I picked up Ahmed and the Feather Girl by Jane Ray (2010) because the cover illustration was so inviting. The dust jacket says, "This is a beautiful, multi-layered story in the fairytale tradition, with magical, glowing illustrations." The words "fairytale tradition" explains the fanciful continent. A young orphan named Ahmed lives a desperate life in a traveling circus. One day, while walking in a forest, he discovers a large egg. A girl hatches from the egg and she is also mistreated by the circus owner. Ahmed risks further abuse by rescuing the girl, and his reward is to be rescued from the circus, and from this earth, by the bird girl. The author writes,“ I am drawn to the fairytale because of its humanity and it’s universality. Many fairytales are parables dealing with deep emotions."
Chelsy Beverly has FairyTale PowerPoint. Raquel Fabian has a Fairy Tales Story Board. Terbet Lane has Fairy Tale Story Elements Creative Story Starter Writing Prompt Cards.
