[Week 1] Storybook Favorites

Thanks to today's announcement on D2L, the first storybook to that caught my attention was Mermaids: An Eternal World of Waters. I've loved stories about mermaids ever since I was little. But oddly enough, I was never a huge fan of Disney's The Little Mermaid. I've always preferred stories in which a mermaid keeps her tail. I've been wanting to read more about mermaids but any novels I come across are usually for children or teenagers and I'd prefer to read something a bit more "mature." So I'm really excited to know that there are mermaid stories available in this class and in this storybook! Out of the stories listed, I've only heard of The Little Mermaid. Melusina and The Mermaid's Vengeance are totally new to me, so that's exciting!

Next, Celtic Creature Criminal Court Clerk: Fairy Vice Division sounded super fun to me. I love the yellow lined paper layout and the titles for everything. And the introduction being about the fairy laws is really clever. I love how the stories are written, like transcriptions from an actual court session. Like mermaids, I've always had a soft spot for all things fairies. So combining that with all the stylistic choices made for this storybook is really appealing to me!

Lastly, there are quite a few that have really popped out but I think I'll have to go with The Sanitarium of H.P. Lovecraft. I'm a sucker for creepy stories and I've been meaning to get into Lovecraftian horror. I like the way the stories are written out. The first is like an interview, the second is a collection of diary entries, and the third is a patient's file. I love that kind of almost realistic story telling that can really creep you out. The design is a little bland, I think, but I'm glad the author didn't go to far in making everything dark and spooky. Maybe it's just me, but a "normal" appearance with scary stories is much more terrifying to me than having a theme that screams "this is supposed to be scary!"

There are so many others that I want to check out, but for now these are the top contenders for "most inspirational storybook."