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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorBigfoot Cinderrrrrella
Tony Johnston, James Warhola · 32 pages
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.
A Midsummer Night's Faery Tale
Terri Windling · 52 pages
The Talking Eggs
Robert D. San Souci · 32 pages
A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.
The Seven Chinese Brothers
Margaret Mahy · 40 pages
Seven Chinese brothers elude execution by virtue of their extraordinary individual qualities
Instructions
Neil Gaiman · 40 pages
This advice for travelling through a fairytale landscape might just save you from being eaten by wolves or being lost for ever, but it is also a charming metaphor for living courageously and taking risks.
Sleeping Beauty: a Little Golden Book
Michael Teitelbaum, Walt Disney Company
Hansel and Gretel
Rika Lesser, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
The Gingerbread Man
Jim Aylesworth · 40 pages
A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox.
No Bears
Meg McKinlay
Ruby is in charge of this book. And she'll tell you something right now. There are NO BEARS in it. Not even one. Ella wants to tell you a story - a story with absolutely no bears. You don't need bears for a book. You need pretty things like fairies and princesses and castles and maybe funny things and exciting things. In Ella's kind of story, there are no bears in the village or the castle or the
Little Red Writing
Joan Holub · 36 pages
Once upon a time, in pencil school, a brave little red pencil sets out to write an exciting story with nouns and adverbs and everything--but first she has to face the ravenous pencil sharpener, the Wolf 3000.
Pinocchio and His Puppet Show Adventure
Walt Disney Company · 42 pages
A simplified version of the classic tale of a talking wooden puppet whose nose grew longer whenever he told a lie.
The Mitten
Jan Brett · 32 pages
Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.
red riding hood
James Marshall, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm · 32 pages
A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother.
Harold's Fairy Tale
Crockett Johnson · 64 pages
With his purple crayon Harold draws his way into an enchanted garden troubled by a giant witch.
The Paper Bag Princess
Robert Munsch · 32 pages
Story about not accepting failure or giving up on what you want. It's not about looks or power but tenacity and quick thinking. Hurray for you Princess of the Paper Bag. Very short, easy reading. I wanted to hear more about her.
The Three Bears
Paul Galdone · 32 pages
Three bears return from a walk and find a little girl asleep in the little wee bear's bed.
The Curvy Tree
Chris Colfer · 32 pages
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who didn't quite fit in. When she runs away, she happens upon a curvy tree who helps her understand the importance of being different! This picture book stands alone, but also plays an important role in the Land of Stories series--making this a must-have book for fans and new readers alike!
Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella
Susan Lowell · 40 pages
Cindy Ellen loses one of her diamond spurs at the square dance in this wild western retelling of the classic Cinderella story.
Aladdin
Karen Kreider, Walt Disney Company
The Golden Book of Fairy Tales
Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy, Hans Christian Andersen, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Charles Perrault, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Comtesse de Segur · 160 pages
Snow White
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm · 48 pages
Retells the tale of the beautiful princess whose lips were red as blood, skin was white as snow, and hair was black as ebony.
Thumbelina
Hans Christian Andersen · 32 pages
Thumbelina is one of the most charming and childlike tales of the great Danish story-teller, Hans Christian Andersen. It is presented in a brief retelling, with pictures by Gustaf Tenggren, the Swedish-American artist whose pictures are loved by children everywhere.