Ravenous Gown: And 14 More Tales about Real Beauty
By (Author) Steffani Raff
Familius LLC
Familius LLC
24th March 2015
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Girls and women
Early years: the body and the senses
813.6
Paperback
196
Width 124mm, Height 202mm, Spine 12mm
220g
In a day when princesses have been boiled down to beautiful ball gowns comes a new kind of fairy tale.Fall under the spell of a Once upon a time where beauty is bigger than a reflection, where wisdom makes girls extraordinary, and where curses are broken through the strength and character of unlikely heroines.A magnificent collection of short stories written in fairy tale prose The Ravenous Gown captures the essence of a stronger, smarter princessthe kind that actually lives happily ever after.
Steffani Raff is a master of metaphor. She draws on her many years of experience as a professional storyteller to give strength and flexibility to her writing. You'll find her writing captures the voice, humor, and pacing of listening to a story in live performance and begs to be read aloud. Her knowledge and experience with the power of story to inspire, as well as entertain, allows her to address ideas in fresh and engaging ways.As a mother of six she has applied the power of story in parenting and champions the art of storytelling at home through her blog www.storypossibilities.com and website www.piratesandpajamas.com.