Review
This book includes five original fairy tales told in a classic style that makes them feel as if they could have been written any time, any place. They all have a very eerie and thoughtful quality that makes the stories resonate long after you've finished reading them. All stories are accompanied by David Palladini's attractive illustrations.
The Girl Who Cried Flowers - Olivia was born shedding flowers from her eyes instead of tears when she is sad. In an attempt to please everyone with beautiful flowers she sinks deeper into despair until one day she meets someone who only wants to make her happy.
Dawn-Strider - a lonely and bitter giant learns a lesson about love and friendship from an unlikely source.
The Weaver of Tomorrow - a girl named Vera is desperate to know the future and won't rest until she becomes apprenticed to the woman who weaves the threads of fate for all of humanity.
The Lad Who Stared Everyone Down - a boy decides he can control everyone with just a glance, but is taught a painful lesson when he decides to stares down the wrong thing.
Silent Bianca - Bianca speaks in icicles instead of words - the meaning of which must be explicated by warming them gently by the fire. Her beauty and wisdom are unparallelled, but she lives an isolated life until a far away king learns of her existence.
The Girl Who Cried Flowers - Olivia was born shedding flowers from her eyes instead of tears when she is sad. In an attempt to please everyone with beautiful flowers she sinks deeper into despair until one day she meets someone who only wants to make her happy.
Dawn-Strider - a lonely and bitter giant learns a lesson about love and friendship from an unlikely source.
The Weaver of Tomorrow - a girl named Vera is desperate to know the future and won't rest until she becomes apprenticed to the woman who weaves the threads of fate for all of humanity.
The Lad Who Stared Everyone Down - a boy decides he can control everyone with just a glance, but is taught a painful lesson when he decides to stares down the wrong thing.
Silent Bianca - Bianca speaks in icicles instead of words - the meaning of which must be explicated by warming them gently by the fire. Her beauty and wisdom are unparallelled, but she lives an isolated life until a far away king learns of her existence.
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