The Little Bookroom
Author:
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator:
Edward Ardizzone 
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Publication:
1955 by Oxford University Press (UK)
Genre:
Fairy Tales, Fiction, Short Story
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In a life-time of writing for the enchantment of children (and others) Eleanor Farjeon has written some memorable short stories. It was time that they were brought together into one book.
As a little girl, rapt among the dusty overflow volumes of her father's library, in a room that was known as the Little Bookroom, the small Eleanor Farjeon found a treasure house of delight; just such a treasure house is this new collection of her own best stories, chosen by herself—The Little Book-room. Most of the stories have been published before; a number have not previously appeared in book form. All are to be treasured.
The drawings are by Edward Ardizzone; and both author and publisher feel that they contain some of the best book illustrations he has yet done. Certainly they reflect, often redouble, the magic of the stories.
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The Little Bookroom 
Reprinted in 2020 by NYRB Kids
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The Little Bookroom
Reprinted in 2003 by The New York Review Children’s Collection
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Podcast
Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
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"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.
Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."
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