Scieszka, Jon
Summary: Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E SciSummary: "For the first time, this beloved holiday story is told based on George Balanchine's quintessential production. The storyline mimics the choreography of the famous ballet and the illustrations are inspired by the backdrops and scenery from the actual New York City Ballet production"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Dig into folklore from across South America with this collection of comic reimaginations and retellings. The sixth volume of the Cautionary Fables and Fairytales series takes you across the continent -- from Peru, Chile, Columbia, and more!" -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Iron Circus Comics 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LIZHarper, Benjamin
Summary: When the young witch, Princess Swampelina, loses her wand in the bog, a beautiful (ugh!) butterfly offers to retrieve it if she will be his friend, but after avoiding him the princess soon finds the butterfly helpful and even rather fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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Summary: On her way to Grandma's house, Little Red meets a wolf. Which might scare some little girls. But not this little girl. She knows just what the wolf is up to, and she's not going to let him get away with it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WOOFunk, Josh
Summary: Jack is not fond of the bossy narrator of his fairy tale! When Jack is told to trade his beloved cow Bessie for some magic beans, throw the beans out the window, climb the ENORMOUS beanstalk that sprouts overnight, and steal from a GIANT, he decides this fairy tale is getting out of control. In fact, he doesn't want to follow the story line at all. Who says Jack needs to enter a life of daring,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FUNElya, Susan Middleton
Summary: El prìcipe knows this girl is the one for him. But, as usual, his mother doesn't agree. The queen has a secret test in mind to see if this girl is really a princesa. But the prince might just have a sneaky plan, too ... Readers will be enchanted by this Latino twist on the classic story, and captivated by the vibrant art inspired by the culture of Peru. -- From dust jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ELY1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH ELY
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ELYKoppe, Susanne.
Summary: In this retelling of the original 1816 German story, Godfather Drosselmeier gives young Marie a nutcracker for Christmas, and she finds herself in a magical realm where she saves a boy from an evil curse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North-South Books 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Christmas, Call number: J FIC KOPGrimm, Jacob
Summary: "When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their 'Children's and Household Tales' in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as 'Rapunzel, ' 'Hansel and Gretel, ' and 'Cinderella' would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2014
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Summary: "When taking cornbread to Grandma, Mahogany encounters a hungry wolf and outsmarts him by cleverly hiding in the woods and using her sewing skills to trap him"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BROBarnett, Mac
Summary: Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARSummary: Retells the story of a beautiful princess who promises an ugly frog, when her golden ball falls into a deep well, that he can live with her and become her playmate if he returns her ball, in a text with die-cut pages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michael Neugebauer Publishing Ltd. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398 GRIAlperin, Mara
Summary: Presents an adaptation of the tale in which a poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALPBlack, Fiona.
Summary: After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and watches him change into a handsome prince.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews and McMeel 1991
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Summary: A retelling of the Grimm tale about the fisherman's greedy wife, set in the land of the Aztecs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 KIMAyoade, Richard
Summary: "It's once upon a time . . . as only the irreverently witty Richard Ayoade can tell it. In this series of letters organized by fictitious C. C. Cecily, Senior Secretary of the Fairy Tale Fan Club, the fairest of them all (and a few bitter foes) correspond with curious--and opinionated--fans. So if you've ever wondered how a less-than-genius (and less-than-clothed) emperor fell for a certain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press
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Summary: Twelve-year-old Rump has never known his full name - his mother died before she could tell him. So all his life he's been teased and bullied for his half-a-name. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. For Rump discovers he can spin straw into gold. "Magical" gold.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SHUCalonita, Jen
Summary: "Princess Devin didn't come to Royal Academy for fame, glory, or a crown. All she's ever wanted is to be a Magical Creature Caretaker. Just when Devin gets up the courage to ask about following her passion, disaster strikes. The evil Rumplestiltskin and Alva cast a curse that nearly destroys Enchantasia, a new villain is on the rise, and the students of Royal Academy find they now have to share...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CALValentino, Serena.
Summary: Sometimes it's all a matter of the choices we make ... What choices did Snow White's stepmother, the Wicked Queen, make that would turn her so evil she would want to cut out her step-daughter's heart? Does it have something to do with the man in the magic mirror? And who is he, really?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC VALBraun, Eric
Summary: In this You Choose adventure Little Red Riding Hood can be a girl in an urban park, a boy in the middle of a war, or the more traditional girl in the forest--the choice is up to the reader.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BRAGunderson, Jessica
Summary: This You Choose adventure is told from three different perspectives--White Snow is a secret agent in Good Prince's army, looking for a computer with secret codes for a bomb; Mrs. White desperately searches for her runaway daughter Snow; and Charming, towed by his seven loyal sleddogs, goes to rescue his friend and mentor Meteorologist Snow-White, who is trapped in a raging blizzard in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2018