Challenges from Exploding Steamboats discussion

Since you aren't me, you can team this prompt up with the "original Beauty and the Beast" prompt and even decide to go with a completely different original fairy tale or classic.

I'm planning to read The Mere Wife, which is a retelling of Beowulf.

I am going with the original fairy tale approach here.

Once Upon a Marigold by Jeanne Ferris was delightful and I will be looking for the next 2 books in the trilogy.