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Cinderella Tales
Chickerella
by Mary Jane and Herm Auch
E AUCH, M.
This barnyard version of the Cinderella story features a mild-mannered chicken, a fashion-conscious Fairy Goosemother, and a prince at a Fowl Ball.
Prince Cinders
by Babette Cole
E COLE, B.
A fairy grants a small, skinny prince a change in appearance and the chance to go to the Palace Disco.
Dinorella : A Prehistoric Fairy Tale
by Pamela Duncan Edwards
E EDWARDS, P.
In this story, loosely based on that of Cinderella but featuring dinosaurs, the Duke falls in love with Dinorella when she rescues him from the dreaded deinonychus at the Dinosaur Dance.
Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella
by Tony Johnston
E JOHNSTON, T.
This version of the familiar Cinderella story features Bigfoot characters and deep of the forest. A mistreated step-child finds happiness with the “man” of her dreams.
Buba the Cowboy Prince : A Fractured Texas Tale
by Helen Ketteman
E KETTEMAN, H.
Loosely based on "Cinderella," this story is set is Texas, the fairy godmother is a cow, and the hero, named Bubba, is the stepson of a wicked rancher.
Cindy Ellen, a Wild Western Cinderella
by Susan Lowell
J 398.209 FRA LOW
Cindy Ellen loses one of her diamond spurs at the square dance in this wild western retelling of the classic Cinderella story.
Cinder-Elly
by Frances Minters
J 398.21 MIN
In this rap version of the traditional fairy tale, the overworked younger sister gets to go to a basketball game and meets a star player, Prince Charming.
Cinderella Skeleton
by Robert D. San Souci
J 398.2 SAN
A rhyming retelling of the story of a young woman who finds her prince at a Halloween ball despite the efforts of her wicked stepmother. The main characters are skeletons.
Goldilocks and The Three Bears
Dusty Locks and the Three Bears
by Susan Lowell
E LOWELL, S.
A Western-style retelling of the traditional tale about a little girl who finds the house of bear family and makes herself at home.
Goldilocks and the Three Hares
by Heidi Petach
E PETACH, H.
This is a hilarious contemporary takeoff on the familiar folktale. You will enjoy the antics of the hare family and the mice who serve as commentators on the story.
Goldilocks and the Three Martians
by Stu Smith
E SMITH, S.
In a porridge-powered rocket ship, Goldilocks sets out to find a planet "where everything's just right" and has a close encounter with a Martian family.
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Magic Mustache
by Gary Barwin
E BARWIN, G.
This is the story of a nose who lives with his parents, two eyes, and goes to the market to trade the family's prized pair of eyeglasses for food. Instead, he makes a trade with an old ear for a magic mustache that grows and reaches to the sky.
Jack and the Giant : A Story Full of Beans
by Jim Harris
J 398.209 ENG HAR
A Southwestern version of the traditional tale, in which a boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk and uses his quick wits to outsmart the giant cattle rustler Wild Bill Hiccup.
Kate and the Beanstalk
by Mary Pope Osborne
J 398.209 ENG OSB
In this version of the classic tale, a girl climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where she uses her quick wits to outsmart a giant and make her and her mother's fortune.
The Giant and the Beanstalk
by Diane Stanley
E STANLEY, D.
In this version of the traditional tale, a young giant chases Jack down the beanstalk to rescue his beloved hen and meets other Jacks from various nursery rhymes along the way.
Little Red Riding Hood
Petite Rouge : A Cajun Red Riding Hood
by Mike Artell
J 398.2089 USA ART
In this Cajun version of "Little Red Riding Hood," the big bad gator is no match for a sharp young duck and her quick-thinking cat.
Jake Gander, Storyville Detective
by George McClements
E MCCLEMENTS, G.
A series of fairly obvious clues help Jake Gander prove Red R. Hood's suspicions about her granny's strange new look.
Little Red Cowboy Hat
by Susan Lowell
J 398.209 GER LOW
A Southwestern version of "Little Red Riding Hood" in which Little Red rides her pony Buck to Grandma's ranch with a jar of cactus jelly in the saddlbag.
Little Red : A Fizzingly Good Yarn
by Lynn Roberts
E ROBERTS, L.
In this version of the Grimm fairy tale, Thomas--who is called Little Red--discovers a wolf in disguise at his grandmother's house and ingeniously uses ginger ale to save the day.
Mixed Tales
Beware of the Storybook Wolves
by Lauren Child
E CHILD, L.
When two wolves escape one night from his fairy tale book and threaten to eat him, Herb enlists the reluctant help of Cinderella's fairy godmother.
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?
by Lauren Child
E CHILD, L.
A boy who loves books but has not always treated them well falls asleep and finds himself in his book of fairy tales, where his interaction with everyone from Goldilocks to Cinderella wreaks havoc.
Fairy Trails : a Story Told in English and Spanish
by Susan Middleton Elya
E ELYA, S.
Miguel and Maria meet various fairy tale characters as they walk to their aunt's house.
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
by Jon Scieszka
E SCIESZKA, J.
Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.
The Princess and the Pea
The Princess and the Pizza
by Mary Jane Auch
E AUCH, M.
An out-of-work princess applies to become the bride of Prince Drupert, but first she must pass several tests, including a cooking contest.
The Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea
by Tony Johnston
E JOHNSTON, T.
In this adaptation of "The Princess and the Pea," the wealthy daughter of a Texas rancher devises a plan to find a real cowboy among her many suitors.
Rapunzel
Rapunzel : A Groovy Fairy Tale
by Lynn Roberts
J 398.209 GER ROB
In this updated version of the Grimm fairy tale, Rapunzel has flaming red hair and is kept imprisoned by her Aunt Esme, a heartless school cafeteria worker, in a tenement apartment with a broken elevator.
Falling for Rapunzel
by Leah Wilcox
E WILCOX, L.
To rescue Rapunzel from her tower, a prince yells for her to throw down her hair; but being too far away to hear clearly, she tosses out various items from her room, including her maid.
Sleeping Beauty
Sleepless Beauty
by Frances Minters
E MINTERS, F.
In this updated, rhyming retelling of the traditional fairy tale, Beauty outwits the wicked witch and arranges for her own happy ending.
Waking Beauty
by Leah Wilcox
E WILCOX, L.
Prince Charming tries all sorts of silly ways to wake Sleeping Beauty before he learns how he is really supposed to wake her up.
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Three Cool Kids
by Rebecca Emberley
E EMBERLEY, R.
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.
The Three Silly Girls Grubb
by John Hassett
E HASSETT, J.
Three sisters manage to outwit Ugly-Boy Bobby who spends his time under the bridge they must cross on their way to school.
The Three Silly Billies
by Margie Palatini
E PALATINI, M.
Three billy goats, unable to cross a bridge because they cannot pay the toll, form a car pool with The Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack of beanstalk fame to get past the rude Troll.
The Three Little Pigs
Where's the Big Bad Wolf?
by Eileen Christelow
E CHRISTELOW, E.
Detective Doggedly, a pair of cows, and a sheep who looks very familiar are all nearby each time three pigs get in trouble, but the big bad wolf is conspicuously absent.
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka
E SCIESZKA, J.
The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
by Eugenios Trivizas
J 398.24 TRI
An altered retelling of the traditional tale about the conflict between pig and wolf--with a surprise ending.
The Three Pigs
by David Wiesner
E WIESNER, D.
The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.
Wait! No Paint!
by Bruce Whatley
E WHATLEY, B.
The three little pigs are in their usual trouble with the big bad wolf, until a mysterious Voice gets involved and mixes things up.
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Rapunzel : A Groovy Fairy Tale
by Lynn Roberts
J 398.209 GER ROB
In this updated version of the Grimm fairy tale, Rapunzel has flaming red hair and is kept imprisoned by her Aunt Esme, a heartless school cafeteria worker, in a tenement apartment with a broken elevator.
Falling for Rapunzel
by Leah Wilcox
E WILCOX, L.
To rescue Rapunzel from her tower, a prince yells for her to throw down her hair; but being too far away to hear clearly, she tosses out various items from her room, including her maid.
Sleeping Beauty
Sleepless Beauty
by Frances Minters
E MINTERS, F.
In this updated, rhyming retelling of the traditional fairy tale, Beauty outwits the wicked witch and arranges for her own happy ending.
Waking Beauty
by Leah Wilcox
E WILCOX, L.
Prince Charming tries all sorts of silly ways to wake Sleeping Beauty before he learns how he is really supposed to wake her up.
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Three Cool Kids
by Rebecca Emberley
E EMBERLEY, R.
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.
The Three Silly Girls Grubb
by John Hassett
E HASSETT, J.
Three sisters manage to outwit Ugly-Boy Bobby who spends his time under the bridge they must cross on their way to school.
The Three Silly Billies
by Margie Palatini
E PALATINI, M.
Three billy goats, unable to cross a bridge because they cannot pay the toll, form a car pool with The Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack of beanstalk fame to get past the rude Troll.
The Three Little Pigs
Where's the Big Bad Wolf?
by Eileen Christelow
E CHRISTELOW, E.
Detective Doggedly, a pair of cows, and a sheep who looks very familiar are all nearby each time three pigs get in trouble, but the big bad wolf is conspicuously absent.
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka
E SCIESZKA, J.
The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
by Eugenios Trivizas
J 398.24 TRI
An altered retelling of the traditional tale about the conflict between pig and wolf--with a surprise ending.
The Three Pigs
by David Wiesner
E WIESNER, D.
The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.
Wait! No Paint!
by Bruce Whatley
E WHATLEY, B.
The three little pigs are in their usual trouble with the big bad wolf, until a mysterious Voice gets involved and mixes things up.
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