Once Upon a Fairy Tale House by Mary Lyn Ray earthworms Tracing the lines of each

Tracing the lines of each tree

"As wondrous as a sunbeam illuminating the ocean

and our capacity for empathy and relationship suffers

-how to strengthen a child's will so they can control their passions

Lang's text is rich with metaphor and personification

Once Upon a Fairy Tale House by Mary Lyn Ray earthworms Tracing the lines of eachMildred, Harriet, Brenda, and Wilma Moody grew up reading classic fairy tales and inventing their own, wishing they could live in the stories. They imagined storybook houses for themselves and slept there in their dreams every night. As adults, the sisters followed separate career paths until Mildred, an artist, needed a place to paint. Harriet, an architect, sketched plans for a studio that looked like the whimsical abodes from their childhood