![]() Once upon a time, the kingdoms of the fairy-tale world lived in perfect harmony under the guidance of the Happily Ever After Assembly. In this brand new, lushly illustrated full-colour graphic novel, readers learn her origin story as she takes you on adventures where she may or may not break a few laws along the way. When we first meet her in The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, Goldilocks is a beautiful and tough-as-nails outlaw. Keywords: fairy tales, graphic novel, origin story, adventure, characters, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old Fans will recognize familiar characters including Porridge, Jack, and Queen Red Riding Hood and a ragtag team of misfits is introduced, including Puss in Boots, Little Miss Muffet, Pinocchio, and more.-from the publisher New and returning fans of the Land of Stories will fall in love with the adventures of Goldilocks before she met Alex and Conner Bailey. When a plot by the Charming brothers is unveiled and threatens to push society's unwanted from their homes, the fairy-tale world's harmony and Goldilocks' home are put in jeopardy. Monsters and criminals have found refuge in the Dwarf Forests, a land without rulers or law. ![]() But not all creatures and territories have been invited to this peaceful union. Discover her origin story and more in this brand new, lushly illustrated full-color graphic novel, as she takes you on adventures where she may or may not break a few laws along the way. When we first meet her in The Land of Stories:The Wishing Spell, Goldilocks is a beautiful and tough-as-nails outlaw. (Colfer 34) The lesson of the Curvy Tree is to be yourself no matter because being unique can help you in unexpected ways.From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Colfer comes a graphic novel in the Land of Stories series featuring Goldilocks-as you've never seen her before! (Colfer 34) One day a bunch of loggers cut down all the evergreen trees except the curvy tree because they thought they could not use the curvy tree. (Colfer 26) The story of the Curvy Tree is about an evergreen tree that had a curvy trunk and was different from all the other trees. ![]() The lesson behind Sleeping Beauty is to not try to "prevent the unpreventable." (Colfer 26) If her parents had not tried to protect their daughter by destroying the spinning wheels, leaving their daughter unaware of the troubles they would bring, then the one hundred year sleep may not have happened. ![]() (Colfer 15) Another story with a powerful life lesson is the story of Sleeping Beauty. (Colfer 15) The poor girl had to give up things that meant so much to her for so little in return. (Colfer 15) Rumpelstiltskin used the girls troubles to his advantage so that he could get things he wanted. He shows "the price of bad negotiation" through the story of Rumpelstiltskin. Fairy tales are life lessons disguised with colorful characters and situations.' " In the book Colfer uses popular fairy tales like Rumpelstiltskin and Sleeping Beauty and less popular story the Curvy Tree to show life lessons. The meaning behind fairy tales according to Colfer on page twelve is " ' Fairy tales are much more than silly bedtime stories, " the teacher continued."The solution to almost every problem imaginable can be found in the outcome of a fairy tale. Many life lessons are taught within The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell that will help the readers in life. ![]()
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