Feminist Fairy Tales Author:Barbara G. Walker, Laurie Harden (Illustrator) Prominent feminist author Barbara Walker has revamped, retold, and infused with life some of your favorite classic fairy tales. No longer are women submissive, helpless creatures in need of redemption through the princely male! Instead they are vibrantly alive, strong women who take fate into their own hands. — The she-wolf -- Princess Questa -- ... more »Snow night -- Gorga and the dragon -- The frog princess -- Ugly and the beast -- Thomas Rhymer -- Jill and the beanroot -- Barbidol -- Sir Vivor and the holy cauldron -- Ala Dean and the wonderful lamp -- The descent of Shaloma -- The weaver -- The sea witch --
Prince Gimme and the fairy of the forest -- The oracle -- Lily and rose -- The gargoyle -- Little White Riding Hood -- How the sexes were separated -- The littlest mermaid -- Cinde-Helle -- How winter came to the world -- The empress's new clothes -- The three little pinks -- Fairy gold -- How the gods met their end -- The white god« less
This book presents a refreshing spin on many well known fairy tales, as well as some new stories. Most of Barbara Walker's short stories present in this book are very enjoyable and pleasant to read.
Walker's twists on traditional fairy tales include simple gender swaps as well as familiar heroes and villains trading places, always informed with the author's feminist sensibilities. Rather an uneven collection.