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A Midsummer Night's Faery Tale

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In the Realm of the Never Fairies: The Secret World of Pixie Hollow

Monique Peterson, Walt Disney Company · 140 pages

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Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg

Gail Carson Levine · 198 pages

Prilla, the unusual new fairy in Neverland, finds her mettle, Mother Dove's wisdom, and Tinker Bell's courage tested by many trials, including a hurricane, a selfish fairy, and Captain Hook.

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The Night Fairy

Laura Amy Schlitz · 117 pages

When Flory the night fairy's wings are accidentally broken and she cannot fly, she has to learn to do everything differently.

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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.

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Flower Fairies of the Autumn

Cicely Mary Barker · 53 pages

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The Mitten

Jan Brett · 32 pages

Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.

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Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak · 42 pages

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Sleeping Beauty: a Little Golden Book

Michael Teitelbaum, Walt Disney Company

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Lady Cottington's Fairy Album

Brian Froud · 64 pages

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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 Man in the Moon

William Joyce · 56 pages

When a newly orphaned baby in the moon makes friends with the children of Earth, he begins to shine as brightly as possible to ward off their fears.

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The Gruffalo

Julia Donaldson · 32 pages

The Gruffalo is a British children's picture book by writer and playwright Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, that tells the story of a mouse, the protagonist of the book, taking a walk in the woods. The book has sold over 13 million copies, has won several prizes for children's literature, and has been developed into plays on both the West End and Broadway and even an Oscar nominated

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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.

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The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg · 32 pages

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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.

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Seven Blind Mice

Ed Young · 40 pages

In this retelling of the Indian fable, seven blind mice discover different parts of an elephant and argue about its appearance.

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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 32 pages

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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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Extra Yarn

Mac Barnett · 40 pages

With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.

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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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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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The Three Little Pigs

Elizabeth Ross

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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.

Illustrated BookChildren'sWhimsicalFairy Tale Retelling

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