fairy tales

The magic mirror has a crack and it sends Abby, Jonah, and Prince into the mixed up tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and they soon find that Goldy is in need of a lot of gold to get her father out of jail, and so they find themselves negotiating between the Bears, who want honey, and Rumpelstiltskin, who just wants a friend or two--but King Ned is just plain greedy and somehow the children and Goldy's father have to escape from the king's jail, and get back to the portal to return home.

Presents a collection of Jewish folktales accompanied by Jewish recipes for children.

"With Finch's help, Alice escaped the Hinterland and her reclusive grandmother's dark legacy. Now she and the rest of the dregs of the fairy tale world have washed up in New York City, where Alice is trying to make a new, unmagical life. But something is stalking the Hinterland's survivors--and she suspects their deaths may have a darker purpose. Meanwhile, in the winking out world of the Hinterland, Finch seeks his own adventure, and a way back home"--OCLC.

A wordless picture book gives a fractured fairy tale retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with references to other fairy tales hidden throughout. Little Red has baked a cake with his father, and is on the way to Grandma's house to deliver it only to be trailed by a cat who loves cake.

"Award-winning writer and storyteller, Karim Alrawi, draws on his deep knowledge of Arab culture to create original stories that are a feast for young imaginations. Told with intriguing details, the tales take young readers on a ... cultural journey and invite them to consider an Arab perspective. Each tale symbolically incorporates food and concludes with a traditional recipe, ... with colorful folkloric illustrations, making this a literary banquet to savor with family and friends across generations time and again" -- Amazon.

During the Middle Ages, mapmakers placed sea serpents on maps to warn sailors of their presence. But did they really help the seafarers avoid their doom? Young readers will sail through the pages of this high-low title that uncovers the mystery of mythical sea serpents. A narrative opener kick-starts the excitement, while eye-catching features such as an origin map, media mention, and more bring this creature to life!.

A collection of retellings of European folk tales.

"A collection of Asian folktales retold as comics include vengeful spirits, flying ogres, and trickster tigers from Japan, China, Tibet, India, Indonesia and beyond"--Publisher.

While investigating the apparent suicide of their best friend, four students at an elite boarding school uncover a series of past murders connected to ancient fairy tale curses, and they fear that their own fates are tied to the stories, dooming them to gruesome deaths unless they can forge their own paths.

Professor Everafter uses science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to make the tale of Rapunzel work better, such as anchoring Rapunzel's hair to allow it to carry the witch's weight.