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Doppelgangers, Twins and Changelings In Fiction
A doppelganger is an apparition or double of a living person. It comes from German, and translates literally from ‘double walker’.
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The Trickster Archetype In Storytelling
Tricksters are characters who make secret plans to get away with stuff and to get what they want. Most characters in children’s literature have an element of trickster about them, but this archetype is found frequently across the history of storytelling. In any negotiation, the one who lays out their position first usually loses because […]
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Nicketty Nacketty Noo Noo Noo by Joy Cowley and Tracey Moroney Analysis
Nicketty Nacketty Noo Noo Noo (1998) is a picture book with strong Scottish influence, written by Joy Cowley — one of New Zealand’s big name children’s authors.