Once Upon a Time (Fairy Tales) | Martin Luther College

1) Goldilocks and the three bears

Author

Aylesworth, Jim

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A little girl walking in the woods finds the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings.

2) Rumpelstiltskin

Author

Zelinsky, Paul O

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A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.

3) The Hinky Pink: an old tale

Author

McDonald, Megan

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Summoned to the Great Castle of Firenze to create a special dress for Princess Isabella Caramella Gorgonzola, Anabel, a talented seamstress, is at first delighted but then increasingly despairing as time passes and her efforts are continually subverted by an unseen sprite.

4) The fairy tale treasury

Author

Haviland, Virginia

5) Puss in Boots

Author

Pinkney, Jerry

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A clever cat wins for his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.

6) Hansel and Gretel: a fairy tale

7) Cinderella

Author

Thomson, Sarah L

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Although mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother.

8) The McElderry book of Grimms' fairy tales

Author

Pirotta, Saviour

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Presents ten classic fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, with new illustrations and updated wording.

9) The king's equal

Author

Paterson, Katherine

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In order to wear the crown of the kingdom, an arrogant young prince must find an equal in his bride. Instead, he finds someone far better than he.

10) Jack and the beanstalk

Author

Beneduce, Ann Keay

11) The donkey prince

Author

Craig, M. Jean

12) The princess and the pizza

Author

Auch, Mary Jane

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An out-of-work princess applies to become the bride of Prince Drupert, but first she must pass several tests, including a cooking contest.

13) The queen with bees in her hair

Author

Harness, Cheryl

14) The little wooden robot and the log princess

Author

Gauld, Tom

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When a wooden robot prince forgets to say the magic words that turn his sister from a log into a princess she is thrown away, so he goes on an epic journey to find her and bring her back.

15) The Frog prince

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As payment for retrieving the princess' ball, the frog exacts a promise which the princess is reluctant to fulfill.

16) Beast

Author

Napoli, Donna Jo

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Elaborates on the tale of "Beauty and the Beast," told from the point of view of the beast and set in Persia.

17) The swan maiden

Author

Tomlinson, Heather

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Raised as a chastelaine-in-training unlike her sisters who are learning the arts of sorcery, Doucette discovers when she is sixteen years old that she too has magic in her blood, and she must brave her mother's wrath--and the loss of the man she loves--in order to follow her birthright.

18) Grounded: the adventures of Rapunzel

Author

Morrison, Megan

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"Rapunzel believes she is the luckiest person in Tyme, because Witch tells her so, but when Jack climbs into her tower to steal an enchanted rose, he hints that Witch is not telling the whole truth, and Rapunzel, driven by her anger and fear, descends to the ground for the first time." -- Provided by publisher.

19) Spindle's end

Author

McKinley, Robin

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The infant princess Briar Rose is cursed on her name day by Pernicia, an evil fairy, and then whisked away by a young fairy to be raised in a remote part of a magical country, unaware of her real identity and hidden from Pernicia's vengeful powers.