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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorCinderella
Walt Disney Company
With the help of her fairy godmother, a kitchen maid mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, attends the palace ball where she meets the prince of her dreams.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst · 32 pages
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
Ed Young · 32 pages
Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.
Heckedy Peg
Audrey Wood, Don Wood · 32 pages
A mother saves her seven children from Heckedy Peg, a witch who has changed them into different kinds of food.
The Salamander Spell
E.D. Baker · 249 pages
In this prequel to the "Tales of the Frog Princess", Grassina is a young princess-in-training. But as the younger sister to Princess Chartreuse, Grassina is not expected to do much beyond behave herself. When a terrible spell stops her mother from being the good Green Witch, and the Kingdom of Greater Greensward seems to teeter on the brink of terror, Grassina sets off on an errand in the swamp an
The Rough-Face Girl
Rafe Martin, David Shannon · 32 pages
In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being.
The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain · 32 pages
After causing a family commotion when they fight with each other, the Berenstain cubs learn that sometimes even the best of friends don't get along.
Cinderella
Ruth Sanderson · 32 pages
Although she is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, a kind-hearted young woman manages to attend the palace ball with the help of her fairy godmother.
Beauty and the Beast
Max Eilenberg · 64 pages
A beautiful daughter dreams of meeting a handsome prince, but in order to save her father's life, she leaves home to live with a terrible, frightening beast. Though her patron is hideous, his disarming generosity slowly leads to a surprising connection.
A Baby Sister for Frances
Russell Hoban · 31 pages
When things change around the house after her baby sister is born, Frances decides to run away--but not too far.
Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella
Jan Brett
Cinders, the most picked upon hen in the flock, becomes the most loved by Prince Cockerel when she arrives at his ball looking so beautiful that even her bossy sisters do not recognize her.
Many Moons
James Thurber · 47 pages
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.
A Midsummer Night's Faery Tale
Terri Windling · 52 pages
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 Pigs
David Wiesner · 40 pages
The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.
Sleeping Beauty: a Little Golden Book
Michael Teitelbaum, Walt Disney Company
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.
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.
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 32 pages
The Tale of Despereaux
Kate DiCamillo · 270 pages
The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Gail Carson Levine · 248 pages
A kingdom beset by monsters, a disease that weakens and destroys, an epic poem and a hero of long ago, a story of danger and desperation. The Two Princesses of Bamarre couldn't be more different. Princess Addie is fearful and shy. Her deepest wish is for safety. Princess Meryl is bold and brave. Her deepest wish is to save the kingdom of Bamarre. They are sisters, and they mean the world to each o