Reading Overview

This is a tentative list of possible readings to explore in the coming weeks.  


Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4.

Week 3: Cupid and Psyche

Week 4: Aesop Winter

Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6.

Week 5: Ancient Egypt

Week 6: Arabian Nights

Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.]

Week 7: The Monkey King

Week 9: Brer Rabbit

Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11.

Week 10: Alaska

Week 11: Hiawatha

Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13.

Week 12: Alice in Wonderland 

Week 13:Celtic Tales

Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15.

Week 14: LibriVox

Week 15: Hans Christian Andersen


I was drawn to this class because of my love of Disney movies and Fairy Tales. I read Aesop Fables as a little girl. The first book I bought for my children was Mother Goose's Fairy Tales. I have read the original Alice's Adventures in Wonderland multiple times, along with the Wonder series and Alice in Zombieland. I look forward to retelling these stories with my own spin. 


Cheshire Cat

I chose this image, because the Cheshire Cat is my favorite character from my favorite book. He is the pet of the Duchess. Disney turns him into an instigator. Wonder makes him a murderer. The complexities of his character are endless. 



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