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Fractured Fairytales
 The Wolf who cried boy by Hartman, Bob, 1955-   The Wolf who cried boy
Hartman, Bob, 1955-
Little Wolf is tired of eating lamburgers and sloppy does, but when he tricks his parents into think ...
 
 The Princess and the pea in miniature : after the  ... by Child, Lauren.   The Princess and the pea in miniature : after the fairy tale by Hans Christ ...
Child, Lauren.
Presents a re-telling of the well-known fairy tale of a young girl feels a pea through twenty mattre ...
 
 The runaway tortilla by Kimmel, Eric A.   The runaway tortilla
Kimmel, Eric A.
In this Southwestern version of the Gingerbread Man, a tortilla runs away from the woman who is abou ...
 
 Cinder-Elly by Minters, Frances.   Cinder-Elly
Minters, Frances.
In this rap version of the traditional fairy tale, the overworked younger sister gets to go to a bas ...
 
 Hansel and Diesel by Gordon, David, 1965 January 22-   Hansel and Diesel
Gordon, David, 1965 January 22-
Sibling trucks Hansel and Diesel travel into the middle of the junkyard in search of fuel and have a ...
 
 The Cowboy and the black-eyed pea by Johnston, Tony.   The Cowboy and the black-eyed pea
Johnston, Tony.
In this adaptation of "The Princess and the Pea," the wealthy daughter of a Texas rancher devises a ...
 
 Princess Fishtail by Minters, Frances.   Princess Fishtail
Minters, Frances.
After rescuing a handsome surfer, the Mer-King's daughter decides to trade her tail to a frightening ...
 
 The paper bag princess by Munsch, Robert N., 1945-   The paper bag princess
Munsch, Robert N., 1945-
The Princess Elizabeth is slated to marry Prince Ronald when a dragon attacks the castle and kidnaps ...
 
 I know an old lady who swallowed a pie by Jackson, Alison.   I know an old lady who swallowed a pie
Jackson, Alison.
 
 The Emperor's old clothes by Lasky, Kathryn.   The Emperor's old clothes
Lasky, Kathryn.
A continuation of "The Emperor's New Clothes" in which a simple farmer finds the emperor's old cloth ...
 
 The frog prince, continued by Scieszka, Jon.   The frog prince, continued
Scieszka, Jon.
After the frog turns into a prince, he and the Princess do not live happily ever after and the Princ ...
 
 Cinder Edna by Jackson, Ellen B., 1943-   Cinder Edna
Jackson, Ellen B., 1943-
Cinderella and Cinder Edna, who live with cruel stepmothers and stepsisters, have different approach ...
 
 The matzo ball boy by Shulman, Lisa.   The matzo ball boy
Shulman, Lisa.
In this Jewish version of "The Gingerbread Boy," a matzo ball runs away from an old woman as she pre ...
 
 Somebody and the three Blairs by Tolhurst, Marilyn.   Somebody and the three Blairs
Tolhurst, Marilyn.
In a reversal of the Goldilocks story, a bear explores the home of the three Blairs while they are o ...
 
 Adelita : a Mexican Cinderella story by De Paola, Tomie.   Adelita : a Mexican Cinderella story
De Paola, Tomie.
After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsist ...
 
 The wolf's story by Forward, Toby, 1950-   The wolf's story
Forward, Toby, 1950-
The wolf tells the story of Little Red Riding Hood from his point of view, protesting that he was me ...
 
 The Book that Jack wrote by Scieszka, Jon.   The Book that Jack wrote
Scieszka, Jon.
A madcap variation of the cumulative nursery rhyme, this time beginning when Jack writes a book.
 
 Sleeping Bobby by Osborne, Will.   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 three little javelinas by Lowell, Susan, 1950-   The three little javelinas
Lowell, Susan, 1950-
A southwestern adaptation of "The Three Little Pigs."
 
 Mañana Iguana by Paul, Ann Whitford.   Mañana Iguana
Paul, Ann Whitford.
Iguana, Conejo, Tortuga, and Culebra are excited about having a spring party, but only Iguana is wil ...
 
 The Girl who spun gold by Hamilton, Virginia.   The Girl who spun gold
Hamilton, Virginia.
In this African American retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin," Lit'mahn spins thread into gold cloth for t ...
 
 The Three silly girls Grubb by Hassett, John.   The Three silly girls Grubb
Hassett, John.
In this revision of the familiar tale "The Three Billy Goats Gruff, three sisters manage to outwit U ...
 
 Sleepless Beauty by Minters, Frances.   Sleepless Beauty
Minters, Frances.
In this updated, rhyming retelling of the traditional fairy tale, Beauty outwits the wicked witch an ...
 
 Earthquack! by Palatini, Margie.   Earthquack!
Palatini, Margie.
When Chucky Ducky feels the earth beneath him grumble and rumble, he runs to alert the other barnyar ...
 
 Paco and the giant chile plant by Polette, Keith, 1954-   Paco and the giant chile plant
Polette, Keith, 1954-
The desert of the southwestern United States is the unexpected setting for this retelling of the cla ...
 
 The Princess and the pizza by Auch, Mary Jane.   The Princess and the pizza
Auch, Mary Jane.
An out-of-work princess applies to become the bride of Prince Drupert, but first she must pass sever ...
 
 Rumpelstiltskin's daughter by Stanley, Diane.   Rumpelstiltskin's daughter
Stanley, Diane.
Rumpelstiltskin's daughter may not be able to spin straw into gold, but she is more than a match for ...
 
 Piggie pie by Palatini, Margie.   Piggie pie
Palatini, Margie.
Gritch the witch flies to Old MacDonald's farm for some pigs to make a piggie pie.
 
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