Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Fractured Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales For Mr. Barker
Ahlberg, Jessica.
While Lucy tries to read to her dog Mr. Barker, he runs off and she ends up chasing him through a fa...
Once Upon a Time ... Online
Bedford, David.
"Once upon a time, a laptop arrived in Fairy-tale Land. Join Jack and his friends as they disco...
The Mermaid
Brett, Jan.
"Set in the ocean off Japan, this retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears stars Kiniro, a m...
Wheres the big bad wolf?
Christelow, Eileen.
Detective Doggedly, a pair of cows, and a sheep who looks very familiar are all nearby each time thr...
Fairy Trails
Elya, Susan Middleton,
Miguel and Maria meet various fairy tale characters as they walk to their aunt's house. Include...
Prince Ribbit
Emmett, Jonathan.
Princesses Lucinda and Arabella treat a talking frog like royalty in hopes he will turn into a princ...
The Emperors Cool Clothes
Harper, Lee.
Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making clothing that will make him look "coo...
The Princess and the Giant
Hart, Caryl.
When a grumpy giant stomps about keeping everyone awake at night Princess Sophie tries to find a way...
The Wolf Who Cried Boy
Hartman, Bob.
Little Wolf is tired of eating lamburgers and sloppy does, but when he tricks his parents into think...
The Three Silly Girls Grubb
Hassett, John.
In this revision of the familiar tale, "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," three sisters manage...
Goldilocks and Just One Bear
Hodgkinson, Leigh.
Little Bear, all grown up, finds himself lost in a noisy, busy city where he happens to bump into so...
The Three Little Gators
Ketteman, Helen.
Also available in Hoopla. In this adaptation of the traditional folktale, three little gators each b...
Little Red Hot
Kimmel, Eric A.
A hot pepper pie exposes the big bad wolf in this southwestern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. ...
The Wolf Who Visited Fairy Tales
Lallemand, Orianne.
This year's annual Spring Picnic is just around the corner and the Wolf has decided to bake an ...
Red Riding Hood and the Sweet Little Wolf
Mortimer, Rachael.
When Little Wolf, who doesn't want to be a Big Bad Wolf, is sent to catch dinner, she meets Red...
The Three Silly Billies
Palatini, Margie.
Three billy goats, unable to cross a bridge because they cannot pay the toll, form a car pool with T...
Ninja Red Riding Hood
Schwartz, Corey Rosen.
In this twist on "Little Red Riding Hood," a certain wolf trains to be a ninja in order to...
Twinderella
Schwartz, Corey Rosen.
"In this twist on the classic tale, Cinderella and her less-famous twin sister Tinderella leave...
Blow Your Nose, Big Bad Wolf
Smallman, Steve.
When Big Bad catches a cold, he politely asks three little pigs for a tissue. ...
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion
Smith, Alex T.
In this version of Little Red Riding Hood, set on the African plains, Little Red realizes what the V...
The Giant and the Beanstalk
Stanley, Diane.
In this version of the traditional tale, a young giant chases Jack down the beanstalk to rescue his ...
Jack and the Baked Beanstalk
Stimpson, Colin.
After their cafe fails, Jack takes his mother's last few pennies and exchanges them for a can o...
The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf
Teague, Mark.
In this original version of the traditional tale, the three little pigs are in their usual trouble w...
Falling For Rapunzel
Wilcox, Leah.
To rescue Rapunzel from her tower, a prince yells for her to throw down her hair; but being too far ...
Waking Beauty
Wilcox, Leah.
Prince Charming tries all sorts of silly ways to wake Sleeping Beauty before he learns how he is rea...
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
Willems, Mo.
Also available in Hoopla. Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama D...
Kate and the Beanstalk
Osborne, Mary Pope.
In this version of the classic tale, a girl climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where she uses h...
Sleeping Bobby
Osborne, Will.
A retelling of the Grimm tale featuring a handsome prince who is put into a deep sleep by a curse un...
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Hennessy, B. G.
A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch...