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2.5
Jim Henson's The Storyteller Sirens is an enchanting collection of fables beautifully illustrated. The storyteller of each selection enjoys the amusing companionship of their precocious dog prompting the telling of the parable. All the stories are a delight for the senses - expounding a heartfelt message not soon to be forgotten.
I like the 1st and 3rd story better
Two classic tales of mermaids who sing and captivate, a tale of a selkie spared that later spares the main character and their siblings, and a Chinese human creation myth.
I've been a fan of Jim Henson for quite literally as long as I can remember but I didn't know about The Storyteller until my best friend pulled an all-nighter to show it to me when we were in college. It's a shame that John Hurt only did one season of the show, and even sadder that he'll never be able to reprise the role again. There have been rumblings of late about bringing it back due to the excellent revival of the Dark Crystal universe and a forthcoming Labyrinth sequel, but this will be a
I enjoyed the television series as a child and these graphic novel renderings are a delight to read in my adulthood. Just like any short stories there are ones that hit and the ones that miss. There are ones that stick with me and there are ones that I quickly forget. I would recommend this to anyone that enjoys fairy tales or the storyteller series.
I thought that I’d check this out and then give it to one of the kids and have not read any other of these Storyteller books. This one is okay - the art and writing are mostly good (at least one story was all summary and somewhat lame), but I don’t think the kids would really like it. But I think waiting a few years will be too late, and they’ll have grown out of this book. There’s surely a sweet spot, but the book isn’t good enough to worry about it much more than I have already. Very cool idea...
I also didn't grow up with the show but the lessons that the stories were telling were up to date. My favorite story was Empress Wa because it shows what a mother would do for her children or in this case a goddess would do for her creations. I felt that the carelessness of the other gods was sort unrealistic but that's how gods are portrayed in other myths. I also wish that the artist on the third story (One spared to the Sea) made the story longer and would show us more of the selkies and the
I am, as always, a sucker for a selkie story and I am especially fond of the more recent trend of loving selkie stories. And while One Spared to the Sea is my favorite of this quartet, they are all quite good and wildly different both in art and story.
A beautiful collection of for stories, all centred around the mythos of sirens. Gorgeous artwork and wonderful storytelling!
Although I didn't grow up with the Storyteller, these were a lot of fun to read. The different art styles set the tone of each story and made them unique. The first story was my least favorite although I still liked it. I was stunned by the artwork of the second story, it suited the legend strikingly. The cute, warm third adventure made me smile, while the rather ominous last part of the book made me wonder. The gold color made the pages pop, and although the storyline was more difficult to foll...
A nice addition to The Storyteller series. Some of the collections in this series are weaker than other, but this one is very strong. It draws from multiple traditions of siren and related merfolk stories.There are some sweet elements tied to traditionally sadder stories --like the selkie stories --that brighten them up and add a fresh spin to the classics. There are also some deeper horror elements applied to the scarier merfolk stories. This collection puts the soft and kind alongside the shar...
This book is so beautiful. I really enjoyed it. I would have to say it is not exactly aptly named as only one of the four stories is about a "Siren" type character (though still technically a mermaid as defined by being half fish, half woman, not a siren which is a half bird, half woman. She just interacted with others like a Siren). The funniest part about this was that the introduction stated this fact clearly, but the title was kept the same. One of the stories is about a Mermaid, another a S...
Each of the four stories are told by a different author/artist and I liked some styles more than others. It was interesting to read some siren/mermaid tales from around the world that were based a bit on folktales.
Prachtige artwork en mooie hervertellingen van folk verhalen
Beautiful collection, as always in this series.
This was.. nice. The art was the main thing here, the stories? Ehhh.. I'm glad I didn't buy it or I would have been disappointed plot wise. I read this as the individual issues from my local library so I'm not too bothered by it. Sad though, I was very excited to read it!! I did like the story about the German tale of Lorelai though.
Such beautiful illustrations and storytelling. A great flashback to childhood with The Storyteller.
I really enjoyed Sirens, a lot more than Ghosts. I love stories about mermaids, selkies and every other sea creature, so I expected to like this one more than Ghosts.I love the artwork in all four of the stories. I can't chose which was my favorite art style because I enjoyed them all equally. My favorite storyline though, was One Spared to the Sea. It was so stinking cute, I wish there was an actual long comic based on this story.I loved Lorelei Daughter of the Rhine, because of the color theme...
Gorgeous illustrations. I was a bit disappointed at the storyline, but I think it was because I was fresh off the horror comics. I was hoping for more of a Dark Crystal, but this was a folktale retelling. Still worth a read.
