Visit our host for The Friday 56, Freda's Voice. After your visit, maybe I'll see you again back here. Congratulations Freda!
Rules:I grew up hearing "Once upon a time"... How about you? I loved hearing a good story end with, "And they all lived happily ever after." Oh the joy of folklore, fantasy and fairy tale. Awh yes, let's pretend and imagine, shall we?
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it here.
Here is my Friday 56:
"Gretel ran straight to Hansel , opened the door to the little shed, and shouted: "Hansel we're saved! The old witch is dead."-- The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales by Maria Tatar
Product Details
- Hardcover: 445 pages
- Publisher: WW Norton; annotated edition edition (Oct 29 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0393051633
- ISBN-13: 978-0393051636
For many of us childhood books are sacred objects.
The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales
Best,
-- LadyD
The recent changes to your blog look great!
ReplyDeleteThe first sentence just draws you in.
Thanks for stopping by Starting Fresh.
I love your header picture!
ReplyDeleteStopping by on the 56...Hurray, the witch is dead (I'm hearing the song from the Wizard of Oz in my head)!
Here's my 56: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2010/11/friday-56_19.html
A wonderful flashback!
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating!
I love reading classic fairy tales... all the versions of them! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMy teaser is from Breathe.