Book Tour & Book Review: Griswold & Christophe by Christian Bjone #blogtour #middlegrade #fantasy #bookreview #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

 

 

Middle Grade Fantasy

 

Griswold & Christophe is “A New Fairy Tale.” It is part of a new tradition in contemporary kid’s books that makes direct and playful references to old legends, fairy tales, children’s rhymes and folk tales. You can see this in other current authors like Tom Gault and his “The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess.” Also with Jess Hannigan’s book titled: “Spider in the Well.” In “Griswold & Christophe” there are obvious references (some made by the characters themselves) to Gilgamesh the Hero, The March of the Toy Soldiers, Theseus in the Minotaur’s Labyrinth, Sleeping Beauty in the Woods, Androcles and the Lion, Oedipus and the Sphinx, The Sword in the Stone and The Adventures of Pinocchio.

 

 

Review

I appreciated the diversity of characters and the joining of unlikely allies to fight for good over evil.

The inclusion of a myriad of characters is a great way to model understanding of differences.

I liked that kindness, communication and guidance had a positive influence over these characters.

The references to tales you are familiar with was a nice tough. There were also surprises which kept the story even more interesting.

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