Amber Dickson rated The robber bride: 4 stars

The robber bride by Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood's The Robber Bride is inspired by "The Robber Bridegroom," a wonderfully grisly tale from the Brothers Grimm in …
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Margaret Atwood's The Robber Bride is inspired by "The Robber Bridegroom," a wonderfully grisly tale from the Brothers Grimm in …
The kids loved the novelty of the finger puppet and insisted on borrowing it from the library. The story has a good lesson, and it was simple enough for my 6 year old daughter was able to read it to herself. I just found the text very uninspired.
This story bears a strong resemblance to [b:Strega Nona|581409|Strega Nona|Tomie dePaola|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348009308s/581409.jpg|1442720] but is fun nonetheless. The edition we read has two children named Lily and Ben who love chips and burgers, so maybe ours is the Australian version.

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