Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

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So much fun reading this with young children, and having them figure out which of the other stories they may have heard or read parallel the stories in the book. Asha, The Little Cinder Girl: A decent reimagining of the French Cinderella with references to both the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage show gown and the various Disney versions. How fun to include some of the known and typical “Disney” colours when retelling the stories previously centred otherwise.

One bloodthirsty ruler has been overthrown by another, casting the shadow of death over the Solaris Empire. However, with the right mindset, clarity of direction, good practical advice and much du‘ā’ and trust in Allah, all of our children can memorise the Qur’an and foster a deep and important relationship with this miraculous Book.Costumes are beautiful - and in some well known stories use traditional colors from popular fairy tales as well as African styling.

It is my hope and prayer that we are able to connect our children to the Qur’an, not only in memorisation, but also reading, understanding, contemplation and application.These world-renowned child photographers have achieved major success, including being named New York Times Best Sellers for their coffee table books, Glory and Crowned, and winning the prestigious Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for their children's book, "The Me I Choose to Be. Photographers Kahran and Regis Bethencourt reimagine fairy tales | In their new book, "Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora," photographers Kahran and Regis Bethencourt challenge preconceived notions. Today, they will join that elite group of people who have memorised the Book of Allah from cover to cover.

I like the idea of this book, and I loved the stories in the third section which focused on brand new fairy tales not based on prior stories.So far, I’ve read The Poisoned Apple, and loved that Ebony Black was taught to fight for herself, and her kind heart was just as important as her fierce spirit. The Little Mermaid: good moral about choosing to do good and be selfless even to the point of risking your life to save someone who is being a bully to you, but not at all either the Disney version or the original Hans Christian Anderson version. Goldi: The Girl with the Golden Locks" was the favorite story for Regis to retell because the original story "didn't really have a lesson at the end. Crown Books area manager Rich Ball briefly assisted the Books-A-Million changeover, then founded book wholesaler The Page's Edge in Springfield, Virginia.

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