Previously
The adventures of various nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters, including Goldilocks, Jack and Jill, the frog prince, Cinderella, and the gingerbread man, are retold in backward sequence with each tale interrelated to the other.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 45
call number/section: FIC
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Once Upon A Golden Apple
While on a picnic, a father puts together familiar elements from various stories until he comes up with a version his children like.
398.2
year: 1993
copies: 7
call number/section: 398.2
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Latkes, Latkes Good To Eat
In an old Russian village, Sadie and her brothers are poor and hungry until an old woman gives Sadie a frying pan that will make potato pancakes until it hears the magic words that make it stop.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 46
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 380
Puss In Boots
A retelling of the French fairy tale in which a clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.
398.2
year: 1986
copies: 20
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 790
Swan Lake
A prince's love for a swan queen overcomes an evil sorcerer's spell in this fairy tale adaptation of the classic ballet.
792.8
year: 1989
copies: 4
call number/section: 792.8
lexile:
The Emperor's New Clothes
Two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.
398.2
year: 1991
copies: 9
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 970
The Magic Purse
After facing danger to help a young woman, a poor farmer receives a magic purse that always refills itself with gold.
398.21
year: 1993
copies: 8
call number/section: 398.21
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Bony-legs
When a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl escapes with the help of a mirror and comb given to her by the witch's cat and dog.
398.2
year: 1986
copies: 46
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 370
subjects: baba yaga (legendary character), folklore, fairy tales [X], baba yaga (legendary character), easy reader
The Snow Queen
A powerful tale of a young girl's quest to rescue her playmate from the icy palace of the Snow Queen.
398.2
year: 2006
copies: 23
call number/section: 398.2
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The Boy Who Drew Cats
A young boy's obsession with drawing cats changes his life.
398.2
year: 2002
copies: 13
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 700
The Princess And The Lord Of Night
Cursed at birth by the evil Lord of Night, a princess uses intelligence, cleverness, and generosity to outwit him and undo the spell.
398.2
year: 1994
copies: 3
call number/section: 398.2
lexile:
The Ugly Duckling
An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.
398.2
year: 1987
copies: 9
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 400
subjects: fairy tales [X]
Oom Razoom, Or, Go I Know Not Where, Bring Back I Know Not What
A retelling of an old Russian tale of Alexis the king's archer, his beautiful and magical wife Olga, and their adventures.
398.2
year: 1991
copies: 2
call number/section: 398.2
lexile:
The Random House Book Of Fairy Tales
Nineteen of the best-known fairy tales, including "Rapunzel," "Beauty and the Beast," "Thumbelina," and "Hansel and Gretel.
398.2
year: 1985
copies: 15
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 810
Prince Nautilus
A fisherman's two daughters, one vain and lazy, the other generous and brave, set out to help a prince who has been imprisoned in a seashell.
398
year: 1994
copies: 6
call number/section: 398
lexile:
subjects: fairy tales [X]