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Denise Gallagher: Insights on Seasonal Tales
Denise Gallagher on “How to Calm a Rain Bull” Author and Illustrator Denise Gallagher joins us to talk all about folklore, magic in the everyday, kidlit and her upcoming book, “How to Calm a Rain Bull.” The collection features 24 different seasonal and nature tales from all around the world. Welcome back, dear Travellers! Today we have the absolute pleasure of sharing our interview with author and illustrator, Denise Gallagher. We received an advanced reader copy of her upcoming book, “How to Calm a Rain Bull” and we loved it so much that we just had to reach out and…
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Seasonal Myths of Spring: Inanna and the Cycle of Rebirth
Spring Myths and Seasonal Tales Seasonal myths are explanatory tales that explain how the seasons came to be. We’ve covered many different tales like the ever popular Oak King and Holly King Tale. We also covered the Homeric “Hymn of Demeter” which lays out the story of Persephone’s descent (re: abduction) into the underworld. A classic spring myth explaining the death and rebirth of the natural world. However, Persephone wasn’t the first goddess to descend into the Underworld. The first that we know of was a Sumerian Goddess. Inanna. This post will detail some of the background to her…
Tales from the Enchanted Forest 