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Séries

Œuvres de Sara Corrin

Stories for Seven Year Olds (Young Puffin Books) (1964) — Directeur de publication — 72 exemplaires
Stories for Nine Year Olds (1979) 68 exemplaires
Stories for Under 5s (1974) 63 exemplaires
Round the Christmas Tree (1983) — Directeur de publication — 45 exemplaires
Stories for Tens and Over (1976) — Directeur de publication — 35 exemplaires

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Scorpions in a Matchbox, by Gerald Durrell; Particle Goes Green by Helen Cresswell,; Scheherezade, retold by Stephen Corrin; The White Seal by Rudyard Kipling; Billy Faa & Hector Macdonald by Alasdair Maclean; Bedd Gelert, retold by Stephen Corrin; The Lumber Room by Saki; The Minotaur by Nathaniel Hawthorne; Jean Labadie's Big Black Dog by Natalie Carlson; The Night the Bed Fell by James Thurber; Finn Mac Coole adapted and retold by Stephen Corrin; Orpheus & Eurydice retold by Stephen Corrin; All You've Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken; Odysseys & Circe retold by Stephen Corrin; The Love Master by Jack London.… (plus d'informations)
 
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RaskFamilyLibrary | May 4, 2020 |
Prompted by a recent discussion in the Children's Books group I moderate on another site, I have been taking down the various picture-book adaptations of the legend of The Pied Piper of Hamelin in my collection, and rereading them. I began, naturally enough, with a title that took Robert Browning's classic poem as its text, and realized that it was the story which captured my imagination, not the poem.

Sara and Stephen Corrin's prose retelling, paired with Errol le Cain's marvelous illustrations, is much more to my taste, and is fairly evenly tied with the Robert Holden/Drahos Zak version as my favorite. The tale of the foolish mayor and citizens of Hamelin (Hameln), who refuse to keep their word to the mysterious Piper who rids their city of a plague of rats, it has an almost biblical quality that makes for a most memorable story.

The Corrin's narrative flows well and is engaging. Le Cain's artwork, which has always reminded me of some of the great Golden Age illustrators, has a stylized medieval aesthetic; reddish, earthy tones which suit the tale; and numerous expressive details, especially in the many faces. Well worth the time of any reader interested in this story!
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AbigailAdams26 | Jul 17, 2013 |
Very nice. I loved the interesting twist in each of the short story. My favourites are Roald Dahl's horrifying, but funny A Lamb to Slaughter (I almost giggled when the character started giggling in the end too), Guy de Maussapant's The Necklace had a sad ending in my opinion (but made you think about certain issues like vanity and pride) and James Thurber's The Night The Bed Fell was hilarious! However, I thought perhaps that To Build A Fire by Jack London and Sredi Vashtar by Saki was a little too disturbing, since this book was actually recommended for children in the library I borrowed it from! Otherwise, very nice.… (plus d'informations)
 
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vivT | Dec 8, 2007 |
A collection of traditional and modern Christmas stories by a variety of authors.
 
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antimuzak | Jun 18, 2007 |

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Œuvres
26
Membres
898
Popularité
#28,532
Évaluation
4.0
Critiques
7
ISBN
58
Langues
4

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