To be completely honest, I am little disappointed in this book.

I adore the concept, appreciate the thought that went into re-writing the stories, and love the way they adapted them and added new morals and representation that is desperately needed for the children and families who will read it together.
But I found the majority of the stories new plots, and the writing style itself, a little lacklustre.

Of course these are all well known tales, which is always hard to re-write in an interesting and gripping way. I truly enjoyed, however, finally seeing traditional tales filled with offhand representation of queer couples, disabled characters, gender neutral pronouns, and a spectrum of body shapes, colours and expressions, just as it should be. It was definitely a joy to read. I just feel it had so much /more/ potential to be brilliant!

I will highlight the stories I enjoyed the most:
> Pinocchio - for its beautiful moral story of what it means to be a boy, and it's complete tear down of toxic masculinity in the space of 6 pages!
> Rumplestiltskin - for its gentle and magical take on refugees/immigrants, and how you should never compromise on yourself and your heritage just to be liked.
> Quasimodo - for its gentle and uplifting introduction to community activism, and representation of people whose voices deserve to be heard.
> King Midas & The Pied Piper - for their strong and honest representations of fathers who are not afraid to show emotions and throw away societal gender norms.