Category: Children’s and Teen Books

My Favorite Picture Poetry Books EIGHT

Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems Amazon.com Mirror Mirror Walmart eBooks First, read the poems forward (how old-fashioned!), then reverse the lines and read again to give familiar tales, from Sleeping Beauty to that Charming Prince, a delicious new spin. Witty, irreverent, and warm, this gorgeously illustrated and utterly unique offering holds a mirror… Continue reading My Favorite Picture Poetry Books EIGHT

The Little Red Hen — Slightly Fractured Tales

The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) Amazon.com The story of the industrious Little Red Hen is not a new one, but when this particular hen spies a can of tomato sauce in her cupboard and decides to make a pizza, the familiar tale takes on a fresh new twist.  Amazon The Little Red Fort… Continue reading The Little Red Hen — Slightly Fractured Tales

Little Mermaid — For Teachers

The Little Mermaid: An Interactive Fairy Tale Adventure (You Choose: Fractured Fairy Tales) You’ve heard the tale of the little mermaid. But did you know that the mermaid was really a rock star? Or that the prince was burping under the sea? Be part of that world as you swim your way through three twisted… Continue reading Little Mermaid — For Teachers

Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Slightly Fractured Tales THREE

Marsupial Sue Presents “The Runaway Pancake” The much-loved story of the Runaway Pancake who pops out of the oven and is sure he can escape all who want to eat him, is given a new spin when Marsupial Sue and her friends put on a play version for their neighborhood.  Amazon The Runaway Tortilla A… Continue reading Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Slightly Fractured Tales THREE

Beauty and the Beast — Traditional Tales

Beauty and the Beast: A new illustrated edition (Fairytales: The Illustrated Books) Lang This book recounts Andrew Lang’s 1889 version of the tale, also included in the Blue Fairy Book: this version is a reworking of the original plot by Madame Gabrielle Suzanne Barbot de Villenueuve, who created it at first. Amazon Beauty and the… Continue reading Beauty and the Beast — Traditional Tales