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 The Clothes Horse and other Stories - Janet Ahlberg
 The Clothes Horse and other Stories - Janet Ahlberg ... clothes, and a giant so bothered by boys named 'Jack' that he has to have a special pot to keep them in, to name but a few.Newest Review: ... ell-written, and funny in a sweet way. But, maybe it's ... more ... sweetness is one of its drawbacks, and I think it's cleverness may be, too. Ahlberg uses fairytale a great deal in "The Clothes Horse". He plays with fairytale and language, but he plays with cosy fairytale. Fairytale's are not cosy. Yes, the Disney fairytales may be cosy, but not proper fairytales. Proper fairytales have darkness, too. People get turned into stone, Red Ettins have to be fought, and fairytale mirrors the real world. Poor children have to divide up journey-cakes in real fairytale, an...more |
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The Clothes Horse and Other Stories
Pages: 48, Edition: New edition, Paperback, Puffin Books Last Update 15.12.2009 06:06
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The Clothes Horse and Other Stories (PuffinBooks)
Pages: 32, Edition: New edition, Paperback, Puffin Books Last Update 15.12.2009 06:06
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Pages: 32, Edition: 1st, Hardcover, Viking Children's Books Last Update 15.12.2009 06:06
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The Clothes Horse and other Stories - Janet Ahlberg: Do I really back this horse? (1433 words)
by - written on 13/07/01 (Very useful, 105 readings)
Rating:
God knows. Thats one of the short story titles in this slim volume. The others are : The Clothes Horse, Life Savings, The Jack Pot, No-man's Land, and The Night Train. The titles alone should give you an idea of what these tales are about. But, did you know that a clothes horse was originally made by a magician, and now works on the stage, masquerading as two men dressed as a horse? Or that the train which delivers the night was held to ransom, forcing a King to issue a proclamation? Or that the problem of No-mans land was solved by a small girl on a swing? What the Ahlberg's have done here, is to take everyday expressions and explain them laterally, and ... Read the complete review
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