A Fading Memory

Over the past couple of weeks I keep remembering this book I read as a child. It was a collection of (if I’m remembering correctly) somewhat dark fairy tales. I don’t remember any of the tales but I do recall the illustrations.

One in particular sticks out to me. It’s of a green giant in the woods. It’s about 3/4 of the way in. He’s situated on the left side of the page with his arm extending across almost to the crease where the right page begins.

? Then there’s a hill with a cabin at the top, the door is open. A blonde girl is a few feet from the door looking toward him with her pretty red mouth in an o-shape? (I think I’m projecting this part onto it, but I remember the giant clearly).

Another thing I remember is it belonged to a cousin before it belonged to me. I can picture her name written in blue ink in the corner of the first page. Her first name and middle name. And those pages are print of some sort.

I’d go looking for it, but we’ve moved a couple times since I was little. And all my childhood books are stored away in boxes at the top of my garage attic.

I would love to hold it in my hands again. I might just go looking for it someday…

~ by adorkabletoaster on July 25, 2008.