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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorRapunzel
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
A retelling of the German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.
Rapunzel
Paul O. Zelinsky
A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.
Coraline
Neil Gaiman · 176 pages
When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
Marianna Mayer
A retelling of the old Russian fairy tale in which beautiful Vasilisa uses the help of her doll to escape from the clutches of the witch Baba Yaga, who in turn sets in motion the events which lead to the once ill-treated girl's marrying the tzar.
Sleeping Beauty
Walt Disney Company · 32 pages
###German-language description: Vor langer, langer Zeit lebte in einem großen Schloss der gütige König Stefan mit seiner Frau, der Königin. Nach vielen Jahren des Wartens wurde ihnen endlich eine Tochter geboren, die sie Aurora nannten. Und da die Freude übergroß war, beschloss man ein Fest zu feiern, zu dem alle eingeladen waren. Alle bis auf eine, die böse Fee Malefiz. In ihrem Zorn belegte sie
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.
Hansel and Gretel
Rika Lesser, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
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
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.
Piggie Pie!
Margie Palatini · 32 pages
Gritch the witch flies to Old MacDonald's farm for some pigs to make a piggie pie, but when she arrives she can't find a single porker.
The Frog Prince, Continued
Jon Scieszka · 32 pages
After the frog turns into a prince, he and the Princess do not live happily ever after and the Prince decides to look for a witch to help him remedy the situation.
The Enchantress Returns
Chris Colfer · 448 pages
Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother! Against the will of their grandmother, the twins must find their own way into. The Land of Stories is no longer the joyful world Alex and Conner Bailey remember from their Wishing Spell adventure: The
A Sorceress Comes to Call
T. Kingfisher · 321 pages
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 Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum · 156 pages
Over a century after its initial publication, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is still captivating the hearts of countless readers. Come adventure with Dorothy and her three friends: the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, as they follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City for an audience with the Great Oz, the mightiest Wizard in the land, and the only one that can return Dorothy
Out of Oz
Gregory Maguire · 568 pages
Glinda, former Throne Minister, held under house arrest by General Cherrystone, obtains the infamous Grimmerie, supposedly a volume of magical lore, coveted by Oz. Meanwhile, Lir's daughter Rain begins her quest to discover her true identity and unravel the layers of political and personal secrets that have caused strife and division in Oz.
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 Door by the Staircase
Katherine Marsh · 288 pages
The Nutcracker
Susan Jeffers · 40 pages
This book is an abridged version of the story of Marie Stahlbaum, who helps break the spell on her toy nutcracker and watches him change into a handsome prince. An abridged version of the story of Marie Stahlbaum, who helps break the spell on her toy nutcracker and watches him change into a handsome prince.
Lords and Ladies
Terry Pratchett · 375 pages
The fairies are back - but this time they don't just want your teeth... Granny Weatherwax and her tiny coven are up against real elves. It's Midsummer Night. No times for dreaming... With full supporting cast of dwarfs, wizards, trolls, Morris dancers and one orang-utan. And lots of hey-nonny-nonny and blood all over the place.
Calling on Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede · 244 pages
A fast paced, humorous YA fantasy. Cimorene, now Queen of the Enchanted Forest, her friend Morwen the witch, and various others search for the missing sword of the King. This is the third book in the Enchanted Forest series.
The Princess and the Pea
Hans Christian Andersen · 32 pages
A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves she is a real princess.
The Magic Nesting Doll
Jacqueline K. Ogburn · 32 pages
After her grandmother dies, Katya finds herself in a kingdom where the Tsarvitch has been turned into living ice and she uses the magic nesting dolls her babushka had given her to try to break the curse.
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.