the magic orange tree – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Mythical, Miraculous, and Medieval

The Jumbies, by Tracey Baptiste – I’d been interested in reading this since I found out what Jumbies were, which is basically evil spirits in Caribbean folklore. In this book, Corinne La Mer lives on an island with her widower … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Book Reviews, Carribean, Catholicism, Christianity, Fairy Tales, France, Hinduism, History, Humor, Judaism, Magic, Mayan, Middle Ages, Monsters, Mythology, Native American, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Rick Riordan | Tagged adam gidwitz, apsaras, aru shah, aru shah and the nectar of immortality, bears, brothers grimm, cinderella, dogs, dragons, gandharvas, ixtab, jambavan, jumbies, king louis ix, kubera, menaka, nagas, pandavas, rick riordan presents, roshani chokshi, st. martha, talmud, tarasque, the canterbury tales, the inquisitor's tale, the jumbies, the magic orange tree, tracey baptiste, tumburu, vishakanyas |