Once Upon A Goat by Dan Richards and Eric Barclay But what happens when the greedy king wants all of the royal wardrobe to be made from this thread, and it uses up all the clouds in the sky? A caring boy is able to spin clouds into the softest of thread, and he knows to take just enough, not too much. The Cloud Spinner by Michael Catchpool and Alison JayĪn interesting take on Rumpelstiltskin with very sweet illustrations. We all know the heroes of fairy tales, but what about the villains? This book explores that darker facet of fairy tales, the villains, through cool, and not too scary, illustrations filled with lift-the-flap style treasures. We all know what happens to him, he takes a great fall, but what happens next? This book tells you just that, with a beautifully illustrated story about the perseverance and bravery of a very large egg after his very big and scary fall. Along the way, they meet up with many different fairy tale characters, but is that the story they want to tell? This book is sweet, if a bit long, and just the right addition if you’ve been reading or telling lots of fairy tales as the characters might show up in the very well-populated woods of this book!Ī new take on the old tale of Humpty Dumpty.
(Use these books to inspire fractured fairy tale writing of your own!) Fractured Fairy Talesīest friends Fern and Otto head out into the woods to find ideas for an exciting story. Here is a list of children’s books that retell fairy tales for all ages, from toddler to tween. But what if we took all the versions we know and turned them on their heads? Then we’d have Fractured Fairy Tales, of course! Classic fairy tales have been around for so long that they deserve some fun reimaginings like these, giving us a new take on an old tale. Fairy tales are so well-known and loved by many.
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