January Staff Picks for Kids & Teens: Fairy Tale RetellingsLike this list

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• Cinderelliot

  a Scrumptious Fairytale

  Ceilley, Mark,

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  In this retelling of Cinderella, Cinderelliot enters a royal baking competition, hoping to win the heart of the prince.

• Evergreen

  Cordell, Matthew, 1975-

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  To deliver her mother's delicious soup to her sick Granny Oak, Evergreen the squirrel must face her fears and make the journey, during which she meets other forest dwellers, including some who want to get their hands on her soup!

• Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu

  Compestine, Ying Chang,

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  A playful, feminist retelling of Rapunzel with a Chinese-cuisine twist.

• La Princesa and the Pea

  Elya, Susan Middleton, 1955-

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  A rhyming twist on a classic fairy tale in which a queen places a pea under a young lady's mattress to see if she is truly a princess.

• Federico and the Wolf

  Gomez, Rebecca J.,

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  A modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood in which Federico rides his bicycle to the market for Abuelo's groceries, then stands up to a hungry wolf.

• Mary Had a Little Glam

  Sauer, Tammi,

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  In this fun take on Mother Goose, fashion-forward Mary helps some of childhood's most beloved characters go glam.

• Once Upon a Zombie

  Tales for Brave Readers

  Underwood, Deborah,

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  A child lulls an attacking zombie with undead-themed fairy tales.

• Willa the Wisp

  Auxier, Jonathan,

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  One day eight-year-old Auggie Pound, the caretaker of the rare animals in the Fabled Stables, ventures into the swamp to save a new rare creature, the wisp.

• Mr. Bear Gets Alarmed

  Bradman, Tony,

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  After the Goldilocks break-in, Mr. Bear decides to install an alarm system--but when it keeps going off for no reason, Mrs. Bear takes control of the situation.

• How to Save Your Tail

  If You Are a Rat Nabbed by Cats Who Really Like Stories About Magic Spoons, Wolves With Snout-warts, Big Hairy Chimney Trolls-- and Cookies Too

  Hanson, Mary Elizabeth

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  When he is captured by two of the queen's cats, Bob the rat prolongs his life by sharing fresh-baked cookies and stories of his ancestors, whose escapades are remarkably similar to those of well-known fairy tale heroes.

• The Magic Mirror

  Staniszewski, Anna,

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  The Ice Princess's magic mirror is broken, one piece is missing, and without it the Enchanted Kingdom is locked in a terrible, unseasonable, heat wave (even the palace is melting); two children, Kara and Zed, are determined to help, but first they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ancient Night

  Bowles, David (David O.),

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  Ancient Night is a twist on two Nahuatl traditions: the rabbit which the Feathered Serpent placed on the moon, and Yaushu, the Lord Opossum who ruled the earth before humans came, and who stole fire from the gods to create the sun.

• Quill Soup

  a Stone Soup Story

  Durant, Alan, 1958-

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  In this African version of the traditional folktale Stone Soup, Noko the porcupine tricks the other well fed but selfish animals into sharing their food with him and the whole village.

• The Little Mermaid

  Pinkney, Jerry,

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  In this reinvention of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, a little mermaid trades her voice for legs and makes a new friend on land, but must return to the sea to save her family.

• Endlessly Ever After

  Choose Your Way to Endless Fairy Tale Endings! : a Story of Little Red Riding Hood, Jack, Hansel, Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, a Wolf, a Witch, a Goose, a Grandmother, Some Pigs, and Endless Variations

  Snyder, Laurel,

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  In this rhyming mash-up of many fairy tales, the reader is invited to follow Rosie down the many possible paths which may lead to a sleeping maiden, a hungry wolf, a girl locked in a tower, or a goose that lays golden eggs--but with some luck, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The House With Chicken Legs

  Anderson, Sophie,

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  Twelve-year-old Marinka's grandmother is Baba Yaga, who guides spirits between this world and the next--and Marinka is in training to be the next Yaga. Marinka longs to change her destiny and sets out to break free from her grandmother's footsteps,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Tale Dark & Grimm

  Gidwitz, Adam

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  Follow Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Furthermore

  Mafi, Tahereh,

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  Here is a NEW fairytale! Twelve-year-old Alice Queensmeadow, with the help of her friend Oliver, travels through the dangerous, magical land of Furthermore in order to rescue her missing father and prove her own magical abilities.

• Snow & Rose

  Martin, Emily Winfield,

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  Snow and Rose search the forest for their missing father and discover there is a sinister magic at work in the woods.

• Grump

  the (fairly) True Tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

  Shurtliff, Liesl,

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  From the New York Times bestselling author of Rump, comes the true story behind another unlikely hero: a grumpy dwarf who gets tangled up in Snow White's feud with the wicked queen.