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FRACTURED FAIRY TALES
Fractured Fairy tales are perfect for anyone who has ever enjoyed fairy tales.


Anholt, Laurence.  Little Red Riding Wolf.  E Anholt
In this version of "Little Red Riding Hood," a big, bad girl terrorizes a wolf cub who is going to visit his granny wolf.

Anholt, Laurence.  Shampoozel.  E Anholt
In this version of the classic fairy tale "Rapunzel," the daughter of two hairdressers is locked in a tower by the Bad Hair Witch.

Brett, Jan. The Three Snow Bears.  E Brett
Retells the story of Goldilocks, set in an Inuit village and featuring a family of polar bears.

Carlow, Emma.  Kitty Princess.  E Carlow

Catalanotto, Peter.  Ivan the terrier.  E Catalanotto
A terrier named Ivan keeps interrupting story hour. Ivan loves a good story. Like that one about the three bears or those three gruff billy goats. Where else can a dog find such playmates action fun...or a cookie? Ivan's own good story lands him just where he loves to be. In your lap.

Dealey, Erin.  Goldie Locks has Chicken Pox.  E Dealey
When Goldie Locks comes down with chicken pox, she is teased by her brother and is unable to visit with Bo Peep, Little Red, and other friends.

Ellwand, David.  Cinderlily: A Floral Fairy Tale in Three Acts. Q J 398.0972 C
Flowers represent all the characters in this version of the classic fairy tale

Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Goldilocks Returns. [Older] E Ernst
Thirty years after Goldilocks first met the three bears, she returns to fix up their cottage and soothe her guilty conscience.

Graham, Bob. Dimity Dumpty : the story of Humpty's little sister.  E Graham
Humpty Dumpty's little sister is too shy to be part of her family's circus act, but she finds courage when her brother needs her help.

Grey, Mini.  The very smart pea and the princess-to-be . E Grey
The pea gives its own version of what happened in the fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea," from the time of its birth in the Palace Garden until it helps arrange a royal marriage.

Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes: An All-star Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale. Q J FIC Hans
Andersen's classic fairy tale retold from different points of view by twenty-three celebrities and depicted by twenty-three illustrators.

Hartman, Bob. The Wolf Who Cried Boy.  E Hartman
Little Wolf is tired of eating lamburgers and sloppy does, but when he tricks his parents into thinking there is a boy in the woods, they could all miss a chance for a real feast.

Hennessy, B.G.  The Boy Who Cried Wolf. J 398.2 H
A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.

Hughes, Shirley.  Ella's big chance : a Jazz-Age Cinderella.  [OLDER] E Hughes
In this version of the Cinderella tale set in the 1920s, Ella has two men courting her--the handsome Duke of Arc and Buttons the delivery boy.

Jackson, Ellen.  Cinder Edna.  [Older] E Jackson
Cinderella and Cinder Edna, who live with cruel stepmothers and stepsisters, have different approaches to life; and, although each ends up with the prince of her dreams, one is a great deal happier than the other.

Kasza, Keiko.  The Dog Who Cried Wolf .  E Kasza
Tired of being a house pet, Moka the dog moves to the mountains to become a wolf but soon misses the comforts of home.

Kimmel, Eric A.   Cactus Soup.   Q J 398.0944 K
During the Mexican Revolution, when a troop of hungry soldiers comes to a town where all the food has been hidden, they charm the townspeople into helping make a soup from water and a cactus thorn.

Kloske, Geoffrey.  Once upon a time, the end : asleep in 60 seconds.  E Kloske
A tired father takes only a few sentences to tell a number of classic tales in order to get the persistent listener to fall asleep.

Krensky, Stephen.  Big bad wolves at school. E Krensky
Rufus, a young wolf, has a hard time fitting in at the Big Bad Wolf Academy where he has been sent to learn to huff and puff until the day he uses his true talent.

LaRochelle, David.   The End. E LaRochelle
When a princess makes some lemonade, she starts a chain of events involving a fire-breathing dragon, one hundred rabbits, a hungry giant, and a handsome knight.

Lasky, Kathryn.  The Emperor's Old Clothes.  [Older] E Lasky
A continuation of "The Emperor's New Clothes" in which a simple farmer finds the emperor's old clothes on his way home from the market and decides to put them on.

Little, Jean.  Once Upon A Golden Apple.  E Little
While on a picnic, a father puts together familiar elements from various stories until he comes up with a version his children like.

Lowell, Susan.  Dusty Locks and the Three Bears.  J 398 L
A Western-style retelling of the traditional tale about a little girl who finds the house of bear family and makes herself at home.

McCallum, Ann. Beanstalk : the measure of a giant : a math adventure. E MaCallum
Jack climbs an enormous beanstalk and encounters a very lonely boy giant, and by using ratios and proportion he makes toys that are the right size for each of them.

Martin, Sarah Catherine.  Old Mother Hubbard and her Dog. E Martin

Meddaugh, Susan.  Cinderella's Rat.  E Meddaugh
One of the rats that was turned into a coachman by Cinderella's fairy godmother tells his story.

Mitchell, Marianne.  Joe Cinders.  E Mitchell
With a "Hot diggety-dog!" and a wave of his white sombrero, cowboy Joe Cinders gets the girl in this Southwestern retelling of the Cinderella story.

Myers, Bernice.  Sidney Rella and the Glass Sneaker.  J FIC Myers
Sidney Rella becomes a football player with a little help from his fairy godfather.

Osborne, Mary Pope.  The Brave Little Seamstress.  [Older] E Osborne
A seamstress who kills seven flies with one blow outwits the king and, with the help of a kind knight, becomes a wise and kind queen.

Osborne, Mary Pope. Sleeping Bobby.  J 398.0943 O
A retelling of the Grimm tale featuring a handsome prince who is put into a deep sleep by a curse until he is awakened by the kiss of a brave princess.

Palatini, Margie.  Piggie Pie.  E Palatini
Gritch the witch flies to Old MacDonald's farm for some pigs to make a piggie pie, but when she arrives she can't find a single porker.

Ross, Tony. Mrs. Goat and Her Seven Little Kids.  E Ross
Mother Goat rescues six of her kids after they are swallowed by a wicked wolf.

Schertle, Alice.  Bill and the Google-Eyed Goblins.   E Schertle
A young man who loves to dance is captured by the goblins beneath the hill and must challenge them to a dance contest in order to escape.

Scieszka, Jon.  The Frog Prince, Continued.  E Scieszka
After the frog turns into a prince, he and the Princess do not live happily ever after and the Prince decides to look for a witch to help him remedy the situation.

Scieszka, Jon.  The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales.  E Scieszka
Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.

Scieszka, Jon.  The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs.  E Scieszka
The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.

Smith, Lane.  Pinocchio, the Boy : Incognito in Collodi.  E Smith
Pinocchio has been turned into a boy but no one, not even he, realizes it as he walks through Collodi-town trying to get some hot chicken soup for Geppetto.

Squires, Janet.  The Gingerbread Cowboy. J 398.2 S
A freshly baked gingerbread cowboy escapes from the rancher's wife's kitchen and eludes his pursuers in this western United States version of the "Gingerbread Boy."

Stanley, Diane.  Goldie and the Three Bears.  E Stanley
In this story, loosely based on that of Goldilocks, Goldie, who has yet to find a friend to "love with all her heart," makes an unplanned visit to the house of some bears.

Tolhurst, Marilyn. Somebody and the Three Blairs.  E Tolhurst/ J PB T
In a reversal of the Goldilocks story, a bear explores the home of the three Blairs while they are out.

Trivizas, Eugenios. The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig. J 398.2452 T
An altered retelling of the traditional tale about the conflict between pig and wolf--with a surprise ending.

Tucker, Kathy.  The Seven Chinese Sisters.  E Tucker
When a dragon snatches the youngest of seven talented Chinese sisters, the other six come to her rescue.

VaĆ«s, Alain.  The Princess and the Pea.  J 398 V
In this adaptation of "The Princess and the Pea," the prince is ready for marriage but the Queen is more concerned with her jewelry collection.

Van Woerkom, Dorothy.  The Queen Who Couldn't Bake Gingerbread.  J 398.0943 V
When the King of Mulligatawny is unable to find a queen who bakes gingerbread, he finally realizes there are more important things to consider in selecting a wife.

Vozar, David.  RAPunzel : A Happenin' Rap.  Q J 398.0943 V
A take-off, in rap style with dogs as characters, on the story of a girl with long hair who is imprisoned by a witch.

Wilcox, Leah.  Falling for Rapunzel. E Wilcox
A prince tries to get Rapunzel to throw down her hair so he can rescue her, but she mishears him and throws down random objects from her room instead.

Wilcox, Leah.  Waking Beauty. E Wilcox
Prince Charming tries all sorts of silly ways to wake Sleeping Beauty before he learns how he is really supposed to wake her up.
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