Best of
Fractured-Fairy-Tales

2019

Reading Beauty


Deborah Underwood - 2019
    Set in the universe of the acclaimed Interstellar Cinderella, this irrepressible fairytale retelling will charm young readers with its brave heroine, its star-studded setting, and its hilarious, heartwarming happy ending.

The Pear Tree


Luli Gray - 2019
    From that point on, no one dies. But when Esperanza learns that her friend in the next town is suffering terribly, she realizes that the end of death doesn't mean the end of suffering and agrees to let Senor Death down from her tree. The final work by legendary children's author Luli Gray with an afterword by the publisher that explains why Gray changed the story to include hope.

Goldilocks for Dinner: A Funny Book About Manners


Susan Montanari - 2019
    Children are smelly and rude! Goblin has an idea: they'll find the rudest child of all and have it for dinner! Filled with a cast of familiar storytime characters like Goldilocks and the Three Bears, here's a fresh read-aloud with the feel of a classic fairy tale. Chock-full of rude characters and sly humor, and with a twist ending, this surprising story is sure to leave kids roaring with laughter.

The Three Little Superpigs: Once Upon A Time


Claire Evans - 2019
    

Goldilocks (A Hashtag Cautionary Tale)


Jeanne Willis - 2019
    What will Daddy Bear do when he sees that online?A hilarious cautionary tale for a new generation of internet-users from the prize-winning partnership of Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, the third of its kind following Chicken Clicking and Troll Stinks.

Rapunzel vs. Frankenstein: A Graphic Novel


Martin Powell - 2019
    Frankenstein's lab, Rapunzel's hair has grown to extreme lengths . . . and it's alive! But her long locks weren't the only thing animated that stormy night. A lightning strike also shocked life into a clay figure. Now Frankenstein is locking the two away, promising to cure Rapunzel while secretly plotting to use his creations to become famous. Can Rapunzel and her friend ever escape the mad scientist's tower? Experience the Brothers Grimm classic like never before in this graphic novel retelling for kids. Each Far Out Fairy Tales adventure includes info on the original tale, a guide to the story's twists, and visual discussion questions to critically engage readers.