Winners of the Swan Kingdom Giveaway

The entrants to the Swan Kingdom Giveaway had to answer the following:

If you could be any character from any fairy tale (traditional, new, or re-imagined), which character would you be and why?

Here are the winners, in no particular order:

Josselyn: Which fairy tale character would I be? Well, I definitely wouldn't want to be Snow White, I mean, in my opinion, living with seven elves and having people after you isn't exactly the type of life I would like to live. I wouldn't want to be Beauty from Beauty and the Beast either, because I would feel very sad to leave my family even if there will be a happy ending. I think that the fairy tale character I would like to be is Cinderella.

There are several reasons that Cinderella is the fairy tale character who I would like to be. The first reason is that she looks absolutely beautiful in a gown.(I know that it isn't exactly the best reasong in the world!) Anyways, the second reason is that I admire Cinderella for her personality,she is incredibly kind, she works hard and at the same time she is very generous. It really surprised me when she asked her step-sisters to live with her in the end, even though they have treated her without respect;Therefore,I would want to be Cinderella if I could choose to be a fairytale character.

Jonathan: Come here piggy, I’m having pork for lunch! I’ll huff and puff and blow your house down. Oh no! it’s the Big Bad Wolf. I would like third pig from the “Three Little Pigs” because he builds a home out of bricks. Out of all his brothers he is smart and intelligent. Moreover, I would feel proud because both of my brothers ran to my place for safety. I also proved to them building a home out of bricks is the strongest, instead of hay and stick. I was very excited when I lit the fireplace on to he keep out Big Bad Wolf out; it was funny seeing him having a blast off.

Hatice Akcay: I would definately choose to be Kaye from Tithe, by Holly Black. I chose Kaye because she is a fairy tale character that a reader can connect with the reason being that she lives in New York. She goes through family problems while handling the pressures of being a faery. Yet in the end its not happily ever after, its just back to a regular life style.

Judith Rycar: If I could be any character from a fairy tale, I would be the stepmother in Snow White. I would realize that the king was a creep who only wanted a young, beautiful woman and that was why I was afraid of not being the loveliest in the land anymore and i would get Snow White out of their before he noticed how lovely she was becoming! We could both go live with the 7 Dwarfs and make apple pies for everyone.

Wendi Cao: I would like to become Mulan because she's one brave girl whose love of her parents had actually saved a country.

If you are one of the winners, please email me at kim@yabookscentral.com with the following: a) your name, b) your address and, if you are under 13 I'll need c) an email from your parent or guardian stating it is okay for you to accept the prize.