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List: Fractured Fairy Tales


A photo of Fairy Tales For Mr. Barker

Fairy Tales For Mr. Barker

While Lucy tries to read to her dog Mr. Barker, he runs off and she ends up chasing him through a fairy tale world where she helps Goldilocks, Jack, the Three Little Pigs, and Sleeping Beauty escape from their enemies.

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Once Upon a Time ... Online

"Once upon a time, a laptop arrived in Fairy-tale Land. Join Jack and his friends as they discover the ups and downs of going online!" -- Page 4 of cover.

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The Mermaid

"Set in the ocean off Japan, this retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears stars Kiniro, a mermaid, who finds a baby octopus's breakfast, chair, and bed just right"--

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Wheres the big bad wolf?

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.

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Fairy Trails

Miguel and Maria meet various fairy tale characters as they walk to their aunt's house. Includes some Spanish words.

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Prince Ribbit

Princesses Lucinda and Arabella treat a talking frog like royalty in hopes he will turn into a prince, while fact-loving Martha is certain he is only a clever frog.

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The Emperors Cool Clothes

Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making clothing that will make him look "cool" and will let him know who else is "cool," as well, but when he wears them during the Royal Parade, a child cries out that the emperor has nothing on. Includes author's note about the story's origins.

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A photo of The Princess and the Giant

The Princess and the Giant

When a grumpy giant stomps about keeping everyone awake at night Princess Sophie tries to find a way to help him get to sleep.

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The 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.

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The Three Silly Girls Grubb

In this revision of the familiar tale, "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," three sisters manage to outwit Ugly-Boy Bobby who spends his time under the bridge they must cross on their way to school.

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A photo of Goldilocks and Just One Bear

Goldilocks and Just One Bear

Little Bear, all grown up, finds himself lost in a noisy, busy city where he happens to bump into someone with golden hair who remembers exactly how he likes his porridge.

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The Three Little Gators

Also available in Hoopla. In this adaptation of the traditional folktale, three little gators each build their house in an east Texas swamp, hoping for protection from the Big-bottomed Boar.

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Little Red Hot

A hot pepper pie exposes the big bad wolf in this southwestern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

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The Wolf Who Visited Fairy Tales

This year's annual Spring Picnic is just around the corner and the Wolf has decided to bake an apple cake. There is only one problem: he has never baked before! The Wolf is determined to find someone to help him and starts on a walk through the forest where he encounters. Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, a witch! Is this forest enchanted? His apple cake will be all the more delicious! Children will be able to try it out as the recipe can be found at the end of the book.

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A photo of Red Riding Hood and the Sweet Little Wolf

Red Riding Hood and the Sweet Little Wolf

When Little Wolf, who doesn't want to be a Big Bad Wolf, is sent to catch dinner, she meets Red Riding Hood and the two of them come up with a solution.

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The Three Silly Billies

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.

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Ninja Red Riding Hood

In this twist on "Little Red Riding Hood," a certain wolf trains to be a ninja in order to catch his prey, but he is not the only one mastering a martial art.

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Twinderella

"In this twist on the classic tale, Cinderella and her less-famous twin sister Tinderella leave splitting everything in half behind when each finds her own Prince Charming (with a little magical help from their fairy god-mother)"--

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Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion

In this version of Little Red Riding Hood, set on the African plains, Little Red realizes what the Very Hungry Lion is up to, and teaches him a lesson before generously sharing her donuts with him.

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The Giant and the Beanstalk

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.

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Jack and the Baked Beanstalk

After their cafe fails, Jack takes his mother's last few pennies and exchanges them for a can of magic baked beans that then lead Jack on a journey to a giant who is bored with counting his fortune.

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Falling For Rapunzel

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.

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Waking Beauty

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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Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs

Also available in Hoopla. Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur . . . and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. One day--for no particular reason--they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then--for no particular reason--they decided to go . . . someplace else. They were definitely not setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl. Definitely not!

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A photo of Kate and the Beanstalk

Kate and the Beanstalk

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.

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Sleeping Bobby

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.

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A photo of The Boy Who Cried Wolf

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

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.

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