Back of Book: Goldilocks is an inventor with an inventor’s block. To clear her mind, she takes a walk. Coincidentally, a very smart Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear also take a walk, and they find a cute little bungalow with almost-right inventions. Can they help make the inventions just right? My Review: IContinue reading “Goldilocks and the Three Engineers By Sue Fliess Illustrated by Petros Bouloubasis”
Category Archives: Fairy Tales
Princesses Can Fix It! By Tracy Marchini & Illustrated By Julia Christians
Back of Book: The castle is crawling with wayward alligators, and the clueless king doesn’t know how to fix it. Lila, Margaret, and Harriet have lots of ideas, but their father won’t listen! According to him, the Princesses should be focusing on proper pursuits like drawing, jewelry, and music. When the three girls start falling asleep duringContinue reading “Princesses Can Fix It! By Tracy Marchini & Illustrated By Julia Christians”
Goldibooks and the Wee Bear By Troy Wilson Illustrated By Edwardian Taylor
Goldibooks and the Wee Bear Back of Book: In this adorable reimagining of the beloved classic, Wee Bear is on the hunt for something new to read. As he sets off through the woods, he stumbles upon Goldibooks’s house. While she and her parents are out for a walk, Wee Bear makes himself at home.Continue reading “Goldibooks and the Wee Bear By Troy Wilson Illustrated By Edwardian Taylor”
LillyBelle: A Damsel NOT in Distress By Joana Pastro and Illustrated By Jhon Ortiz
Back of Book:At the School for Damsels, LillyBelle enjoys many damsel-in-training classes, like cake baking and vocal training, but the rule that a damsel must be in distress . . . not so much. When she’s captured by one villain after another, LillyBelle will need to use her charm and her wit to save herselfContinue reading “LillyBelle: A Damsel NOT in Distress By Joana Pastro and Illustrated By Jhon Ortiz”
It’s Not Little Red Riding Hood (It’s Not a Fairy Tale) By Josh Funk & Edwardian Taylor
Back of Book:Little Red likes to play by the rules. So when the narrator comes along and asks her to follow the story set out in her fairy tale, she grabs the basket for Grandma and goes. After all, she loves her grandma. But unfortunately, none of the other characters are quite what they’re expecting.…AsContinue reading “It’s Not Little Red Riding Hood (It’s Not a Fairy Tale) By Josh Funk & Edwardian Taylor”
The Poisoned Apple: A Fractured Fairy Tale By Anne Lambelet
Back of Book: The princess is too sweet, too kind―but the witch knows just how to handle a princess like that. One bite from a painstakingly made poisoned apple should do it! Once the apple is in the hands of the princess, the plan is in motion. But when the kindhearted princess gives the apple away,Continue reading “The Poisoned Apple: A Fractured Fairy Tale By Anne Lambelet”
The Princess and the Petri Dish By Sue Fliess & Petros Bouloubasis
Back of Book:Pippa isn’t your usual princess. She prefers Petri dishes to perfecting her curtseying. And when she realizes that she doesn’t like peas, she gets a bright idea that consumes her and almost the whole kingdom. My Review:I received a copy of this picture book from Albert Whitman Publishing in exchange for an honestContinue reading “The Princess and the Petri Dish By Sue Fliess & Petros Bouloubasis”
Little Red Rhyming Hood By Sue Fliess
Back of Book: Because Little Red only speaks in verse, it’s tough for her to make friends. The schoolyard bully, Big Brad Wolf, is always picking on her. One day, her grandma shows her a flyer for a poetry contest, and Little Red thinks it could be her big chance to make a friend. ButContinue reading “Little Red Rhyming Hood By Sue Fliess”
Reading Beauty By Deborah Underwood
Back of Book: When a fairy’s curse—a deathlike sleep via paper cut—threatens to make her kingdom barren of books, it’s up to space princess Lex to break the spell and bring books back to her people. Set in the universe of the acclaimed Cinderella, this empowering bedtime story will entice young readers with its brave heroine,Continue reading “Reading Beauty By Deborah Underwood”
Seriously, Cinderella Is SO Annoying!: The Story of Cinderella as Told by the Wicked Stepmother By Trisha Speed Shaskan
Back of Book: OF COURSE you think Cinderella was the sweetest belle of the ball. You don’t know the other side of the story. Well, let me tell you… The Story of Cinderella as told by the Wicked Stepmother. My Review: I love using fractured fairytales to show readers a different perspective of different stories.Continue reading “Seriously, Cinderella Is SO Annoying!: The Story of Cinderella as Told by the Wicked Stepmother By Trisha Speed Shaskan”
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