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Following in the footsteps of Trolls, Brian and Wendy Froud lead readers deep into the world of faeries.
Humans throughout history have always had special relationships and bonds with faeries, whether loving and helpful or at times destructive. This book explores that complex relationship and the liminal state between the human and faery world where interaction occurs.
In Brian Froud’s Faeries’ Tales, readers encounter individual faeries, each with a story to uncover, as told by the faeries themselves. Many of the stories are familiar to humans, but the “true” story is told by the faeries. Similar to the Trolls fragments, the faeries’ tales are coupled with portraits and interspersed with drawings and studies of the mysterious and enchanting folk who travel back and forth between the human world and theirs.
“Nobody does fantasy art like the guy who gave us The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.” —io9
“This elegant presentation of well-known and more obscure fairy tales from the point of view of the fairies combines the mysterious and magical with cold calculation and complexity: successful ingredients for sophisticated readers.” —School Library Journal
Humans throughout history have always had special relationships and bonds with faeries, whether loving and helpful or at times destructive. This book explores that complex relationship and the liminal state between the human and faery world where interaction occurs.
In Brian Froud’s Faeries’ Tales, readers encounter individual faeries, each with a story to uncover, as told by the faeries themselves. Many of the stories are familiar to humans, but the “true” story is told by the faeries. Similar to the Trolls fragments, the faeries’ tales are coupled with portraits and interspersed with drawings and studies of the mysterious and enchanting folk who travel back and forth between the human world and theirs.
“Nobody does fantasy art like the guy who gave us The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.” —io9
“This elegant presentation of well-known and more obscure fairy tales from the point of view of the fairies combines the mysterious and magical with cold calculation and complexity: successful ingredients for sophisticated readers.” —School Library Journal
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- Book formatHardcover
- Fiction/nonfictionFiction
- GenreLiterature & Fiction
- Publication dateSeptember, 2014
- Pages144
- Reading levelGeneral
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Following in the footsteps of Trolls, Brian and Wendy Froud lead readers deep into the world of faeries. Humans throughout history have always had special relationships and bonds with faeries, whether loving and helpful or at times destructive. This book explores that complex relationship and the liminal state between the human and faery world where interaction occurs. In Brian Froud's Faeries' Tales, readers encounter individual faeries, each with a story to uncover, as told by the faeries themselves. Many of the stories are familiar to humans, but the "true" story is told by the faeries. Similar to the Trolls fragments, the faeries' tales are coupled with portraits and interspersed with drawings and studies of the mysterious and enchanting folk who travel back and forth between the human world and theirs. "Nobody does fantasy art like the guy who gave us The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth." --io9 "This elegant presentation of well-known and more obscure fairy tales from the point of view of the fairies combines the mysterious and magical with cold calculation and complexity: successful ingredients for sophisticated readers." --School Library Journal
Following in the footsteps of Trolls, Brian and Wendy Froud lead readers deep into the world of faeries.
Humans throughout history have always had special relationships and bonds with faeries, whether loving and helpful or at times destructive. This book explores that complex relationship and the liminal state between the human and faery world where interaction occurs.
In Brian Froud’s Faeries’ Tales, readers encounter individual faeries, each with a story to uncover, as told by the faeries themselves. Many of the stories are familiar to humans, but the “true” story is told by the faeries. Similar to the Trolls fragments, the faeries’ tales are coupled with portraits and interspersed with drawings and studies of the mysterious and enchanting folk who travel back and forth between the human world and theirs.
“Nobody does fantasy art like the guy who gave us The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.” —io9
“This elegant presentation of well-known and more obscure fairy tales from the point of view of the fairies combines the mysterious and magical with cold calculation and complexity: successful ingredients for sophisticated readers.” —School Library Journal
Humans throughout history have always had special relationships and bonds with faeries, whether loving and helpful or at times destructive. This book explores that complex relationship and the liminal state between the human and faery world where interaction occurs.
In Brian Froud’s Faeries’ Tales, readers encounter individual faeries, each with a story to uncover, as told by the faeries themselves. Many of the stories are familiar to humans, but the “true” story is told by the faeries. Similar to the Trolls fragments, the faeries’ tales are coupled with portraits and interspersed with drawings and studies of the mysterious and enchanting folk who travel back and forth between the human world and theirs.
“Nobody does fantasy art like the guy who gave us The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.” —io9
“This elegant presentation of well-known and more obscure fairy tales from the point of view of the fairies combines the mysterious and magical with cold calculation and complexity: successful ingredients for sophisticated readers.” —School Library Journal
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Oct 13, 2014
deedoubleyou
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I'm a true fan of Froud's work. I have always found him inspiring and creative. His interpretations of faeries have always rung true for me. His woodland expression appeared to capture the very soul of nature. I was very impressed with how so many of his images were ‘evolving' into creatures of light… until now. I was a little disappointed to see so many facial portraits looking more human than faery. While his artwork is truly magnificent and inspiring, his impressions left me to constantly wonder who exactly he was paying tribute to. Personally, I have yet to ‘read' the book and have always been more interested in his imagery, so I may be missing some vital element here, but, truth be told, I purchase his books for the images and not the story line so I was bound for disappointment. It was once so easy to believe that the faery images were inspired by nature. Unfortunately, that element appears to be missing here. I still consider myself a Froud fan, but will thumb through the pages before I purchase next time.
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