Review: Gender Swapped Fairy Tales by Karrie Fransman

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Gender Swapped Fairy Tales by Karrie Fransman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

📚 Hello Book Friends! Are you looking for the perfect book to give to a child for this coming Christmas? Your search has ended! I recommend GENDER SWAPPED FAIRY TALES by Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett. It is such a wonderful way to reread classic fairy tales in a new perspective. The tales are the same, only the characters are gender swapped. I was enchanted to rediscover my favourite fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast (retitled “Handsome and the Beast”) and falling in love with it all over again. The illustrations are magnificent. This hardcover beauty can also be displayed on your coffee table and delight your guests. It is coming today to your favourite bookstore. Do not delay, get a copy or two before they are all gone.

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