Yet you are now creating digital versions of your picture books, too. RT: As our readers can see, your children’s illustrations for Cinderella, The Snow Princess, and other fairy tales are done in oils. It’s about choosing love, not money or privilege.
Ruth: To me the theme is universal, about being female, not about being a “princess.” It is a story about growing up.
RT: What do you say to folks (usually parents) who say we have too many princesses / princess stories? Is there something about fairy tales like The Twelve Dancing Princesses that sets it apart from all of the princessy-story out there? The Twelve Dancing Princesses is also a combination of those two versions, as there were elements that I preferred in each version. For Cinderella, I wove elements from both the Grimms’ version and the French version, as one was very dark, and the other way too light for my taste. Retelling a fairy tale is both challenging and fun. Ruth: Often in a retelling I’ll combine elements from stories that have similar themes, and add little twists, so it becomes more like an original story. My personal favorite is your retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses! This scene from the woods is just mesmerizing.Īs you’re doing research on one (e.g., Cinderella) do you ever find ideas for stories that you’d like to write?
RT: A number of your children’s picture books retell fairy tales. Now, in a visit to the Family Bookshelf and The Reading Tub ®, Ruth not only shares more of her art (it’s amazing!) but also brings us up to date on all that she’s been doing these last four years. In a wonderful August 2008 interview with Mark Blevis Ruth talked about her art and illustrations. If you don’t remember her name, you may recognize this wonderful Curl Up with a Good Book dragon she created for Mark and Andrea’s Love of Reading Gallery at Just One More Book! She is an award-winning illustrator of children’s fairy tales (and more). Diverse Easy Reader | Illustrated Chapter.Tags Agencies Agent Agent likes and dislikes Agent Looking for Clients Amalia Hoffman Ame Dyckman Andrea Brown Literary Agency Ask Dianne Authors Book Book's Journey Book Giveaway Book Journey book publisher Book Winners Book Winners announced CATugeau Agency Children's Book Academy Children's Books Children Publishing Industry changes Christina Tugeau Christy Tugeau Ewers conference contest critiques Darlene Beck-Jacobson David L Harrison dianne Ochiltree Doris Ettlinger Dr.
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