I loved the setting of this book and really enjoyed meeting my favorite fairy tale creatures. The twins will have to travel to all of these territories to gather the eight magical items that they need to cast the wishing spell and return home. A Hidden Place is where the Evil Queen is hiding out, plotting to find the eight components of the wishing spell before the twins and The Troll and Goblin Territory imprisons the goblins and trolls who are always trying to enslave humans. Snow White is still struggling to understand what could drive her stepmother, the Evil Queen, to try to kill her so many times. The Northern Kingdom is the home of Snow White and her Prince Charming. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Little Bo-Peep and Humpty Dumpty (or his wall, which is all that remains) can also be found there. She is in love with Jack, famous for climbing the beanstalk, which can still be found in this kingdom, but Jack only has eyes for Goldilocks. Queen Red Riding Hood lives there, but she leaves all of the boring duties of a Queen to her grandmother. The Red Riding Hood Kingdom is surrounded by a very tall wall to keep the wolves out. Their kingdom is still struggling to recover from Sleeping Beauty’s 100 years of slumber and people don’t get much done there. The Sleeping Kingdom is ruled over by Sleeping Beauty and her Prince Charming. Mermaid Bay houses the foam remains of The Little Mermaid and her mermaid sisters. Cinderella is expecting their first child at any time and the whole kingdom is thrilled. The Charming Kingdom is the home of Cinderella and her Prince Charming, the oldest of four Charming brothers. The Corner Kingdom is where Rapunzel’s tower can be found. It is also the home of Froggy, a giant frog the size and shape of a man the wolf pack, led by the son of the wolf who ate Little Red Riding Hood the witch’s gingerbread house from Hansel and Gretel Goldilocks, a felon wanted throughout all the kingdoms for her various crimes, starting with the Three Bears and a host of other characters who prefer to live in darkness. The Dwarf Forests is the home of the seven dwarves who helped Snow White, along with their other brethren. Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother and Mother Goose are the most powerful members, but other fairies of all shapes and sizes also help rule. The Fairy Kingdom is the home of the fairies, including the Fairy Council, which helps govern and rule the entire Land of Stories. The Land of Stories is made up of several separate kingdoms. This was a fun children’s book that fairy-tale lovers of all ages will appreciate and enjoy. When the book starts humming and glowing, Alex and Connor get sucked into it and find themselves on an adventure of a lifetime as they travel through their favorite fairy tales to locate the eight ingredients needed to create the wishing spell, which might be their only chance to go home. But this is no ordinary book of stories, it contains the tales of real-life people who live in a magical land. When their grandmother arrives to help them celebrate their twelfth birthday, she gives them The Land of Stories, a treasured fairy-tale book. Their mother is working all the time, Connor is struggling in school and Alex doesn’t have any friends besides Connor. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (July 2012)Īfter the death of their father, twins Alex and Connor Bailey find it difficult to pretend that life is normal. Author: Chris Colfer Illustrator: Brandon Dorman
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