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Cinderella

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Aladdin

Karen Kreider, Walt Disney Company

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Walt Disney Company

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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.

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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.

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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 32 pages

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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.

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Sleeping Beauty: a Little Golden Book

Michael Teitelbaum, Walt Disney Company

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The Little Mermaid

Michael Teitelbaum

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Melisande

E. Nesbit · 43 pages

Cursed by an evil fairy at her christening, Princess Melisande grows up bald but finds herself facing another set of problems when her wish for golden hair is fulfilled.

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Nutcracker

E.T.A. Hoffmann · 100 pages

After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and watches him change into a handsome prince.

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The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

Arthur Ransome · 48 pages

When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.

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The Red Fairy Book

Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang · 330 pages

Twenty-nine fairy tales from the folklore of France, Germany, Scandinavia, and Russia, including The Golden Goose, The Story of Sigurd, and The Twelve Dancing Princesses.

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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

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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.

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Many Moons

James Thurber · 47 pages

Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.

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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Jon Scieszka · 54 pages

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales is the ultimate in fractured fairy tales. Not only do the characters create their own stories, they also design the structure of the book itself. Classic fairy tales are deconstructed and rewritten with different but recognizable names, such as The Princess and the Bowling Ball, The Really Ugly Duckling, The Tortoise and the Hair and Chicken Lick

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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

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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.

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The Little Mermaid

Walt Disney Company, Stephanie Calmenson

A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win the heart of the prince she loves.

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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

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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.

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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.

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The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

Dr. Seuss · 47 pages

As topical today as when it was first published in 1938, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins is the story of a young peasant (the same as in Bartholomew and the Oobleck—a Caldecott Honor Award-winner), and his unjust treatment at the hands of King Derwin. While The 500 Hats is one of Dr. Seuss's earliest and lesser known works, it is nevertheless totally Seussian and addresses subjects that we kno

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Little Red Riding Hood

Candice Ransom, Charles Perrault · 32 pages

Between the pages of this delightfully illustrated book is the classic story of magic, imagination, and inspiration that will delight children again and again. This tale will capture children's interest and spark their imagination page after page, inspiring a life-long love of literature and reading.

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