characters and characteristics in literature

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characters and characteristics in literature

Jack and Jill

2003
In this expanded version of the familiar nursery rhyme, Jack and his sister Jill are sent to get water from a well where they encounter a hungry crocodile.

Beware of the storybook wolves

2001
When two wolves escape one night from his fairy tale book and threaten to eat him, Herb enlists the reluctant help of Cinderella's fairy godmother.

Who were they really?

the true stories behind famous characters
1999
Tells the stories of the people and creatures that inspired some of the world's best-loved works of children's literature, including "Alice in Wonderland," "Peter Pan," and others.

The character in the book

1998
A young man, known as the Character in the Book, receives an invitation to visit his Auntie who is a character in another book, but must first find a way out of his own pages.

Once upon the end

2013
"Knights, fairy godmothers, giants and beanstalks--all of these and more fill the pages of the conclusion to the Half Upon a Time trilogy"--Provided by publisher.

Of giants and ice

2012
Eleven-year-old Rory, daughter of a famous actress and a famous movie director, finds herself becoming a celebrity in her own right as she helps create a new fairy tale as a participant in the after school program, Ever After School.

Twice upon a time

2012
Jack, of the village of Giant's Hand, is now accompanied by a prince as he continues trying to help a reluctant princess find her family, while also attempting to save a city full of fairies from a nameless curse.

Fractured fables

2010
Presents humorous retellings of classic fairy tales from comic creators such as Jill Thompson, Bryan Talbot, Peter David, Ben Templesmith, Scott Morse, and others.

ArchEnemy

2009
The people of Wonderland lose their creative drive when the power of the Heart Crystal is depleted, and when even Queen Alyss loses her powers, everybody takes comfort in the fact that Redd Heart is similarly disabled.

Hatter M

the looking glass wars
2008
By order of Queen Genevieve, Hatter Madigan, the Royal bodyguard, flees Wonderland with the princess, Alyss Heart, but when he loses Alyss in an alternate reality he embarks on a thirteen year quest to rescue her, and bring her back to the Wonderland realm.

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