Every Fairy Tale Book I Own 📚 | 120+ Books | Fairy Tales with Jen

[@chantellebehrens]

Is it even a Jen Campbell video if one isn’t pausing every five minutes to add a book to one’s TBR?

[@bronwyndiperi6696]

Exactly! I"m never going to get to the end of this video!

[@booksoverbreakfast]

My favourite course I took for my English degree was Fairy Tales. You always inspire me to expand my collection!

[@karengolden3778]

Loved the tour Jen. Would you please give us a tour of your picture books? I would love to start my own collection and would appreciate your input x

[@TheOtherMoof]

Thank you so much for doing this video! This is my favourite subject too; I'm trying to grow my own collection of folk and fairy tales and am always looking for recommendations so this has given me lots of inspiration. I have a few of these already but many more on my TBR list. Thank you!

[@jenvcampbell]

You’re welcome!

[@Laughingtoyourself]

love the colour palette ofnyour whole outfit! it goes so well with your nail polish!

[@trishab490]

It’s official! I never watch one of your videos without adding books to my TBR! Loving your work. would love to know more about your new book 💜

[@jenvcampbell]

I'll share more when I can :) x

[@blaineliebnow1418]

Hi Jen, it's Blaine from today until xmas I will be trying to watch all your youtube videos, what i am calling Christmas with Jen

[@jenvcampbell]

Merry Christmas!

[@paulwinchell6904]

Friend you are in for a treat

[@ToddsBookTube91]

I thought of a cool topic for a photo called, The Out Of Print Book Tag (to do a review on a book that is no longer in print)

[@LunaciaBooks]

"The books have been breeding" - I can really relate to this! ;) I absolutely love fairytales, and grew up with the Norwegian folk tales, and the Danish H. C. Andersen's tales, as well as Grimm. :) I remember I had a kids' fairytale book with Cinderella (Askepott), where the sisters actually chops parts of their feet off, and the blood gives them away. Yes, they were published for kids. This was in the 1970's, though... Who illustrated your Norwegian Folk Tales book? I absolutely adore Theodor Kittelsen's illustrations!

[@jenvcampbell]

Yes, the cutting off of the toes/heels is in quite a few children's editions. Blood and gore for kids is fine, I was more referring to the sexual violence in fairy tales that's not for kids. xx

[@jenvcampbell]

Re. Norwegian, I have two: the small one is doesn't have an illustrator listed, so I assume they are by the authors Abjornsen and Moe. The large one -including fairy tales from Finland, Sweden etc- by Chronicle has illustrations by Ulla Thynell.

[@LunaciaBooks]

@@jenvcampbell Yes, understood what you mean re. sexual voilence. Just find it funny how chopping off body parts are OK. Asbjørnsen and Moe collected the tales, but as far as I know, never illustrated anything. I did look up your edition, though, and can see there are illustrations by Theodor Kittelsen, Eilif Peterssen, Erik Werenskiold, and Otto Sinding. I think Theodor Kittelsen is my favourite Asbjørnsen and Moe illustrator.

[@theuncommonviewer]

Thanks for the video. That really was thorough! I used to have such a passion for fairy tales when I was 16 and wrote my university application all about it. Recently read Marina Warner's Mermaids in the Basement. I wondered if you've ever had the chance to look at any of Ron King's art books? Or if you're familiar with his work? He doesn't always focus on fairy tales and usually makes books interrogating what a book really is. He made a retelling of Bluebeard with a lot of pop-up elements. I wrote an essay all about illustration vs text and his pop-up book blew my mind- a book-object to contemplate at length. If you have seen his work do you like it? If not, maybe its a worth a trip to an archive to take a look sometime in the future.

[@allisgrace1313]

I am so grateful for this tour! I will certainly be looking into many of these!

[@jenvcampbell]

you're welcome! x

[@pinkoii7579]

These look so fun! Also, I’ve been trying to find this book for years now but I can’t remember the title or the name of the author. But, I do remember some parts of the book: -The cover of the book was like a blue sky with fairies flying around in the middle -There was once scene where water pond/ lake fairies made you answer riddles to pass the lake -There was a scene were you walked into a shy weeping fairy in an icy cave -There was a scene in the dark, where the pond/ lake morphed into a face of person.... That’s really all I remember, also the book was more a chapter thick book, rather than a thin book If anyone knows the name of the book or the author pls tell me, thank you 🙏🏻🤍🤍

[@sydneysomer9958]

Amazing collection 😍 ❤ ♥

[@sherrygaming6706]

i am here because of i've watched ur story about pied piper which were published by you in 2017 November quite informative i must say that

[@FaeryLaume]

That was so fun! I'll definitely have to find time to watch your fairy tale playlist.

[@gypsydonovan]

Amazing how they breed. I should have plenty of space but they keep spilling into other rooms & places. I actually had stacks a while ago & bought a new 6 ft book case to contain it but still...

[@bunnygirlerika9489]

They breed like mice!

[@AdrianasWonderland]

books look so amazing

[@abbypage4722]

Much as I try to curb my enthusiasm because large TBRs stress me out, my GoodReads lists always increase exponentially after your videos. (I haven't tried StoryGraph yet!)

[@barnuski29]

Madame D'Aulnoy! I've got a book with her tales in Polish (I'm Polish), published in the 1980. Does your book have a tale called "The golden branch" (or sth similar)? If so, have you read it and what do you think about it?

[@MilenaReads]

Oh gosh, you did a book tour in the Netherlands, if only I had known at the time! Incredibly interesting to see your books on fairytales, Princesses behaving badly is something I’m going to add to my tbr right away, haha! ✨

[@Fe1AlR]

Love that you have fairy tales from the Isle of Man 🥰 have you come across Sofia Morrison’s collection of Manx Fairy Tales? A gorgeous illustrated edition came out a few years ago 🧜‍♀️

[@jenvcampbell]

No, I haven't. I'll keep an eye out for it. x

[@Liz86000]

I loved it ! And I miss Fairy Tales with Jen...

[@jenvcampbell]

It’s tricky writing books about a subject whilst also making public content. x

[@Liz86000]

@@jenvcampbell I can understand that of course. Then... we need YOUR book ! :)

[@jenvcampbell]

@@Liz86000 One of them is out in September. x

[@ThePurpleBookWyrm]

I'm surprised you don't have anything on Charles Perrault, a French author whom the brothers Grimm actually took a lot of inspiration/material from (to put it nicely). Also... no Mabinogion? 😉 Otherwise, what an impressive collection; that book about birds really sounds like it'd be my thing. 😊

[@jenvcampbell]

I have both of those, actually, but they are on a different shelf (along with my Angela Carter world fairy tales book) - as I suspected, I still have some books scattered elsewhere around the flat!

[@ThePurpleBookWyrm]

@@jenvcampbell Ah well that explains it then! 😄 So many books to keep track of, I know the feeling. 😉

[@4everClubfan]

So funny. I'm just reading one of your book recommendations:" New World Fairy Tales" and I love it so much. Thank you so much I'm having a very good time.

[@TheSarahJodi]

Such a great video! Thanks :)

[@katherineallen4239]

Whats the difference between fairy tales and folklore?

[@jenvcampbell]

Elements of folklore appear in fairy tales. Ie Baba Yaga is a character of Russian folklore, who appears in many different fairy tales.

[@falconette8911]

Oooh, was so excited for this video *takes many notes*

[@Efqqq32]

Hi Jen! I'm looking to read more folklore and fairytales from around the world, I'm especially interested in Japanese and Chinese fairytales. Are there any books you would recommend? Thanks, hope you have a good day!

[@jenvcampbell]

I recommended a Chinese one in this video: Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends by Richard Wilhelm (editor), and Frederick Herman Martens (translator). As for Japanese fairy tales. The Japanese edition of Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library would be good, too.

[@paytonk4418]

Very interested in From the Beast to the Blonde. What exactly does that delve into? Also in regards to the representation of disfigurement, how do you feel about The Phantom of the Opera and adaptations?

[@jenvcampbell]

You can find the blurb here www.marinawarner.com/book/from-the-beast-to-the-blonde-on-fairy-tales-and-their-tellers/ I'm not a fan of Phantom. If you look at my disfigurement playlist, you'll understand why. You can find that on my main KZbin page (I don't discuss Phantom specifically, but it's similar to other things I discuss.)

[@Ash-xu2fv]

Will you be doing a gift recommendation video(s) this year, Jen?

[@jenvcampbell]

Yes, I spoke about that at the beginning of last week’s video x

[@Ash-xu2fv]

@@jenvcampbell oh, I missed that one. Thank you!

[@zuzanatimulakova5041]

What a cool collection! Some of these looked really interesting, not to mention so pretty 😍 Can I ask what is the reason why you would not recommend the Czech collection?

[@jenvcampbell]

Racism. Again, that’s not surprising given the age of these stories but I can’t recommend it for kids or general fun reading.

[@zuzanatimulakova5041]

@@jenvcampbell Ah, I thought it would be that... I grew up with some of Czech fairytales and yeah, it is very common, sadly. Thanks for your answer :)

[@richardkianindra2909]

hi jen i really like your video about fairr tales and folklore so much , in some of the books you mention in this video, there is a book about chezh folklore that you said wouldnt recommend , may i know why ? love from indonesia ^^

[@jenvcampbell]

Racism. Again, that’s not surprising given the age of these stories but I can’t recommend it for kids or general fun reading.

[@richardkianindra2909]

@@jenvcampbell i see , thank you so much for responding cant wait for your next fairy tales video:-)

[@c.w.r.794]

Jen, what’re your thoughts on the Into the Woods musical?

[@jenvcampbell]

Not my cup of tea x

[@ameerahalgohary]

That was so lovely ❤️

[@sararichards518]

Jen, it’s as though this was just for me! I had just requested it as part of the vlogmas. I need to email you after the holidays. Hugs - socially distanced! PS I love the idea of Rapunzel with a beard. But. Why shouldn’t the female have one as well? That’s always such a joke isn’t it? Hairy women.

[@Hillary429]

Speaking of the Decameron, did u watch The Little Hours? I thought it was hilarious

[@MaryAmongStories]

🖤🌿

[@tjp_0074]

Mullocks book of fairy tales? 1898(-1899)??

[@TinRaTin]

I see that you didn't have any fairytail/mythology about Russia/other slavic countries. Which really reflects on what I have come to find out during my own book buying research. That there are not alot of newer/highly reviewed edition of such retellings. I would love to get some tips if someone knows of any good books regarding this topic 🙂

[@jenvcampbell]

I did show a collection of Russian fairy tales: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/1032/russian-fairy-tales-by-collected-by-aleksandr-afanasev/

[@TinRaTin]

@@jenvcampbell oh sorry, my eyes missed that! Will check that book out! Thanks for responding Jen!

[@jenvcampbell]

No worries!