FRACTURED FAIRY TALES
Fractured Fairy tales are perfect for anyone who has ever enjoyed fairy
tales.
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.
Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta. The
Hog
Prince. E Bardhan-Quallen
On the advice of a mixed-up fairy, Eldon the hog tries to achieve his
princely ambitions by kissing the perfect mate.
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.
Donaldson, Julia. The
Fish
Who
Cried Wolf. E Donaldson
Tiddler the fish is always telling tall tales about why he is late
for school, but when he is actually caught in a net and taken far from
home, it is his stories that help him find his way back.
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
Elya, Susan Middleton. Rubia and the Three Osos.
[FOLK
& FAIRY TALES] E Elya
Retells the story of Goldilocks and the three bears in rhyming text
interspersed with Spanish words, which are defined in a glossary.
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.
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.
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.
Numeroff, Laura Joffe. Ponyella.
[FOLK
& FAIRY TALES] Numeroff
Ponyella's dream of showing Princess Penelope her tricks at the pony
championship comes true with the help of her fairy godmare.
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.
Pichon, Liz. The
Three
Horrid
Little Pigs. E Pichon
When their mother sends them packing, three pigs find despicable ways
to find new accommodations, but when the big, friendly wolf tries to
show
them the error of their ways, the pigs respond by huffing and puffing.
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.
Vaƫs, 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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