Fairy Tale Comics, edited by Chris Duffy, 128 pp, RL 2

Besides the excitement of coming across fairy tales I have never heard of, I love the experience seeing how other people choose to interpret or tell a story. I had my 9 year old son test drive Fairy Tale Comics before writing this review and was happy to see him read it from cover to cover, intrigued by the stories he knew and those he didn't. In fact, he'd stop from time to time to read me portions that tickled him.
The range of illustrations is expansive, with styles ranging from flat and classically-styled cartoons to something elaborately rendered, as Brett Helquist does with Rumpelstiltskin. While there is a lot of humor in the stories, some are wordless and some are very wordy. In a nutshell, this is a diverse yet perfectly assembled collection that kids - and adults - will love.
Source: Review Copy