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Eldonita je 18-a de marto 2019 de Independently Published, Independently published.

ISBN:: 978-1-0907-3625-3

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Antonio is an orphan. He grew up in an old hut in a village, doing all kinds of work for everyone around, to get by and earn his food.

One day he accepts a dare and agrees to work for an old woman. A woman living apart from the village and rumored to be a witch. All the peasants fear her, but Antonio agrees to help take care of her garden.

As a reward for his kind heart and the job he does, the old woman gives Antonio an unusual reward. She gives him her Magic clogs.

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Stephanie Jane recenzis MAGIC CLOGS de Stjepan Varesevac Cobets

Fairytale vibes

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Magic Clogs is the first of two and a half short stories in this ebook, the others being Clare, The Small Frog and the first half of Joseph The Giant. The stories are nicely written in a style which is ideal for reading aloud and all three feel like traditional tales, albeit lighter than, say, Grimm fairytales which can go to some pretty dark places. Neither of Cobets' lead characters, Antonio and Clare, face any real opposition in their quests and Joseph the giant seemed to be doing just fine at the point where his story peters out too. (It might all go south for him in the second installment of course, but I don't know where that story concludes.) I did feel that the stories might have been better published in individual illustrated volumes as they seem intended for a very young audience who would appreciate accompanying pictures although …

Magic Clogs is the first of two and a half short stories in this ebook, the others being Clare, The Small Frog and the first half of Joseph The Giant. The stories are nicely written in a style which is ideal for reading aloud and all three feel like traditional tales, albeit lighter than, say, Grimm fairytales which can go to some pretty dark places. Neither of Cobets' lead characters, Antonio and Clare, face any real opposition in their quests and Joseph the giant seemed to be doing just fine at the point where his story peters out too. (It might all go south for him in the second installment of course, but I don't know where that story concludes.) I did feel that the stories might have been better published in individual illustrated volumes as they seem intended for a very young audience who would appreciate accompanying pictures although I understand that the tales were originally created as bedtime tales for the author's daughter so I guess that a parental performance (there's lots of different animal voices to attempt in Clare, The Small Frog) would be just as entertaining.