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Tonight's Tales for Troubled Times, a Nordic myth - The Theft of Idun and her Apples - and for the bairns a Slovenian folktale, The Three Peas. Enjoy the stories and please share them! https://t.co/FrD82YV5RU

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2020-05-29

So who else is missing large gatherings? Another illustrated folktale, from last year, of a Nigerian folktale of a king and his magic drum that summons a feast! Stay safe until we can all be together again!

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2020-05-24

My self publishing class challenged me to make an 8 page minicomic in 24 hours or less, so I retold the folktale, The Armadillo’s Song!

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2020-05-03

Presenting my OC, Mariang Pasayan!

In an Ilianen-Manobo folktale, the Prawn is a prominent character, having claws like spears. After reading this, I thought of having a spear-wielding war goddess with the traits of a prawn.

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2020-04-18

The Chinese folktale, "Three Impossible Tasks," retold by Phillis Gershator with art by , appeared in two parts in CRICKET Magazine. We'd like to share both parts with you and your family:
Part 1: https://t.co/XzARi0r3Fi
Part 2: https://t.co/v4FHTa3VRs

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2020-03-27

Each new year is marked by a monster's attack on their mountain village. This year, Jia and her friend Deshi have decided to fight back. Jia and the Nian Monster is a YA retelling of the Chinese folktale, out March 18: https://t.co/O4U0FYzCEh

By Mike Richardson &

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2020-03-06

Each new year is marked by a monster's attack on their mountain village. This year, Jia and her friend Deshi have decided to fight back. Jia and the Nian Monster is a YA retelling of the Chinese folktale, out March 18: https://t.co/O4U0FYRe2R

By Mike Richardson &

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2020-03-02

In Stavr the Noble, a Russian folktale, Vasilissa leaps the castle walls to rescue her husband. Illustration by Frank Cheyne Papé.

We shall be delving some into Russian folklore in Season 2. Don't forget to join us come February.

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2020-01-10

Concept art by Marc Davis for Disney's Chanticleer (unreleased)

This art comes from Disney's second attempt to adapt the Chanticleer folktale, canceled in the early 1960s in favor of The Sword in the Stone

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2019-11-29

Character designs by Nadia Vurbenova-Mouri for Haunted Holiday (unreleased), dir. Ralph Eggleston, Warner Bros. Feature Animation

Little is known about this 1990s film based on the Bluebeard folktale, but rumors say that it was canceled after Quest for Camelot lost money

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2019-11-27

I don't think you can call The Hobbit a true folktale, but I just couldn't resist adding a hobbit hole for "home." There is a giveaway for my paintings, but this time it's only for my patrons. Any tier is eligible! https://t.co/dASGcBnNx3

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2019-11-06

oh yeah hey guys
my full piece for volume 1: fairy tales!
It's a reimagining of the Tam Lin folktale, one of my favorites <3

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2019-06-17

After waiting a year to hear back from a publisher on her new folktale, Julia Donaldson sent it to this artist.

He submitted it to Macmillan. A week later, they had a book deal for, “The Gruffalo”.

This is our post on Axel Scheffler. https://t.co/voBeasgZ2M

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2019-06-04

Lisa i zayats (The Fox & The Hare) from 1973 is lovely Russian animated directed by Yuri Norshteyn. Based on a folktale, this film tells the story of a displaced hare.

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2019-03-22

Taken from a traditional Russian folktale, and full of all manner of Death and devilry - 'The Soldier and Death' (1989) dir. Jim Henson. Taken from Jim Henson's The StoryTeller series - season 1.

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2019-02-18

Being a half-man, half-hedgehog means Hans has little hope of a happy ending... or does he? This German retold by Quillon Dayton with illustrations by José Sanabria, appears in January's CRICKET Magazine! Explore CRICKET: https://t.co/877OtLmskg

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2019-01-30

Candace Camling's beautiful illustration for the Icelandic folktale, "The Huldufolk," appears in FACES Magazine. The latest issue of FACES visits the small but beautiful island nation of Learn more about FACES: https://t.co/i1tOnj9Gsk

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2018-11-20

Happy Qixi Festival (aka Chinese Valentine's Day)! Based on the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl folktale, the 7th day of the 7th lunar month is for celebrating love as it was the one day annually that the 2 lovers, who were banished to opposite sides of the Milky Way, could reunite.

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2018-08-17

This beautiful artwork by accompanies the Wyandot "Why Leaves Have Many Colors in Autumn," retold in the latest issue of FACES Magazine. Explore FACES: https://t.co/i1tOnj9Gsk

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2018-07-13

I'm making a comic based on a korean folktale, about a girl married to a demon. Check out "Blue Fire" on Smackjeeves, Tapast, Webtoon.

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2017-07-25