My Fairy Tale Life

Local artist Ruth Sanderson has  illustrated over ninety books for children, including her own retellings of The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Papa Gatto, Cinderella, Goldilocks, and The Snow Princess. She won the Young Hoosier Award for her original fairy tale entitled The Enchanted Wood, and the Texas Bluebonnet Award for The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring. Her illustrations have been included in exhibitions around the country, and her fairy tale illustrations were featured at the Norman Rockwell Museum in a solo exhibition in 2014. She recently finished her first novel titled The Mirror of Truth, a retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, inspired by her love of fairy tales.  Ruth lives with her family in Easthampton, Massachusetts. To learn more about her work, visit www.ruthsanderson.com.