Stepmothers are a common theme in fairy tales. Sometimes, as is the case with my most recent story The Six Swans, it’s a wicked mother-in-law but the themes and actions of the story are the same. I mentioned this thought to my friend Alabaster (you might remember her from this guest post) and she told…
A Short Fairy Tale Retelling By Manelle Oliphant Text and illustrations © 2014 by Manelle Oliphant The morning sun warmed my face and I opened my eyes. Blinking, I waited for my mind to wake up. I still felt tired after my night’s sleep. I remembered my long labor and my baby. I pulled the…
Hans My Hedgehog A Short Fairy Tale Retelling by Manelle Oliphant A year ago I promised my father I would marry a hedgehog. Today I married him. Father met him when he was lost in the forest. It frightened him to meet a man all hedgehog on his top half, but the hedgehog introduced himself…
A fairy Tale Maiden’s Guide Hans My Hedgehog is a fairy tale about a girl who finds her true love because she keeps a promise to marry a beast. While working on this story I got to wondering how common that is for your average fairy tale maiden. So I called in an expert. Let…