Peg Kerr's Journal

I hooked on one aspect of this post, that is thinking of books for Fiona. I've been thinking about this for a few weeks My thought is that most, if not all, are books you are already well aware of. But, one never knows.

I'm not remembering how old Fiona is, so some of these might be a step or two beyond where she is right now.


3 from the Fairy Tale series edited by Terri Windling:
The Nightingale, by Kara Dalkey
Snow White and Rose Red, by Patricia C. Wrede
Briar Rose, by Jane Yolen

Also by Jane Yolen:
Sister Light, Sister Dark
White Jenna

And edited by Jane Yolen:
Favorite Folktales from around the World (a marvelous collection, by the way)

Invoking Fairy Tale themes and motifs:
The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
Tamsin, by Peter S. Beagle
The Charwoman's Shadow, by Lord Dunsany
The Tower at Stony Wood, by Patricia A. McKillip
The Sorceress and the Cygnet, by Patricia A. McKillip
The Cygnet and the Firebird, by Patricia A. McKillip
The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende

Fantasy, close kin to Fairy Tale:
A Wizaed of Earthsea, by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Farthest Shore, by Ursula K. LeGuin (I know that she's written others continuing this serios, but my personal opinion is that these original three are the strongest.)
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
A Wind in the Door, by Madeleine L'Engle (Again, I know that there are 2 others in this series, but I've always, even as a young reader, thought that these 2 were the strongest.)
Mairelon the Magician, by Patricia C. Wrede
The Isle of Glass, by Judith Tarr
The Golden Horn, by Judith Tarr
The Hounds of God, by Judish Tarr (A gorgeous trilogy, but I gave them to my youngest brother too young, and it was over a decade before he was able to try them again and be ready for them. So maybe too old for Fiona? Still, I couldn't resist including them.)
The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
The Hollow Hills, by Mary Stewart
The Last Enchantment, by Mary Stewart (another trilogy, this one focusing on Merlin)


Hope you don't mind the list. It's just so much fun to share book recommendations!