fractured fairy tales

A collection of six classic fairy tales, retold with rhymes and humor.

An evil witch creates a poison apple to get rid of a princess, and she successfully gives the princess the apple on her way through the woods. But the princess is on her way to bring the seven dwarves lunch, and she gives the poisoned apple to one of the dwarves. Through a series of acts of kindness, the witch watches her cleverly crafted plan begin to fall apart. In the end, the witch discovers that what goes around comes around.

In this version of the Andersen tale the vain principal of P.S. 88 is persuaded by two tailors that they will make him an amazing, one-of-a-kind, suit that will be visible only to intelligent people who are good at their jobs.

Jack and Cinderella climb the beanstalk and find a giant fairy godmother. Can she help them get to the prince's ball?.

Rumpelstiltskin's daughter may not be able to spin straw into gold, but she is more than a match for a monarch whose greed has blighted an entire kingdom.

In this simple retelling of Sleeping Beauty, a badger princess is stung by a wicked wasp and falls asleep for one hundred years before being woken up by a kiss from a handsome prince.

In this retelling of the classic fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk, a kitten called Cat climbs to the top of an enormous beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant dog and make his and his mother's fortune.

A simplified version of the familiar fairy tale Rapunzel featuring a cat who imprisons a beautiful young rat in a tower, where she secretly meets a handsome prince.

A simplified version of the familiar fairy tale Rumplestiltskin featuring a cobra snake who helps a young squirrel turn acorns into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first baby squirrel.