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Fractured Fairy Tales
Picture Books/Nonfiction
Ada, Alma Flor. Dear Peter Rabbit.
Presents letters between such fairy tale characters as Goldilocks, Baby Bear, Peter
Rabbit, and the Three Pigs. (Picture Book- ADA)
Calmenson, Stephanie. The Principal’s New Clothes.
In this version of the Andersen tale the vain principal of P.S. 88 is persuaded by two
tailors that they will make him an amazing, one-of-a-kind, suit that will be visible only
to intelligent people who are good at their jobs. (Picture Book- CAL)
Campbell, Anne. Once Upon a Princess and a Pea.
In a modern interpretation of the classic fairy tale, the independent-minded Princess
Esmerelda proves her royalty by feeling a pea through twenty mattresses. (Picture
Book- Older Reader CAM)
Emberley, Erica. Three Cool Kids.
This retelling of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" is set in the heart of a city where an
enormous rat tries to keep three goats from crossing the street. (398.2948 EMB)
Ernst, Christine Campbell. Goldilocks Returns.
Thirty years after Goldilocks first met the three bears, she returns to fix up their
cottage and soothe her guilty conscience. (Picture Book- ERN)
Ernst, Christine Campbell. The Gingerbread Girl.
Like her older brother, the Gingerbread Boy, who was eventually devoured by a fox,
the Gingerbread Girl eludes the many people who would like to eat her but also has
a plan to escape her sibling's fate. (398.2 GIN)
Ernst, Christine Campbell. Little Red Riding Hood: A Newfangled Prairie Tale.
An updated version, set on the prairie, of the familiar story about a little girl, her
grandmother, and a not-so-clever wolf. (398.2 RED)
Fearnley, Jan. Mr. Wolf and the Three Bears.
Wh en Go ld ilo cks in vit es h er self t o Bab y Bear 's b ir t h d ay p ar t y t h en
b eh aves at r o cio u sly, sp o ilin g all o f Mr . Wo lf 's an d Gr an d m a's h ar d w o r k,
Gr an d m a kn o w s ju st w h at t o d o . (Pict u r e Bo o k- FEA)
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French, Fiona. Snow White in New York.
This zany version of the classic fairy tale puts Snow White in a jazz-age New
York where the seven dwarfs are musicians and the handsome prince is a
newspaper reporter. (Picture Book- FRE)
Geist, Ken. The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark.
In this spoof of The Three Little Pigs, Mama tells her three little fish that it's time
to seek their fortunes. Jim builds a house of seaweed and Tim builds a house of
sand, but it's up to Kim to find the house that will stop the big bad shark's
munching and crunching. (Picture Book-GEI)
Goode, Diane. Cin d er ella, t h e Do g an d Her Lit t le Glass Slip p er .
In t h is r et ellin g o f t h e classic f air y t ale, an at t r act ive m u t t w in s t h e
h ear t o f a p r in ce w it h t h e h elp o f h er can in e g r an d m o t h er . (398.2 GOO)
Gr ey, Min i. Th e Ver y Sm ar t Pea an d t h e Pr in cess-t o -Be.
Th e p ea g ives it s o w n ver sio n o f w h at h ap p en ed in t h e f air y t ale, "Th e
Pr in cess an d t h e Pea," f r o m t h e t im e o f it s b ir t h in t h e Palace Gar d en
u n t il it h elp s ar r an g e a r o yal m ar r iag e. (398.2 PEA)
Hale, Br u ce. Sn o r in g Beau t y.
An ad ap t at io n o f t h e t r ad it io n al t ale, f eat u r in g a sleep in g , sn o r in g
p r in cess w h o is r escu ed b y a p r in ce af t er b ein g cu r sed b y a b ad f air y.
(398.2 SLE)
Har t m an , Bo b . Th e Wo lf Wh o Cr ied Bo y.
Lit t le Wo lf is t ir ed o f eat in g lam b u r g er s an d slo p p y d o es, b u t w h en h e
t r icks h is p ar en t s in t o t h in kin g t h er e is a b o y in t h e w o o d s, t h e y co u ld
all m iss a ch an ce f o r a r eal f east . A var iat io n o f ATh e Bo y Wh o Cr ied
Wo lf .@ (Pict u r e Bo o k- HAR)
Hasset t , Jo h n . Th e Th r ee Silly Gir ls Gr u b b .
In t h is r evisio n o f t h e f am iliar t ale "Th e Th r ee Billy Go at s Gr u f f @, t h r ee
sist er s m an ag e t o o u t w it Ug ly-Bo y Bo b b y w h o sp en d s h is t im e u n d er
t h e b r id g e t h ey m u st cr o ss o n t h eir w ay t o sch o o l. (398.2949 HAS)
Haw kin s, Co lin . Fair yt ale New s.
Th e even t s o f sever al f am iliar f air y t ales g et m ixed u p in t h e st o r y o f
Jack, w h o t akes a jo b d eliver in g n ew sp ap er s, u n t il h e f in d s h is f o r t u n e
at t h e t o p o f a m ag ic b ean st alk. (Pict u r e Bo o k- HAW)
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Ho o ks, William H. Th e Th r ee Lit t le Pig s an d t h e Fo x. In t h is
Ap p alach ian ver sio n o f t h e classic t ale, Ham let , t h e yo u n g est p ig ,
r escu es h er t w o g r eed y b r o t h er s f r o m t h e clu t ch es o f t h e "m ean ,
t r icky o ld d r o o ly-m o u t h f o x. (398.2 PIG)
Ho p kin s, Jackie. Th e Ho r n ed To ad Pr in ce.
In t h is r et ellin g o f "Th e Fr o g Pr in ce," a sp u n ky co w g ir l lo ses h er n ew
so m b r er o an d is h elp ed b y a h o r n ed t o ad o n t h e u n d er st an d in g t h at
sh e w ill d o t h r ee sm all f avo r s f o r h im . (398.2943 HOP)
Jackso n , Ellen B. Cin d er Ed n a.
Cin d er ella an d Cin d er Ed n a, w h o live w it h cr u el st ep m o t h er s an d
st ep sist er s, h ave d if f er en t ap p r o ach es t o lif e; an d , alt h o u g h each en d s
u p w it h t h e p r in ce o f h er d r eam s, o n e is a g r eat d eal h ap p ier t h an t h e
o t h er . (Pict u r e Bo o k- JAC)
Jo h n st o n , To n y. Big f o o t Cin d er r r r r ella.
Th is ver sio n o f t h e f am iliar st o r y in w h ich a m ist r eat ed st ep -ch ild f in d s
h ap p in ess w it h t h e "m an " o f h er d r eam s is set in t h e o ld -g r o w t h f o r est
an d f eat u r es Big f o o t ch ar act er s. (398.2 CIN)
Jo h n st o n , To n y. Th e Co w b o y an d t h e Black-Eyed Pea.
In t h is ad ap t at io n o f "Th e Pr in cess an d t h e Pea," t h e w ealt h y d au g h t er
o f a Texas r an ch er d evises a p lan t o f in d a r eal co w b o y am o n g h er
m an y su it o r s. (Pict u r e Bo o k- JOH)
Kello g g , St even . Th e Th r ee Lit t le Pig s.
In t h is r et ellin g o f a w ell-kn o w n t ale, Ser af in a So w st ar t s h er o w n
w af f le-sellin g b u sin ess in o r d er t o en ab le h er t h r ee o f f sp r in g t o
p r ep ar e f o r t h e f u t u r e, w h ich in clu d es an en co u n t er w it h a su r ly w o lf .
(398.2 PIG)
Ket t em an , Helen . Bu b b a t h e Co w b o y Pr in ce: A Fr act u r ed Texas Tale.
Lo o sely b ased o n "Cin d er ella," t h is st o r y is set is Texas, t h e f air y
g o d m o t h er is a co w , an d t h e h er o , n am ed Bu b b a, is t h e st ep so n o f a
w icked r an ch er . (Pict u r e Bo o k- KET)
Ket t em an , Helen . Th e Th r ee Lit t le Gat o r s.
In t h is ad ap t at io n o f t h e t r ad it io n al f o lkt ale, t h r ee lit t le g at o r s each
b u ild t h eir h o u se in an east Texas sw am p , h o p in g f o r p r o t ect io n f r o m
t h e Big -b o t t o m ed Bo ar . (Pict u r e Bo o k- KET)
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Kim m el, Er ic A. Th e Ru n aw ay To r t illa.
In t h is So u t h w est er n ver sio n o f t h e Gin g er b r ead Man , a t o r t illa r u n s
aw ay f r o m t h e w o m an w h o is ab o u t t o co o k h im . (398.2 GIN)
Lat t im o r e, Deb o r ah No u r se. Cin d er h azel : Th e Cin d er ella o f Hallo w een .
An u n t id y w it ch n am ed Cin d er h azel d isco ver s t h at Pr in ce Alar m in g
likes d ir t as m u ch as sh e d o es. (Pict u r e Bo o k- LAT)
Lo w ell, Su san . Th e Bo o t m aker an d t h e Elves.
A r et ellin g , set in t h e Old West , o f t h e t r ad it io n al st o r y ab o u t t w o elves
w h o h elp a p o o r sh o em aker , o r in t h is case a b o o t m aker , an d h is w if e.
(398.2943 LOW)
Lo w ell, Su san . Cin d y Ellen : A Wild West er n Cin d er ella.
Cin d y Ellen lo ses o n e o f h er d iam o n d sp u r s at t h e sq u ar e d an ce in t h is
w ild w est er n r et ellin g o f t h e classic Cin d er ella st o r y. (398.2943 LOW)
Lo w ell, Su san . Du st y Lo cks an d t h e Th r ee Bear s.
A West er n -st yle r et ellin g o f t h e t r ad it io n al t ale ab o u t a lit t le g ir l w h o
f in d s t h e h o u se o f b ear f am ily an d m akes h er self at h o m e. (398.2 LOW)
Lo w ell, Su san . Lit t le Red Co w b o y Hat .
A So u t h w est er n ver sio n o f "Lit t le Red Rid in g Ho o d " in w h ich Lit t le Red
r id es h er p o n y Bu ck t o Gr an d m a's r an ch w it h a jar o f cact u s jelly in t h e
sad d leb ag . (398.2 RED)
Lo w ell, Su san . Th e Th r ee Lit t le Javelin as.
A so u t h w est er n ad ap t at io n o f “ Th e Th r ee Lit t le Pig s.” (Pict u r e Bo o kLOW)
Med d au g h , Su san . Cin d er ella’s Rat .
On e o f t h e r at s t h at w as t u r n ed in t o a co ach m an b y Cin d er ella's f air y
g o d m o t h er t ells h is st o r y. (Pict u r e Bo o k- MED)
Min t er s, Fr an ces. Cin d er -Elly.
In t h is r ap ver sio n o f t h e t r ad it io n al f air y t ale, t h e o ver w o r ked yo u n g er
sist er g et s t o g o t o a b asket b all g am e an d m eet s a st ar p layer , Pr in ce
Ch ar m in g . (398.2 CIN)
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Min t er s, Fr an ces. Sleep less Beau t y.
In t h is u p d at ed , r h ym in g r et ellin g o f t h e t r ad it io n al f air y t ale, Beau t y
o u t w it s t h e w icked w it ch an d ar r an g es f o r h er o w n h ap p y en d in g .
(Pict u r e Bo o k- MIN)
Osb o r n e, Will. Sleep in g Bo b b y.
A r et ellin g o f t h e Gr im m t ale f eat u r in g a h an d so m e p r in ce w h o is p u t
in t o a d eep sleep b y a cu r se u n t il h e is aw aken ed b y t h e kiss o f a b r ave
p r in cess. (398.2 SLE)
Palat in i, Mar g ie. Th e Th r ee Silly Billies.
Th r ee b illy g o at s, u n ab le t o cr o ss a b r id g e b ecau se t h ey can n o t p ay
t h e t o ll, f o r m a car p o o l w it h Th e Th r ee Bear s, Lit t le Red Rid in g Ho o d ,
an d Jack o f Bean st alk f am e t o g et p ast t h e r u d e Tr o ll. (Pict u r e Bo o kPAL)
Pau l, An n Wh it f o r d . To r t u g a in Tr o u b le.
Wh en To r t u g a ar r ives at Ab u ela's h o u se t o b r in g h er su p p er , Ab u la
lo o ks su sp icio u sly like Co yo t e. In clu d es a g lo ssar y o f Sp an ish w o r d s
u sed . (Pict u r e Bo o k- PAU)
Pau lsen , Tim . Jack an d t h e Bean st alk an d t h e Bean st alk In cid en t .
Af t er r ead in g t h e classic t ale o f Jack an d t h e Bean st alk, t h e r ead er is
in vit ed t o t u r n t h e b o o k u p sid e d o w n an d r ead an u p d at ed ver sio n
t o ld f r o m t h e g ian t 's van t ag e p o in t . (398.2 JAC)
Pet ach , Heid i. Go ld ilo cks an d t h e Th r ee Har es.
Pr esen t s a co n t em p o r ar y t akeo f f o n t h e f am iliar f o lkt ale. (Pict u r e
Bo o k- PET)
Ro b er t s, Lyn n . Lit t le Red : A Fizzin g ly Go o d Yar n .
In t h is ver sio n o f t h e Gr im m f air y t ale, Th o m as--w h o is called Lit t le
Red --d isco ver s a w o lf in d isg u ise at h is g r an d m o t h er 's h o u se an d
in g en io u sly u ses g in g er ale t o save t h e d ay. (398.2 RED)
Ro b er t s, Lyn n . Rap u n zel: A Gr o o vy Fair y Tale.
In t h is u p d at ed ver sio n o f t h e Gr im m f air y t ale, Rap u n zel h as f lam in g
r ed h air an d is kep t im p r iso n ed b y h er Au n t Esm e, a h ear t less sch o o l
caf et er ia w o r ker , in a t en em en t ap ar t m en t w it h a b r o ken elevat o r .
(398.2 RAP)
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Scieszka, Jo n . Th e Fr o g Pr in ce, Co n t in u ed .
Af t er t h e f r o g t u r n s in t o a p r in ce, h e an d t h e Pr in cess d o n o t live
h ap p ily ever af t er an d t h e Pr in ce d ecid es t o lo o k f o r a w it ch t o h elp
h im r em ed y t h e sit u at io n . (Pict u r e Bo o k- SCI)
Scieszka, Jo n . Th e St in ky Ch eese Man an d Ot h er Fair ly St u p id Tales.
Pr o vid es m ad cap ver sio n s o f ch ild r en 's f avo r it e t ales in clu d in g "Lit t le
Red Ru n n in g Sh o r t s," "Th e Pr in cess an d t h e Bo w lin g Ball," an d
"Cin d er u m p elst ilt skin ." (Pict u r e Bo o k- SCI)
Scieszka, Jo n . Th e Tr u e St o r y o f t h e Th r ee Lit t le Pig s.
Th e w o lf g ives h is o w n o u t lan d ish ver sio n o f w h at r eally h ap p en ed
w h en h e t an g led w it h t h e t h r ee lit t le p ig s. (Pict u r e Bo o k - SCI)
Sh o r t o , Ru ssell. Cin d er ella an d Cin d er ella’s St ep sist er .
Af t er r ead in g t h e classic t ale o f Cin d er ella, t h e r ead er is in vit ed t o t u r n
t h e b o o k u p sid e d o w n an d r ead an u p d at ed ver sio n t o ld f r o m t h e
"evil" st ep sist er 's van t ag e p o in t . (398.2 CIN)
Sq u ir es, Jan et . Th e Gin g er b r ead Co w b o y.
A f r esh ly b aked g in g er b r ead co w b o y escap es f r o m t h e r an ch er 's w if e's
kit ch en an d elu d es h is p u r su er s in t h is w est er n Un it ed St at es ver sio n
o f t h e "Gin g er b r ead Bo y.” (398.2 GIN)
St an ley, Dian e. Ru m p elst ilt skin 's Dau g h t er .
Ru m p elst ilt skin 's d au g h t er m ay n o t b e ab le t o sp in st r aw in t o g o ld ,
b u t sh e is m o r e t h an a m at ch f o r a m o n ar ch w h o se g r eed h as b lig h t ed
an en t ir e kin g d o m . (Pict u r e Bo o k- STA)
St u r g es, Ph ilem o n . Th e Lit t le Red Hen Makes a Pizza.
In t h is ver sio n o f t h e t r ad it io n al t ale, t h e d u ck, t h e d o g , an d t h e cat
r ef u se t o h elp t h e Lit t le Red Hen m ake a p izza b u t d o g et t o
p ar t icip at e w h en t h e t im e co m es t o eat it . (398.2 LIT)
To lh u r st , Mar ilyn . So m eb o d y an d t h e Th r ee Blair s.
In a r ever sal o f t h e Go ld ilo cks st o r y, a b ear exp lo r es t h e h o m e o f t h e
t h r ee Blair s w h ile t h ey ar e o u t . (Pict u r e Bo o k- TOL)
Tr ivizas, Eu g en e. Th e Th r ee Lit t le Wo lves an d t h e Big Bad Pig .
An alt er ed r et ellin g o f t h e t r ad it io n al t ale ab o u t t h e co n f lict b et w een
p ig an d w o lf --w it h a su r p r ise en d in g . (398.2 PIG)
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Vaes, Alain . Th e Pr in cess an d t h e Pea.
In t h is ad ap t at io n o f "Th e Pr in cess an d t h e Pea," t h e p r in ce is r ead y f o r
m ar r iag e b u t t h e Qu een is m o r e co n cer n ed w it h h er jew elr y
co llect io n . (Pict u r e Bo o k- Old er Read er - VAE)
Vo zar , David . Yo , Hu n g r y Wo lf ! : A Nu r ser y Rap .
A r et ellin g in r ap ver se o f "Th e Th r ee Lit t le Pig s," "Lit t le Red Rid in g
Ho o d ," an d "Th e Bo y Wh o Cr ied Wo lf .” (398.2 VOZ)
Wh at ley, Br u ce. Wait ! No Pain t !
Th e t h r ee lit t le p ig s ar e in t h eir u su al t r o u b le w it h t h e b ig b ad w o l f ,
u n t il a m yst er io u s Vo ice g et s in vo lved an d m ixes t h in g s u p . (Pict u r e
Bo o k- WHA)
Wilco x, Leah . Fallin g f o r Rap u n zel. A p r in ce t r ies t o g et Rap u n zel t o
t h r o w d o w n h er h air so h e can r escu e h er , b u t sh e m ish ear s h im an d
t h r o w s d o w n r an d o m o b ject s f r o m h er r o o m in st ead . (398.2 RAP)
Wilco x, Leah . Wakin g Beau t y.
In t h is f r act u r ed f air y t ale, Pr in ce Ch ar m in g t r ies all so r t s o f silly w ays
t o w ake Sleep in g Beau t y b ef o r e h e lear n s h o w h e is r eally su p p o sed t o
w ake h er u p . (Pict u r e Bo o k- WIL)
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An h o lt , Lau r en ce. Sh am p o o zel.
In t h is ver sio n o f t h e classic f air y t ale "Rap u n zel," t h e d au g h t er o f t w o
h air d r esser s is lo cked in a t o w er b y t h e Bad Hair Wit ch . (Fict io n - ANH)
Dah l, Ro ald . Ro ald Dah l’s Revo lt in g Rh ym es.
Pr esen t s h u m o r o u s r et ellin g s o f six w ell-kn o w n f air y t ales f eat u r in g
su r p r ise en d in g s in p lace o f t h e t r ad it io n al h ap p ily -ever -af t er .
(Fict io n - DAH)
Lan sky, Br u ce. New f an g led Fair y Tales Bo o k #1.
Ten f r esh , co n t em p o r ar y f air y t ales p lay t h e ch an g es o n o ld st o r ies,
f eat u r in g a m o d er n Kin g Mid as w it h lit t le t im e f o r h is so n 's Lit t le
Leag u e g am es an d a p r in cess p u t t o sleep f o r a cen t u r y f o r b ein g
aw f u lly cr an ky. (Fict io n - NEW)
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Lan sky, Br u ce. New f an g led Fair y Tales Bo o k #2.
Th e seco n d b o o k in t h e ser ies t h at p u t s a n ew sp in o n t h e classic f air y
t ales. (Fict io n -NEW)
Levin e, Gail Car so n . Fo r Bid d le’s Sake.
In t h is h u m o r o u s r et ellin g o f An d r ew Lan g 's "Pu d d o cky," a yo u n g
m aid en w h o h as b een t r an sf o r m ed in t o a t o ad b y a jealo u s f air y r elies
o n h er n ew ly h o n ed m ag ical ab ilit ies t o ch ar m a p r in ce in t o m ar r iag e.
(Fict io n - PRI)
Levin e, Gail Car so n . Ella En ch an t ed .
In t h is n o vel b ased o n t h e st o r y o f Cin d er ella, Ella st r u g g les ag ain st t h e
ch ild h o o d cu r se t h at f o r ces h er t o o b ey an y o r d er g iven t o h er .
(Fict io n - LEV)
Levin e, Gail Car so n . Th e Pr in cess Test .
In t h is h u m o r o u s r et ellin g o f Han s Ch r ist ian An d er sen 's "Th e Pr in cess
an d t h e Pea," Lo r elei m u st p ass m an y d if f icu lt t est s in o r d er t o p r o ve
t h at sh e is a t r u e p r in cess an d w in t h e h an d o f Pr in ce Nich o las.
(Fict io n - LEV)
Yo len , Jan e. Sleep in g Ug ly.
Wh en b eau t if u l Pr in cess Miser ella, Plain Jan e, an d a f air y f all u n d er a
sleep in g sp ell, a p r in ce u n d o es t h e sp ell in a su r p r isin g w ay. (Fict io n YOL)
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