The Three Little Pigs
Retells the familiar tale in which one of three brother pigs survives a wolf's attacks by using his head and planning well.
398.2
year: 2004
copies: 143
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 560
Rumpelstiltskin
The classic fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin, retorl and illustrated by Paul O.
398.2
year: 2005
copies: 225
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 740
subjects: fairy tales [X], folklore [X], reading material, festivals, california, caldecott medal books, children's films
Luba And The Wren
In this variation on the story of "The Fisherman and His Wife, " a young Ukrainian girl must repeatedly return to the wren she has rescued to relay her parents' increasingly greedy demands.
398.2
year: 2002
copies: 71
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 520
Sleepless Beauty
In this updated, rhyming retelling of the traditional fairy tale, Beauty outwits the wicked witch and arranges for her own happy ending.
398.2
year: 1999
copies: 35
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 490
Hansel And Gretel
A poor woodcutter's children, lost in the forest, come upon a house made of cookies, cakes, and candy, occupied by a wicked witch who likes to have children for dinner.
398.2
year: 2005
copies: 133
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 400
Cinder-elly
In this rap version of the traditional fairy tale, the overworked younger sister gets to go to a basketball game and meets a star player, Prince Charming.
398.21
year: 1997
copies: 90
call number/section: 398.21
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Petite Rouge
In this Cajun version of "Little Red Riding Hood, " the big bad gator is no match for a sharp young girl and her quick-thinking cat.
398.2
year: 2003
copies: 29
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 870
Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella
This version of the familiar story in which a mistreated step-child finds happiness with the "man" of her dreams is set in the old-growth forest and features Bigfoot characters.
398.2
year: 2000
copies: 88
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 570
Brothers Of The Knight
In this contemporary retelling of the fairy tale "Twelve Dancing Princesses," an African-American reverend in Harlem endeavors to discover why the shoes of his twelve sons are worn to pieces every morning.
398.2
year: 2001
copies: 34
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 560
The Tale Of The Mandarin Ducks
Imprisoned by a cruel Japanese lord, a Mandarin duck almost dies until a servant frees him, being sentenced to death for unkind acts, she, in turn, is rescued by the duck and his mate.
398.2
year: 1995
copies: 113
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 930
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
A bewildered king was "the father of twelve beautiful princesses who danced their shoes to pieces every night, until a poor soldier discovered their secret.
398.2
year: 1995
copies: 11
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 860
Petrosinella
In this version of Rapunzel, the heroine breaks the enchantment put on her by the ogress who keeps her prisoner with the aid of three acorns.
398.2
year: 1997
copies: 14
call number/section: 398.2
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Thorn Rose
Enraged at not being invited to the princess' christening, the wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.
398.2
year: 1977
copies: 3
call number/section: 398.2
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Mrs. Fox's Wedding
As she rejects suitor after suitor, the recently widowed Mrs. Fox almost despairs of ever finding a new husband with the same wonderful qualities as the late Mr.
398.2
year: 1980
copies: 1
call number/section: 398.2
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