Ayoade, 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: 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 FUNSmith, Alex T
Summary: 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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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E SMIWedelich, Sam
Summary: When Chicken Little runs into the Big Bad Wolf (literally), her first instinct is to fly, like the other chickens, but she decides to investigate instead--and finds that this particular wolf is not interested in eating chickens, he is just looking for a place to call home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEDHarper, Benjamin
Summary: In this humorous adaptation of a lesser-known Grimm fairy tale, Forest Ranger Dan finds a strange baby in a bird's nest and raises him along with his own baby daughter, Cassie; Birdy proves to have magic powers, and the cook at the Dark Woods Station (who is a witch, and makes really horrible food) wants to use him as an ingredient in her latest magic brew--so it is up to Birdy and Cassie to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE HARGunderson, Jessica
Summary: A humorous retelling of the fairy tale as told from the point of view of the misunderstood wolf, who suffers from "uncontrollable breathing syndrome" and really just wants to be friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC GUNFox, Diane
Summary: Cat tries to read the story of Little Red Riding Hood aloud, but Dog keeps interrupting with silly questions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FOXLoewen, Nancy
Summary: A humorous retelling of the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel, told from the witch's point of view--who rescues the children from their wicked stepmother, and teaches them food art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC LOEHarper, Benjamin
Summary: In this humorous adaptation of the fairy tale, Mama Goat sets out to get pizza for little Mikey's birthday party, first warning her seven kids not to fall for Mr. Wolf's tricks--but Mr. Wolf is hungry, clever, and persistent, and when Mama returns and finds six of her babies gone, she sets out to make a citizen's arrest and put a stop to Mr. Wolf's villainy forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE HARMlynowski, Sarah
Summary: Answering the plea of the fairy Celeste, Abby and her brother Jonah enter the world of Pinocchio to try and help Gepetto convince his wooden puppet son to straighten out his life and go to school--but things get complicated when Pinocchio sneaks into the real world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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Summary: In this graphic version of the story Cinderella thwarts her evil stepmother by becoming Ninja-rella, saving the prince from bandits, and becoming his ninja bodyguard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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2 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FARHarper, Benjamin
Summary: In this graphic version of the classic fairy tale, zombie children Hansel and Gretel disguise themselves as tourists and venture into the Magical Forest in search of brains to eat--where they encounter Mrs. Witch, who has her own plans for dinner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FARTulien, Sean
Summary: Three clever billy goats find themselves trapped in a video game, confronting the Hillside Castle run by a monster troll--and they have to use their new superpowers to get past the castle to the green field of grass, and lunch.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FARMlynowski, Sarah
Summary: The magic mirror has a crack and it sends Abby, Jonah, and Prince into the mixed up tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and they soon find that Goldy is in need of a lot of gold to get her father out of jail, and so they find themselves negotiating between the Bears, who want honey, and Rumpelstiltskin, who just wants a friend or two--but King Ned is just plain greedy and somehow the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021
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Summary: The Queen of Techworld, afraid that Snow White will supplant her as the smartest scientist, exiles the child--but the robots that she repairs save her and help her defeat the evil queen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FARGidwitz, Adam.
Summary: Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GIDBowen, Carl
Summary: In this graphic version of the classic story, Jak and her broken-down robot, Cow, make a deal with the scrap collector; if they will take the Space Elevator to the supposedly deserted Cloud Kingdom and procure some nano-beans, Cow will be fixed as good as new--but when they get there they find that the Kingdom is occupied by an immense alien monster.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FARLoewen, Nancy
Summary: A humorous retelling of The Princess and the Pea, as told by the princess--who really was not a princess at all, and was kept awake by her dog.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC LOEMass, Wendy
Summary: When Robin Hood and Marian are thrown together on a quest that requires bravery, quick-witted escapes, and the ability to get along, they discover there is no limit to what they can do together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD MASGunderson, Jessica
Summary: A retelling of the classic fairy tale from the point of view of Rumpelstiltskin, who spins straw into gold (for cash payments), but really dreams of having a son to raise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC GUNShurtliff, Liesl.
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 SHUJones, Noah (Noah Z.)
Summary: In her second adventure in the Land of Fake-Believe, Princess Pink meets Scaredy-Pants Wolf, a baker whose business has been robbed by Little Red Quacking Hood--and to save the bakery Princess must figure out why the ducks are suddenly so interested in pies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE JONWillems, Mo
Summary: Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group 2015