The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales

The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales
Author: Alison Lurie
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2003-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780192803832

This marvelous collection of fairy tales, some moral, some satirical, some bizarre, reflects the popularity and scope of this enduring and versatile genre. Featuring tales written by figures as diverse as Charles Dickens and Ursula Le Guin, this anthology will appeal to the child that exists in every adult.

Fairy Tale

Fairy Tale
Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 800
Release: 2024-06-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1668052679

"Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher--for that world or ours." --

Gender Swapped Fairy Tales

Gender Swapped Fairy Tales
Author: Karrie Fransman
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2020-11-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0571360203

Discover a collection of fairy tales unlike the ones you've read before . . . Once upon a time, in the middle of winter, a King sat at a window and sewed. As he sewed and gazed out onto the landscape, he pricked his finger with the needle, and three drops of blood fell onto the snow outside. People have been telling fairy tales to their children for hundreds of years. And for almost as long, people have been rewriting those fairy tales - to help their children imagine a world where they are the heroes. Karrie and Jon were reading their child these stories when they hit upon a dilemma, something previous versions of these stories were missing, and so they decided to make one vital change.. They haven't rewritten the stories in this book. They haven't reimagined endings, or reinvented characters. What they have done is switch all the genders. It might not sound like that much of a change, but you'll be dazzled by the world this swap creates - and amazed by the new characters you're about to discover.

Fairytale

Fairytale
Author: Danielle Steel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2017
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101884061

When her life on her family's vineyard is shattered by her mother's death, Camille finds herself at the mercy of a cold-hearted stepfamily at the same time she bonds with her stepmother's mother and a friend from her childhood.

Twisted Fairy Tales

Twisted Fairy Tales
Author: Maura McHugh
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780764165887

Presents a collection of classic and lesser known fairy tales retold with sinister plot twists and macabre characters, including "Rapunzel," "Molly Whupple," "Beauty and the Beast," and "The Island of Skeletons."

A First Book of Fairy Tales

A First Book of Fairy Tales
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2024-10-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593960211

Uncover tales of gods and monsters, travel to kingdoms in the sky and below the sea, and meet a cast of magical animals in this lyrical retelling of some of the oldest and most famous stories from around the world. A First Book of Myths is a collection of fourteen well-known myths accompanied by delightful illustrations. From the story of Icarus—the boy who flew too close to the sun—to the tale of why dogs dislike cats, this enthralling collection is the perfect introduction to stories that continue to stand the test of time. Written by award-winning, best-selling children's writer Mary Hoffman, these poetic retellings are given a new life, and are perfect for reading alone or aloud. They're presented alongside beautiful and world-building illustrations, giving full immersion into the world of myths and legends.

A Tale Dark & Grimm

A Tale Dark & Grimm
Author: Adam Gidwitz
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2010-10-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101445289

In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers follow the siblings through a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind (and beyond) the bread crumbs, edible houses, and outwitted witches. Fairy tales have never been more irreverent or subversive as Hansel and Gretel learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after.

Far Out Fairy Tales

Far Out Fairy Tales
Author: Louise Simonson
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496525116

"Classic tales with modern twists"--Cover.

Fairy Tale

Fairy Tale
Author: Alice Thomas Ellis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1998
Genre: Country life
ISBN:

A comedy on a woman in Wales who gives birth to a baby without having been pregnant. Two older women solve the mystery, discovering that Eloise was chosen by fairies to procreate a fairy.