The Reluctant Dragon
Author:
Kenneth Grahame
Content:
The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator:
Ernest H. Shepard
Publication:
1938 by Holiday House
Genre:
Fairy Tales, Fiction
Pages:
64
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Not since the immortal Wind in the Willows has the delightful combination of Kenneth Grahame and Ernest Shepard been available to the boys and girls of America.
Here is the tale of The Boy, whose reading of natural history and fairy tales, "in a sandwichy sort of way," quite prepared him for the discovery of a dragon up on the Downs. Naturally, boy and dragon become fast friends. and when St. George arrived to do battle with the beast who by nature must be a scourge to the countryside, The Boy was able to arrange a match between his scaly friend and the Saint that was quite satisfactory to all concerned.
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Kenneth Grahame
1859 - 1932Scottish
Kenneth Grahame was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, but grew up mostly in his grandmother's home in Berkshire, England. He attended St Edward's School, O... See more
Ernest H. Shepard
1879 - 1976British
Ernest H. Shepard's artistic talents were first recognized when at eighteen he received a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools. He worked there ... See more
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Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
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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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