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The Mother Goose Diaries
128 pages
A cheeky, gossipy romp through history guided by fairy tales' most delightfully unhinged and immortal icon.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sitting down for tea—or perhaps something a bit stronger—with your most eccentric, name-dropping aunt. It is a brisk, breezy read composed of bite-sized diary entries that blend fairy tale magic with real-world historical events. The tone is relentlessly cheeky and gossipy, offering a playful, irreverent lens on centuries of human history. Rather than a traditional narrative, the experience is episodic and zany, bouncing from the courts of Europe to the American civil rights movement with whimsical ease. The prose is conversational and snappy, perfectly capturing the voice of a larger-than-life immortal who refuses to take herself too seriously. It is an absolute delight for readers who crave fractured fairy tales, historical Easter eggs, and a narrator who winks at them from every single page.
- Mood
- whimsical
- zany
- lighthearted
- breezy
- Tone
- cheeky
- gossipy
- playful
- irreverent
- witty
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- hidden history · immortality and aging · behind-the-scenes magic · unconventional heroines
- The writing
- Conversational and snappy, reading exactly like the secret, slightly scandalous diary of an eccentric aunt.
- The arc
- Moves from a series of hilarious, disconnected historical anecdotes into a surprisingly warm reflection on a long, well-lived magical life.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love fractured fairy tales, historical name-dropping, and sassy, larger-than-life narrators.
Content notes
- mild historical peril
- frequent references to alcohol
About the book
Get a front row seat to the adventures of the mischievous Mother Goose, a fan favorite character in the #1 New York Timesbestselling series, The Land of Stories.
Mother Goose has had centuries of thrilling adventures and finally she's allowing her favorite readers to take a peek at all her secrets. Who else gossiped with Queen Elizabeth I, taught geography to Napoleon, marched for equal rights with Martin Luther King Jr., and served as Andy Warhol's muse?
With Chris Colfer's trademark wit and humor, fans will love getting the inside scoop on Mother Goose.
Description from Open Library.
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