A review by innae
A Wolf at the Door: And Other Retold Fairy Tales by Ellen Datlow

3.0

I love retold fairy tales -- Some of these stories I didn't know the original tales (one in particular is a Portuguese tale, and I loved the retelling..need to find an "original") I love that Kathe Koja wrote her story for all the ugly ducklings out there (and I don't think there is a 12-14 year old girl who hasn't felt like an ugly duckling) -- I think my favorite was Instructions by Neil Gaiman -- reminded me of poems I wrote as a child...the list poems.

The Months of Manhattan by Delia Sherman
Cinder Elephant by Jane Yolen
Instructions by Neil Gaiman
Mrs. Big: Jack and the Beanstalk retold by Michael Cadnum
Falada: The Goose Girl's Horse by Nancy Farmer
A Wolf at the Door by Tanith Lee
Ali Baba and the Forty Aliens by Janeen Webb
Swans by Kelly Link
The Kingdom of Melting Glances by Katherine Vaz
Hansel's Eyes by Garth Nix
Becoming Charise by Kathe Koja
The Seven Stage a Comeback by Gregory Maguire
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Patricia A. McKillip