The Girl with a Brave Heart: A Story from Tehran
Author:
Rita Jahanforuz
Illustrator:
Vali Mintzi
Original language:
Hebrew
Publication:
2013 by Barefoot Books
Genre:
Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fiction, Picture Books, World Cultures
Pages:
40
Current state:
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Shiraz does not think of herself as being brave, but when she drops her ball of red wool from the balcony, she knows she will need all of her courage if she is to retrieve it. For the ball of wool has landed in a neighbor's garden, and the person who owns the garden is very unusual—very unusual indeed.
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Rita Jahanforuz
IsraeliRita Jahanforuz is a well-known and highly respected singer in Israel. She was born in Tehran and her family emigrated in 1970, when she was eight y... See more
Vali Mintzi
Romanian IsraeliVali Mintzi is an illustrator of children's books, a graphic designer, and puppetry designer. She was born in Romania and she graduated from the Bez... See more
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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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