[Book] The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen

Title Illustration I read somewhere that the story of Disney's Frozen was based on this book, so I decided to read and review it for this blog.   I want to be clear that there is almost nothing that the story of Frozen has left in common with this original fairytale, except for a talking reindeer.  This is a short read, and I've linked to the full text via Project Gutenberg in the book information block below....

3 Oct 2019 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink

[Book] The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Book cover The Graveyard Book isn't a horror novel, but it is absolutely goth and macabre. The story follows a boy from 18 months old when his whole family is murdered and he wanders off into the night through his childhood as he is raised in a graveyard by two ghosts and a vampire as guardian (who supplies physical things, like food and clothes).  At one point, we meet a werewolf and ghouls as well....

18 Sep 2019 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink

[Book] This Fight Is Our Fight by Elizabeth Warren

Book Cover Elizabeth Warren is running for president, and pretty much every candidate writes a book prior to running.   It's a good way to let folks know where they are coming from, and do so in a long format, unfiltered by the journalist's desire to pare things down into sound-bites. This book is subtitled: The Battle to Save America's Middle Class.  This is a book about politics, personal history of the author and the economic history of the country along with ample explanation of why the past matters today....

4 Sep 2019 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink

[Book] How To Be A Snow Queen by Mari Schuh

Book cover This is a children's (6 to 10 years) book about leadership, the subtitle is Leadership With Elsa.  While recapping the story of Disney's Frozen, it is a combination of pointing out leadership traits within the story, and pop-up video style call-outs to movie related facts.  Because this is an educational title riding on top of the fictional story of Frozen, it is categorized as a non-fiction book....

28 Aug 2019 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink