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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 32 pages
Bigfoot 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.
Cinderella Skeleton
Robert D. San Souci · 32 pages
This book is a rhyming retelling of the story of a young woman who finds her prince at a Halloween ball despite the efforts of her wicked stepmother. The main characters are skeletons. Meet Cinderella Skeleton, as sweetly foul as only a ghoul can be. Poor Cinderella has no one to help her hang the cobwebs and arrange dead flowers -- certainly not her evil stepsisters. But the Halloween Ball is jus
Bubba, The Cowboy Prince
Helen Ketteman
Loosely based on "Cinderella," this story is set in Texas, the fairy godmother is a cow, and the hero, named Bubba, is the stepson of a wicked rancher.
The Three Ninja Pigs
Corey Rosen Schwartz · 134 pages
Practice makes perfect in this kick-butt fractured fairy tale. Why does this wolf think he can come to town and blow all the houses down? These three little pigs just aren't going to take it from that bully anymore! The first starts aikido lessons---he'll make mincemeat out of that wolf! His brother learns a little jujitsu--he'll chop that guy to pieces! But when the wolf actually appears, i
Previously
Allan Ahlberg · 32 pages
The adventures of various nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters are retold in backward sequence with each tale interrelated to the other. Includes Goldilocks, Jack and the beanstalk, Jack and Jill, the frog prince, Cinderella, and the gingerbread man.
Sleeping Beauty: a Little Golden Book
Michael Teitelbaum, Walt Disney Company
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 Emperor's New Clothes
Hans Christian Andersen · 32 pages
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
John Steptoe · 32 pages
A Caldecott Honor and Reading Rainbow book, this memorable retelling of Cinderella is perfect for introducing children to the fairy tale as well as the history, culture, and geography of the African nation of Zimbabwe. Inspired by a traditional African folktale, this is the story of Mufaro, who is proud of his two beautiful daughters. Nyasha is kind and considerate, but everyone—except Mufaro—k
The Gingerbread Cowboy
Janet Squires
A freshly baked gingerbread cowboy escapes from the rancher's wife's kitchen and eludes his pursuers in this western United States version of the "Gingerbread Boy."
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.
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.
Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems
Marilyn Singer · 32 pages
A collection of short poems which, when reversed, provide new perspectives on the fairy tale characters they feature.
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up
Kate DiCamillo · 96 pages
Forging an instant bond with spaghetti-loving horse Maybelline, horseless cowboy Leroy Ninker inadvertently risks eternal loneliness when he forgets a vital third rule about Maybelline's care. Leroy has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse, until he meets Maybelline. When Leroy forgets the third and final rule of caring for Maybelline, disaster ensues. Book #1
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.
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
Eugene Trivizas, Helen Oxenbury, Eugenios Tribizas · 32 pages
A beautiful pop-up edition of the bestselling, award-winning picture book, it is complete with blown-down houses, blown-up explosions, and a fabulous dancing pig.
The Emperor's New Clothes : An All-Star Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale
Starbright Foundation, Carrie Fisher, Penny Marshall, Dan Aykroyd, Geena Davis, Rosie O'Donnell, Fran Drescher, Joan Rivers, Steven Spielberg, Norman Schwarzkopf, John Lithgow, Harrison Ford, Melissa Mathison, Angela Lansbury, Jason Alexander, Ruth Westheimer, Madonna, Calvin Klein, Liam Neeson, Nat · 96 pages
Revolting Rhymes
Roald Dahl · 48 pages
Presents humorous retellings of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.
Cinderella
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.
The Seven Chinese Brothers
Margaret Mahy · 40 pages
Seven Chinese brothers elude execution by virtue of their extraordinary individual qualities
Very Little Red Riding Hood
Teresa Heapy · 32 pages
Very Little Red Riding Hood's off to her Grandmama's for a sleepover, and she won't let anything stand in her way--not even a wolf. Little Red Riding Hood is a precocious toddler who fearlessly hugs the Big Bad Wolf, turning him into a confused ally during an exhausting afternoon of tea parties, dancing, and games of hide-and-seek at Grandma's house. This book is the story of Very Little Red Rid