Roxy & Jones: The great fairytale cover-up by Angela Woolfe
Walker Books, 2020. ISBN: 9781406391374. 254pp.
(Age: 8 -12) Numerous children's authors have been playing with
traditional fairy tales for years. The original stories evoke such
amazing characters and places - no wonder they keep emerging in
films, plays and books. Libraries produce lists of fractured fairy
tales for the avid reader of these all too familiar tales. We all
remember The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
and Lane Smith. Recently my 8 year-old granddaughter has been
enthralled by the Whatever After series by Sarah Mylnowski.
This clever book Roxy & Jones brings together numerous
fairy tales as the 2 heroines battle a false memory enchantment.
There is plenty happening in this rather complicated but very
enjoyable story. The dialogue is slick and clever - just right for
those young readers with minds for mix-ups, knowledge of
fairy-tales, and good senses of humour. They will love it!
Julie Wells