Picture Books

Auch, Mary Jane
The Princess And The Pizza
An out-of-work princess applies to become the bride of Prince Drupert, but first she must pass a cooking test.

Briggs, Raymond
Jim And The Beanstalk
Jim climbs a beanstalk and meets a grumbly Giant.

Brock, Cole
Buttons
Three silly sisters going out into the world to track down a replacement button for their father's pants.

Brock, Cole
The Giant's Toe
A giant accidentally cuts off his toe and it develops a character of its own.

Cole, Babette
Prince Cinders
A Prince who yearns to be big and hairy like his brothers gets his wish in an unusual way.

Cole, Babette
Princess Smartypants
A Princess outsmarts herself with the tasks she sets would-be suitors.

DeFelice, Cynthia.
Mule Eggs
A town man who wants to be a farmer and is conned by a greedy farmer.

Edwards, Pamela
Dinorellla
Imagine Cinderella as a dinosaur!

Emberley, Michael.
Ruby
Ruby, a small and brave mouse, delivers goodies to her granny, while trying to avoid a nasty cat.

Fernley, Jan
Mr. Wolf And The Three Bears
Grandma knows just what to do when Goldilocks tries to ruin Baby Bear's birthday party.

Goode, Diane
Dinosaur's New Clothes
Two dinosaur tailors sell the vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.

Hartman, Bob
Wolf Who Cried Boy
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.

Johnson, Tony
Bigfoot Cinderella
Cinderella finds happiness with the "man" of her dreams in the old-growth forest.
(Easy GR75 C45 J494 - aisle 20)

Lowell, Susan
Little Red Cowboy Hat
Little Red rides her pony to Grandma's ranch with a jar of cactus jelly.

Lowell, Susan
The Three Little Javelinas
A South-Western view of the 3 little pigs, who in this version use sticks, tumbleweed, and adobe bricks.

Munsch, Robert
The Paper Bag Princess
A tale about a Princess named Elizabeth who overcomes a dragon to save a rather un-princely prince.

Palatini, Maggie
Piggie Pie
Story of the witch Gritch, who decides to make the title dish.

Ross, Tony
Mrs. Goat And Her Seven Little Kids
The wolf tries to outsmart the kids, and is foiled by the youngest.
(Easy GR75 W64 R5 - Aisle 20)

Scieszka, Jon
The Frog Prince Continued
A story of the prince who keeps trying to find the correct witch to turn him back into a frog.

Scieszka, Jon
True Story Of The 3 Little Pigs
The true story, told from the wolf's point of view (he's really just misunderstood).

Tolhurst, Marilyn
Somebody And The Three Blairs
A reversal of the classic story, when a young bear drops in to the Blairs' house while they are out.

Trivizas, Eugene
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
An altered retelling of the traditional tale, with a surprise ending.

Turkle, Brinton
Deep In The Forest
A wordless picture book about a bear that visits, reversing the three bears story.

Wolff, Patricia.
The Toll-Bridge Troll
A troll tries to prevent Trigg from crossing the bridge on the way to school.

Fiction

Brooke, William
Teller of Tales
The Emperor's clothes are news -- Rumpelstiltskin by any other name -- Gold in Locks -- Little Well-Read Riding Hood -- Teller's tale -- Tale of tellers.

Brooke, William
The Untold Tales.
Retells and continues the stories, from a contemporary perspective, of such classic tales as "The Frog Prince," "Snow White," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Sleeping Beauty."
Juvenile Fiction BROOKE

Haddix, Margaret
Just Ella
In this continuation of the Cinderella story, fifteen-year-old Ella finds that accepting Prince Charming's proposal ensnares her in a suffocating tangle of palace rules and royal etiquette, so she plots to escape.
Juvenile Fiction HADDIX

Kaye, M.
The Ordinary Princess
At her christening a princess is given the gift of "ordinariness" by a fairy.
Juvenile Fiction KAYE

Levine, Gail
Ella Enchanted
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
Juvenile Fiction LEVINE

Napoli, Donna Jo
Jimmy, The Pick Pocket of the Palace
Jimmy, the froglet son of an enchanted frog-prince, tries to save his pond from the evil hag and in the process finds himself transformed into a human boy.
Juvenile Fiction NAPOLI

A Wolf at the Door: and Other Retold Fairytales
Can you imagine a wicked stepsister who really gets what she deserves?
Juvenile Fiction WOLF

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