Fractured Fairy Tales

  • A Wolf at the Door:  and Other Retold Fairy Tales, edited by Ellen Datlow.
  • Bubba the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Fairy Tale, by Helen Ketteman
  • Cinder Edna, by Ellen Jackson.
  • Cinderella Bigfoot. by Mike Thaler
  • Cinderella Penguin, or, the Little Glass Flipper, by Janet Perlman.
  • Cinderella/That Awful Cinderella, by Alvin Granowsky.  Published by Steck-Vaughn.  (read the traditional tale, then flip it over and read the other point of view)
  • Cinderella's Rat, by Susan Meddaugh
  • Cinder-Elly, by Frances Minters.
  • Dear Peter Rabbit, by Alma Flor Ada.
  • Dinorella:  A Prehistoric Fairytale, by Pamela Duncan Edwards.
  • Dinosaur's New Clothes:  A Retelling of The Emperor's New Clothes, by Diane Goode.
  • Frog Prince Continued, by Jon Scieszka
  • Get to Work, Hercules! (Myth-o-mania, 7), by Kate McMullan.
  • Go for the Gold, Atalanta! (Myth-o-mania, 8) by Kate McMullan.
  • Goldilocks Returns, by Lisa Campbell Ernst.
  • Hanzel and Prevel. by Mike Thaler
  • Have a Hot Time, Hades (Myth-o-mania, 1), by Kate McMullan
  • I Was a Rat! by Phillip Pullman (tells the story of a page boy who insists he used to be a rat - set against the backdrop of Cinderella's wedding).
  • If the Shoe Fits: Voices from Cinderella, by Laura Whipple.
  • Kate and the Beanstalk, by Mary Pope Osborne
  • Keep a Lid on It, Pandora. (Myth-o-mania, 6), by Kate McMullan
  • Nice Shot, Cupid. (Myth-o-mania, 4), by Kate McMullan
  • Once Upon a More Enlightened Time, by James Finn Gardner (older children or adults)
  • Phone Home, Persephone! (Myth-o-mania, 2), by Kate McMullan
  • Piggie Pie, by Margie Palatini.
  • Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, by James Finn Gardner
  • Prince Cinders, by Babette Cole.
  • Rumplestiltskin's Daughter, by Diane Stanley.
  • Say Cheese, Medusa. (Myth-o-mania, 3), by Kate McMullan.
  • Schmoe White and the Seven Dorfs, by Mike Thaler
  • Sidney Rella and the Glass Sneaker, by Bernice Myers.
  • Snow White/The Unfairest of Them All, by Alvin Granowsky.  Published by Steck-Vaughn (read the traditional tale, then flip it over and read the other point of view)
  • Stop That Bull, Theseus. (Myth-o-mania, 5), by Kate McMullan.
  • Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sister Weird, by Vivian VanVelde
  • The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, by Terry Pratchett (what if the Pied Piper was really    a scam)
  • The Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea, by Tony Johnston.
  • The Emperor's Old Clothes, by Kathryn Lasky.
  • The Fourth Little Pig,  by Teresa Celsi.
  • The Paper Bag Princess, by Robert Munsch.
  • The Principal's New Clothes, by Stephanie Calmenson
  • The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales,  by Jon Scieszka.
  • The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, by Jon Scieszka
  • Three Little Dinosaurs, by Jim Harris.
  • Three Little Pigs and the Fox, by S. D. Shindler
  • Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, by Eugene Trivizas.
  • With Love, Little Red Hen, Alma Flor Ada
  • Yours Truly, Goldilocks, by Alma Flor Ada.
  • Zoom Broom, by Margie Palatini.

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