands, including my article about The Elves and the Shoemaker. You can usually find issues at Barnes and Noble or Borders. You may also subscribe online through the magazine's site or Amazon.com. December 1, 2008
SurLaLune turns 10 years old this month on December 28. To celebrate, each day of the month one design (illustration or otherwise) in SurLaLune's CafePress shop will be heavily discounted usually up to 25 to 30% off. The items will be discounted in the specially marked 10th Anniversary Deal of the Day section but will remain their regular price elsewhere on the site, so be sure to shop from this section when choosing the sale items. The featured design for Monday, December 1 is Arthur Rackham's Santa Claus. In addition, today only, CafePress is also offering free shipping when you use Coupon Code FEMHOL14. If you want to vote for a design to appear in the sale, please email me or post to the SurLaLune Discussion board. Thanks to everyone for supporting SurLaLune over the years! November 28, 2008 I've added the New Releases 2009 page and updated book lists throughout the site. More will be coming in the next few weeks. September 27, 2008
Heidi Shoemaker and the Zazzle Elves: I've spent the last few days creating new fairy tale designed shoes at Zazzle.com. Many designs are already available and more are on the way. I've also allowed the designs to be modified by visitors if you prefer a different color scheme. I'm still maintaining the clothing and novelty lines at the SurLaLune CafePress store, but am adding shoes and perhaps some other products at Zazzle in the coming months just to add more variety. Thanks for shopping and supporting SurLaLune!
August 21, 2008
A bargain shopping tip for the day. The new complete set of Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (read more about Faerie Tale Theatre) from Koch Vison will be released on September 2. This set includes the Grimm Party episode that has not been released to DVD before. And don't miss Shannon Hale's new book, Rapunzel's Revenge. A Wild West Rapunzel!
August 8, 2008 Two newly annotated tales are in the process of being added to SurLaLune: Steadfast Tin Soldier and The Tinderbox. Thanks to Christine Ethier for annotating the text of the tales!
The Summer 2008 issue of Faerie Magazine should be hitting a newsstand near you soon. This issue offers not one, but two articles by me. The first is my usual fairy tale column, this time on Rumpelstiltskin. The second is an extra piece that is more about the pictures than text. This summer I've had the opportunity to stand on the fringes of a fairy tale art exhibit that is an outdoor installation at the Cheekwood Botanical Gardens here in Nashville through September 7. In April, I attended a paint party to meet Libby Garner and Annie Freeman. For this year's installation, Libby created a Little Red Riding Hood piece as a life-size storybook painted on large panels of birch. In turn, Annie created a Frog Prince piece for last year's installation. Each artist contributed to both the projects with their support and actual application of paintbrushes. My short article has pictures and some text about both pieces. I hope to post some highlights on SurLaLune soon. August 7, 2008 SurLaLune has two exclusive coupon codes for Bookcloseouts.com. Code: SurLaLune-5 Code: SurLaLune-10
July 16, 2008
This September, after several years out of print, Koch Vision is rereleasing Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre on DVD in a complete set. Unlike the previously released sets, this one also includes the fan favorite episode, "The Best Moments of Faerie Tale Theatre", most often referred to as "Grimm Party." July 15, 2008
Giuseppe Pitrè, a nineteenth-century Sicilian physician, gathered an enormous wealth of folk and fairy tales as he traveled and treated the poor throughout Palermo. He also received tales from friends and scholars throughout the island of Sicily. A dedicated folklorist, whose significance ranks alongside the Brothers Grimm, he published a 25-volume collection of Sicilian folk tales, legends, songs, and customs between 1871 and 1914. Though first published in their original Sicilian dialect, these tales have never before been translated, collected, and published in English until now. This historic two-volume set collects 300 and 100 variants of his most entertaining and most important folk and fairy tales, along with lively, vivid illustrations by Carmelo Lettere. In stark contrast to the more literary ambitions of the Grimms' tales, Pitré’s possess a charming, earthy quality that reflect the customs, beliefs, and superstitions of the common people more clearly than any other European folklore collection of the nineteenth century. Edited, translated, and with a critical introduction by world-renowned folk and fairy tale experts Jack Zipes and Joseph Russo, this collection will firmly establish Pitrè’s importance as a folklorist. July 14, 2008 This week and in the weeks to come, I will be adding newly annotated tales to SurLaLune as well as updating more new releases all over the site. There will be new illustrations in the galleries and corresponding items on CafePress. Stay tuned for some more additions to be announced closer to publication!
Dover has published a collection of Warwick Goble's fairy tale illustrations as well as a collection of Arabian Nights illustrations by various Golden Age Illustrators. Upcoming in September, Dover will release a new collection of fairy tale illustrations by Golden Age illustrators. May 8, 2008 The Spring issue of Faerie Magazine is now on newsstands, including my article about Snow White and Rose Red. You can find issues at Barnes and Noble or Borders. You may also subscribe online through the magazine's site or Amazon.com.
SurLaLune turns 10 this year! I can't believe it has been growing for so long. I've been busy with real world projects for the first part of the year, but I want to do some fun things to celebrate the 10 year anniversary. It's not fun for me if it's not fun or at least interesting for you, so I want to canvas for ideas. Also, coming in the next few weeks, more fun reads using fairy tale themes:
March 22,2008
Today has been all about updating the picture books published this year in the various book galleries. There's a lot of new picture books coming out in 2008! I've also added other materials such as the Original Broadway Cast recording of Disney's Little Mermaid musical. March 8, 2008 I've spent a goodly portion of the morning catching up on the 2008 New Releases page and incorporating the titles throughout the site. Highlights for March include:
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce. This novel by new author Bunce uses the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale to weave a story of family secrets, misdeeds and consequent curses.
Also don't miss The Swan Kingdom by Zoe Marriot and the sixth book in the Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley. February 8, 2008 While not directly related to fairy tales, I wanted to remind readers that this is the centennial year of Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery. Her work went hand in hand with my love of folklore and fairy tales during my youth. She also wrote her own riff on the Bluebeard tale (the one which inspired SurLaLune's creation) with her own novel, The Blue Castle. A website devoted to the yearlong celebration can be found at www.anne2008.com. I've also posted my own thoughts and experiences with Anne over the years on my personal blog. Finally, I created several reference lists for fans or those wanting to read more about Anne and L. M. Montgomery: Anne of Green Gables at 100, February 1, 2008
The first book in Robin Palmer's new series is released next week. Cindy Ella is a modern romance set in a high school in Los Angeles. Will Cindy's opinions about the prom change? And will she live happily ever after? January 25, 2008 The Winter issue of Faerie Magazine is now on newsstands, including my article about Twelve Dancing Princesses. You can find issues at Barnes and Noble or Borders. You may also subscribe online through the magazine's site or Amazon.com.
January 7, 2008 Happy New Year to all! 2008 marks the 10 year anniversary of SurLaLune, so expect to see more changes in the coming months in celebration. I've expanded the Fairy Tales Music Page and it is not nearly complete despite the pages and pages of songs already listed on it. I add to it most days during my spare moments, so check back regularly if this topic interests you. I've also updated the 2008 Fairy Tales Releases, so check there for upcoming publications related to the fairy tales on this site. The page isn't empty, it is just in reverse chronological order, so page down it to find the releases for the first quarter of the year.
Finally, don't miss one of the first new releases of the year, Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George. It's a retelling of East of the Sun and West of the Moon. December 15, 2007 Okay, so when I'm stressed I make lists. This past year, I've focused on playlists in my MP3 library. It's amazing how many fairy tale themed or influenced songs there are across musical genres. Today I started adding song lists to the Music page in the bookstore. I've focused on Cinderella so far, but more tales will come. I just wanted to start with one of the biggest ones first. This is very much a work in progress, but a fun one for me. Seems to me it would make a fun research project or a paper for a class, too. I've been nice again and started a reference list for anyone who agrees. Have fun! December 6, 2007 Yesterday I submitted my article on The Twelve Dancing Princesses for the Winter issue of Faerie Magazine. I'll announce here when it is available on newsstands. I'm working on an article about Snow White and Rose Red for the Spring issue. December 1, 2007
For those of you living in the UK, not the US, Christian Birmingham's new picture book of Hans Andersen's The Snow Queen is gorgeous. Alas, it's best bought through Amazon.co.uk this year, but will hopefully be published on this side of the pond next year. Also, for those looking for something different for holiday music, The Puppini Sisters--this century's answer for the last's Andrew Sisters--have recorded a version of Andersen's The Little Match Seller (Silent Night) which can be downloaded from Amazon.com or iTunes starting on Dec. 4, but can be previewed immediately. You can also see my Amazon list: Literary Christmas Advent Calendar for the Family. And for oddest additions for the month, see the X-Men Fairy Tales and Spider-Man Fairy Tales collections. November 19, 2007 I've updated several pages in the SurLaLune Bookstore and will continue to do so this week as final preparation for holiday shopping ideas. And as always, thanks for supporting SurLaLune, keeping it free to thousands of visitors around the world every day, by clicking through links to affiliates when making purchases. The small percentage of visitors who do this help keep this site available to many students, teachers and others. We all thank you. More changes and updates to the site, mostly invisible to you, but maintaining the site's information as the most current available. The redesign of the eBooks pages also continues. Happy Holidays! November 5, 2007 The Autumn issue of Faerie Magazine is now on newsstands, including my article about Rapunzel. You can find issues at Barnes and Noble or Borders. You may also subscribe online through the magazine's site or Amazon.com.
October 27, 2007 I've added Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales by James Orchard Halliwell. All the text is up, but I need to work on formatting the text on some of the pages. Who knew there was significance in the day of the week you choose to trim your fingernails? See the Superstition-Rhymes. Cut them on Monday, you cut them for health; More tales and books coming in the next few weeks. Also, I've updated some things on the CafePress site, especially the 2008 Calendar. October 24, 2007 I'm working on the redesign of the eBooks section, having completed Perrault, some of Joseph Jacobs' books and one of HC Andersen's. More new stuff coming soon. There's also the usual addition of new titles in different areas of the site, most of which can also be found on the 2007 and 2008 New Releases pages. October 13, 2007 I've completed the redesign of the Illustration Gallery! Over 1,500 illustrations and it's all done with more to come in the near future. Big sigh of relief. The eBooks will be the next and final part of the redesign. Also, one of the most popular pages on SurLaLune this time of year is the Halloween: Trick or Treat! page on the storytime site (which hasn't been redesigned either). September 18, 2007 Thanks to Christine Ethier for her work as the guest annotator for Maid Maleen, the 47th annotated tale on SurLaLune. Christine provided the annotations on the notes page and I added the rest. I've added this tale in honor of the release of Shannon Hale's newest novel, Book of a Thousand Days, which uses Maid Maleen for its inspiration. It's now my personal favorite of Shannon Hale's books, so please be sure to read it yourself as well as gift it to young readers. I've also updated the New Releases page in the bookstore with the 2007 titles. Christine also recently provided the notes for Fisherman and His Wife which I have finished adding to the site. I'm still busily updating book lists and designs as I make up for my time away the last few months. I'm also attacking email, so you might finally receive a reply from me! September 15, 2007 Been busy with some other projects and family matters recently, but have taken time over the weekend to update some titles in various areas. I plan to finish updating the design and add more information in the coming weeks. I participated on four panels at Dragon*Con over Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. So far the most obvious news is an ongoing redesign of the SurLaLune website, it's first in seven years. The redesign will take place gradually over the summer months. My goal is to never have any content removed although SurLaLune's appearance will be erratic as pages are redesigned and uploaded. As of 8/29/2007, I have finished redesigning the 47 annotated tales pages and am working on the bookstore and illustration galleries. The redesign has stalled over the past six weeks as I have started another project with my usual headlong intensity. Other Recent News I have a new column appearing in the Summer issue of Faerie Magazine on newsstands in July 2007. The article is titled "Tales of Sleeping Beauties."
As always, there are continuous small changes throughout the site, with new book and film listings added on a weekly basis. I have also finishing updating the poetry sections for each tale with several new citations and the addition of more full-text poetry. Discussion Board Need a place to ask a question or discuss folklore and fairy tales? Try visiting the SurLaLune Discussion Board. Current
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