Red by Hyunjoo Song - A different version of Little Red Riding Hood

Finished reading The book of lost things, which is heavy on Fairy Tales retold (or should I say Fairy Tales gone wrong?) and found this video on Vimeo, that features the same theme.

I have to say it's such a sweet retelling. Also, I now want an unicorn bunny.





Red from Hyunjoo Song on Vimeo.



Edit: And here is Hyunjoo Song's blog

Ursula K. le Guin on Lavinia

Continuing from last post, now I have a video of UKL reading from and discussing Lavinia, with a Q&A in the end.



Simply brilliant!

Instructions by Neil Gaiman

Instructions By Neil Gaiman, Illustrations by Charles Vess

I first read Instructions in Fragile Things, a collection of short stories and poems by Neil Gaiman. I really loved this poem. It beautifully simple, and true, and what fairy tales are made of. It is also a classic Neil Gaiman story.

Now it's going to be released as a picture book. And there is a book trailer, with the poem read by the author himself, and some of the illustrations by Charles Vess.

It's magical. That's all I can say. It needs no more words. Go watch it. Go rewatch it. I will.