Gender Swapped Fairy Tales

Reviews

Rachael Davis

Why should a sentence or attitude sound more or less acceptable based solely on the character’s gender? Gorgeous book: thick hardcover, beautiful illustrations. Before I read this book, I was anticipating reading about strong female heroines and seeing male characters show a tender, vulnerable side. Karrie recreated the style but with the genders swapped!

Henry

And something that once felt dated, now feels modern. These stories can be read to, or by, girls and boys who will get equal enjoyment from the gender swaps and the refreshing twists that result from the juxtaposition of roles. “Wife and husband” team, Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett, have created a truly thought-provoking and gorgeously illustrated, collection of fairy tales. I love that this alternative version will be the first way they hear some of these stories.

Amazon Customer

For me, some of the biggest questions about gender stereotypes were raised in the flippant descriptions of these secondary characters. Gender Swapped Fairy Tales is a fabulous, thought-provoking read, that has been beautifully illustrated. Arrived 2 weeks earlier. My young daughters haven’t ever read some of the fairy tales included.

So what did she do? It would make a wonderful gift as well as a fabulous learning resource in schools. The gender-swapping is also shown through the illustrations. *I received a complimentary copy of this book.

The topic is good as well, as it teaches young kids that girls can be strong heroes and boys can be vulnerable and need help. A great gift for any age. Love it. A book to enjoy and to keep.