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LitsyEvents
Snow-White and Rose-Red | The Brothers Grimm
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repost for @TheBookHippie

#CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2026 FEBRUARY ?

Find versions of this tale.

Despite having a character with the same name, this story is not related to the fairy tale “Snow White” that inspired the 1937 Walt Disney animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The modern German name of that heroine is Schneewittchen rather than Schneeweißchen. This story has little in common but the similar name of its fair-skinned girl.

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dabbe
Cheerful | Palmer Brown
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#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

This question came at a most opportune time as I read it today for the #CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2026 led by @TheBookHippie. I'm going to go further than this book, though and state that I find eternal hope in many children's literature books. My ultimate would be THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN by E.B. White, but as I finished this one, I chose it. I'm going to have to read more children's literature this year to survive. 💚

BookmarkTavern True! So much hope is found in stories for children! Thanks for sharing! 13h
Butterfinger Totally agree. I love children's literature. 9h
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dabbe
Cheerful | Palmer Brown
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#CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2026 @TheBookHippie
CHEERFUL by Palmer Brown is a quietly affirming children‘s book that treats longing and change with warmth and reassurance. The story follows a small city mouse who feels drawn toward a life in the country that would better suit him. Brown‘s delicate illustrations reinforce this outlook, depicting both city and countryside as welcoming spaces within a generous world. ⬇️

dabbe The countryside is not portrayed as an escape, but as a place where Cheerful‘s instincts finally feel at ease. For young readers, this can be deeply reassuring: wanting something different is part of growing, and moving toward it can happen gradually and safely. For this 60-year-old cynic, it gave me hope and reminded me that there is still a lot of beauty in this world.

I think I need more children's literature in my life these days. 💚
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TheBookHippie 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 It‘s like a little gift. 🙃 16h
dabbe @TheBookHippie 💚🎯💚 12h
DinoMom This sounds lovely 💕 11h
AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥲📚💝. 4h
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kspenmoll
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Sunday before dinner wine & cheese & a book. Beef stew is simmering on the stove.

TheEllieMo Dinner, wine and cheese sounds lovely! 16h
Aims42 Chef‘s juice and snack is the best way to mentally prepare for dinner 😁👍 16h
TheBookgeekFrau I'm making beef stew too! 15h
kspenmoll @TheBookgeekFrau Like minds! It‘s such a comfort food-with bread! 14h
TheBookgeekFrau @kspenmoll 🙌🏼🙌🏼 13h
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MidnightBookGirl
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This past week the world lost this bright, beautiful, sassy, cat loving girl. We were lucky to have Willow for 5 years, and I‘m so glad she‘s pain free at long last. I bought this little one so many books over the years- her favorite, along with her cousins, was I Eat Poop, about a dung beetle. So, for Willow, gift or donate a book to child, read to them, treasure the memories. She shone so bright, we can still feel her warmth. 💚🎗️

MidnightBookGirl Some of Willowbug‘s favorite books 22h
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merelybookish A beautiful tribute! So sorry for your loss. 💔 22h
Bklover I am so so sorry! What a beautiful child! I know just the child I will read to❤️❤️ 22h
Ruthiella Oh my goodness. I am so sorry for your loss. 💔 22h
jen_the_scribe I‘m so sorry 💔 22h
julieclair What a beautiful girl. My heart aches for your loss. I have made a donation to a literacy project in Willow‘s memory. https://www.donorschoose.org/project/winter-wonders-stories-from-the-snow/998290... 22h
TheBookHippie So sorry. Will read one of these favorites to my readers. 22h
tpixie @MidnightBookGirl so sorry for your loss. I will read at least one of these to my grandchildren in her honor. 21h
SamAnne So sorry for your loss. What a beautiful smile. ❤️ 21h
Chelsea.Poole I‘m so sorry 💔 21h
TheBookgeekFrau 💔🫂 21h
lil1inblue 🫂💔 I'll fill our neighborhood free little library with these books in Willow's honor. 21h
ShelleyBooksie I am so sorry for your loss ♡ 20h
TrishB So sorry 💔 19h
dabbe What a fitting tribute. I am so sorry for your loss. Keeping you in my thoughts. 💔 18h
Susanita I‘m so sorry. 😢💔 18h
Amiable 💔 My deepest condolences—so very sorry for your loss. 🙁 17h
Gissy Sorry for your loss😔💔 16h
Jas16 I cannot tell you how sorry I am. 15h
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I am so terribly sorry for your loss. 💔😢 13h
MidnightBookGirl @julieclair that is so kind! 12h
Librarybelle I am so sorry for your loss 12h
KT1432 I‘m just so sorry to hear this. 💔 What a beautiful little girl 10h
quietjenn I'm so very sorry. 💙 10h
Zuhkeeyah I‘m so very sorry for your loss 💔 9h
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mcctrish
Oh, Canada! | Per-Henrik Grth
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CBC‘s Canada Reads Longlist was announced and my TBR has grown again 😆 I‘ve only read Julie Chan so I‘ve a few to get to #canadareads2026

Prairiegirl_reading I‘ve only heard of a couple of these. Happy to see heated rivalry. I like that cbc is becoming more inclusive with romance and other books that aren‘t super literary. 2d
TheKidUpstairs I loved The Hunger We Pass Down. So far, it seems a more promising list than last year! but you never really know which will be chosen. Although I mostly read Literary Fiction, like @Prairiegirl_reading said, I'm really happy with how they are really broadening the scope of what a Canada Reads book is with more genre fiction. Can't wait to see who the defenders will be this year! 2d
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mcctrish I will add The Hunger We Pass Down to my list for sure @TheKidUpstairs and yes I like the variety 2d
Prairiegirl_reading @TheKidUpstairs that one sounds so good! I ran out of holds in Libby. Hopefully the wait won‘t be too long when there is room to add more holds. 2d
mcctrish @Prairiegirl_reading I added a few of these to Libby 2d
Chelsea.Poole Interesting list! How do they pick the selections? Must be different publication dates as well…? 2d
mcctrish @Chelsea.Poole they ask prominent Canadians from all walks of life to champion a book and then they go toe to toe promoting 2d
Chelsea.Poole Oh nice. I see some posts here about it from you all and I‘ve never looked into. Thanks for enlightening me! 2d
mcctrish @Chelsea.Poole right now we know the books but not the Canadians 2d
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Kshakal
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I got together with a couple of my favorite book friends and we wrapped our #surprisebooks for each other… I can‘t wait for our 3rd year of our tradition!!

kspenmoll Beautiful paper! 2d
lil1inblue Love this! 😍 2d
Ruthiella I love that you have IRL books friends! 2d
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Charityann That's so fun! 2d
dabbe 🤩😍🤩 2d
Gissy Nice idea!📚👌 17h
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