Review by Booklist Review
PreS-K. Perfect for reading aloud, this collection offers seven folktales, among them The Gingerbread Man, Goldilocks, and The Timid Hare, a variant of Chicken Little. The tellings are not embellished, and Wilson's acrylic illustrations, on collaged papers, feature an appealing variety of shapes in bright colors (a periwinkle blue wolf, for example) and decorative patterns, textures, and striations. The childlike quality of the pictures works well with Blackstone's versions. A page of source notes concludes the book, which will be a good stepping-stone to more detailed tellings. --Julie Cummins Copyright 2006 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-K-Seven familiar nursery tales are accompanied by bright, stylized, folk-art illustrations, done in paper collage and acrylic. Selections include "The Cock, the Mouse and the Little Red Hen," "The Gingerbread Man," "The Ugly Duckling," "Goldilocks," "The Timid Hare" (a "Henny Penny" story from India), "The Three Little Pigs," and "Stone Soup." The retellings are straightforward; most are faithful to the most commonly known versions and retain the familiar refrains (e.g., "Run, run as fast as you can!" or "Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin!"). The rather long and complicated Andersen tale is perhaps the least successful. However, the collection as a whole is delightful; the art is fresh, vibrant, and full of child appeal.-Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Blackstone retells seven well-known tales. Though the text adds little in the way of frills or new inventions, Wilson's bright collage illustrations featuring appealing animals and imaginative foliage bring new life to these old favorites. Among the best of the collection are ""The Three Little Pigs"" with their ""curly whirly tails"" and an animal variant of ""Stone Soup. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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