Week 1 Storybook Favorites

The first Storybook I looked at was The Prince Diaries. I picked this one because the title caught my attention. As a child I loved watching the Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews Princess Diaries movies. They were one of my favorites. I think that it is creative that the author of this story book used "prince" in place of "princess" in the well-known movie title "The Princess Diaries." The Introduction did a good job of explaining the topic. It prompted me to desire to further read and explore the storybook. It is always interesting to hear the male character's perspective in a fairytale especially since most fairytales are in the female character's perspective.

The next Storybook I viewed was the Friends: The One with All the Stories. The reason why I chose this Storybook was because the Friends television show is one of my favorite shows; it is pretty much a classic. I've seen every episode at least three times. From the introduction, one could tell that this Storybook was about friendship and how one central meeting place, Central Perk,  played a role in this particular friendship. Central Perk was pretty much the glue that held the characters of Friends together. Each of the characters had separate jobs and lives from each other but when they came together at Central Perk their separate lives came together and intertwined with each others' lives.

The final Storybook I read was The Dark Side of Fairy Tales. I was drawn to this Storybook because as of late there have been a lot of movies that are just fairytale movies redone -- in a darker style. For instance, Alice in wonderland that was directed by Tim Burton. I enjoy this new take on fairytales. The physical layout of the of pages supported the theme of what I believe the author was trying to portray: darkness. The dark and gloomy colors suggest that this Storybook may be about fairytales it is not all about happily ever afters. It is about the dark and sad obstacles the fairytale character endured.

Below is a picture from the Storybook, The Dark Side of Fairy Tales . As you can see it adds to the theme of the Storybook: dark and gloomy. 

Image information: Grimm, Source:Myth-Folklore