The Uses of Enchantment
The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
by Bruno Bettelheim
Recommended by Glen Mazzara and Ted Hope
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Folklore, Psychology, and Social Sciences.
Bruno Bettelheim was one of the great child psychologists of the twentieth century and perhaps none of his books has been more influential than this revelatory study of fairy tales and their universal importance in understanding childhood development.Analyzing a wide range of traditional stories, from the tales of Sindbad to ?The Three Little Pigs,...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Folklore, Psychology, and Social Sciences.
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Ted Hope
“Brilliant book. Dense. Not a quick read by any means but lots of fascinating stuff.”
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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