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May 1st is Mother Goose Day. Who knew?!? We thought in honor of all the great nursery rhymes and fairy tales out there we'd do a Mother Goose Theme.

Find books that are based on a fairy tale or nursery rhyme, or are re-tellings of old fairy tales, anything that you can make fit. There is no way Stephanie & I plan on being the theme police so if you can justify the book (however loosely) it's good!

We're pushing it to get a May Group read going but we are really excited to try something new. Please submit your nominations & why it fits the theme ASAP.

1. Legendary Lovers by Debbie Macomber
2. Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
3. A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
4. The Daughters Grimm by Minda Webber
5. Bridge of Birds A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was by Barry Hughart
6. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
7. Lament The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater
8. Daughter of the Flames by Zoë Marriott
9. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
10. A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry 1) Laurell K. Hamilton
11. Darkfever Karen Marie Moning
12. Undone by Rachel Caine

I've got a book that fits the category, but it isn't paranormal. It's traditional romance. Debbie Macomber wrote an anthology Legendary Lovers. Inside are three complete novels based on fairy tales: Cindy And The Prince, Some Kind of Wonderful, and Almost Paradise. They are based off the fairy tales (in order of the books above): Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Snow White.

oh neat.. sounds cool. :)

the book i pick is Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston i haven't read it but i think it will fit.. :)

I'd like to suggest A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce. It's a new twist on Rumplestiltskin.

Minda Webber's The Daughters Grimm is right on theme. Jumbles a number of fairy tales into a paranormal storyline following two sisters and their romantic adventures.

(Probably my least favorite title by one of my favorite authors. Good read, but much slower paced than her other novels. I'll let ya'll be the judge.) :O)

I have a fairy tale shelf that is mostly full of books that I really want to get my hands on. A book I have wanted for over a year now is Bridge of Birds A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was.

The description compares it to The Princess Bride and The Last Unicorn, 2 wonderful fantasy stories. If we have a group read, and Birds is chosen, then I would just have to buy it:)

There is some great suggestions so far. We'll put up a poll at the end of the week. Please feel free to submit any suggestions you want until then - just justify why they fit the theme. Keep in mind, you can be as creative as you want in your justification.

THANKS for all the suggestions so far!

how about Inkheart Inkheart Book 1 by Cornelia Funke ok i am going to fill in y i think this book fits this theme.. its a modern day Fantasy fairly tale. i found a summary to describe the book..

Inkheart an enchanting fantasy tale about a girl called Meggie. Meggie is a girl the age of twelve who lives in Italy with her father, Mortimer, but Meggie has always called him Mo. Mo is a bookbinder who loves books and so does Meggie, although unlike most fathers he has never read out loud to her since her mother "left".When Meggie can't sleep she lays down with a book and reads by candlelight, even though Mo has told her many times not to, when she is sad she reads, and when she has nightmares she runs to mo's room and reads, nothing allows her to fall asleep better than a book and the sound of Mo's soft breathing. At night she falls asleep with a book under her pillow and swears that sometimes she can hear it whispering to her. Mo has always told Meggie the truth about everything or so Meggie thinks.

i haven't seen the movie yet.. i am waiting to read the book first because i know it will be better in the long run. :)

Lament The Faerie Queen's Deception is my suggestion. Deals with fairies.. which is one of the words in the phrase "fairy tale" so I think it fits.

Can I do more than one?

Also, Daughter of the Flames has some fairy tale background I believe. Or at least the plot seems very much like one.

Kristen wrote: "Deals with fairies.. words in the phrase "fairy tale" so I think it fits

CUTE!

Yup - you can do more then one. As the group gets bigger we might limit that but we're tiny now so the more the merrier.

Melissa Marr's - Wicked Lovely or Ink Exchange. They're YA, but well written.

Laurell K. Hamilton's Merry Gentry series also deals with the Fae.

Karen Marie Moning's - Dark Fever, Blood Fever & Fae Fever are also Fae related.

Rachel Caine's - Undone is Fae related too. :)

Hey Judi -

Do you want to recommend all of those for the Fairy Tale theme group read? It's okay if you do I just want to make sure before I add them to the list.

Hi Shanon,

I sure do! They're all excellent reads in my opinion and all are based on the Fae. :)

The polls wil be open until 4/25. PLEASE VOTE

There are several books tied for the lead. Feel free to switch your votes, especially if you're the only one voting for the book :)

If we're still have such a close race by, let's say Wednesday morning, I'll create a new poll with only the top 4. There were just too many good books nominated!

As of right now we have a tie between Darkfever & Wicked Lovely. Nothing else is really close. Instead of posting a 2nd poll we'll let this one go until the end of the week and see how it works itself out.