Sources and Influences

  1. The Daughter Cells

      • “The Little Mermaid,” Hans Christian Andersen

  2. The Thankless Child

      •  “Cinderella,” Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

      •  King Lear, William Shakespeare

      •  The Ladder of Divine Ascent, St. John Climacus

      •  Lorica of St. Patrick, Irish-Christian prayer

      •  The Divine Praises, Catholic prayer

      •  Psalm 139

  3. Fear Not: An Incident Log

      •  The Book of Genesis

  4. The Six Boy-Coffins

      •  “The Six Swans,” Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

      •  “The Twelve Brothers,” Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

  5. The Rabbit

      •  The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams

  6. The Merry Spinster

      •  Beauty and the Beast, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

  7. The Wedding Party

      •  “The Goose-Girl,” Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

      •  “The Earl of Mar’s Daughter,” Child ballad

      •  “The Daemon Lover,” Scottish ballad

  8. Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Mr. Toad

      •  The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame

      •  “Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colby,” Donald Barthelme

  9. Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters

      •  “Johnny Croy and His Mermaid Bride,” Orkney folktale

      •  Summa Theologica, Thomas Aquinas

10. The Frog’s Princess

      •  “The Frog Prince,” Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

11. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

      •  “The Fisherman and His Wife,” Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

      •  Frog and Toad Are Friends, Arnold Lobel