fairy tales

A retelling of the classic story, Little Red lives in a village near the Great Wall, trains in kung fu, and must save her grandmother and village from a mighty dragon. Inclues an author's note discussing how this reimagining is influenced by Chinese mythology, symbolism, traditional medicine, and other elements of Compestine's heritage.

In this modern version of "Cinderella," Chantella Verre is being treated like a servant by her oblivious father's new wife and her awful twins--but Chantella gets a chance to sing at the Next Teen Star audition when her former nanny shows up to set things right.

This is a gothic story of wishes and curses, a dark fairy tale set against a Victorian backdrop full of lace and smoke. When a fairy godmother makes her an offer that will change her life--seven wishes, hers to make as she pleases--lowly maid Ella soon discovers that each wish comes with a high price and must decide whether it's one she is willing to pay.

Because she does not faithfully follow the instructions of Arif the Wise Man, the Queen of Hich-Hich gives birth to a half-boy, who grows up to be very clever and confronts a dragon in an effort to become whole.

Because she does not faithfully follow the instructions of Arif the Wise Man, the Queen of Hich-Hich gives birth to a half-boy, who grows up to be very clever and confronts a dragon in an effort to become whole.

Eleven brothers who have been turned into swans by their evil stepmother are saved by their beautiful sister.

Chronicles the adventures of Despereaux Tilling--a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, a servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.

When the Big Bad Wolf bakes a villainous Gingerbread Man to steal Fairyland's bake-off prize, the key to the city, in his cunning attempt to escape prison, the three superpigs step up and try to stop him.

Eight-year-old Maddie and her family move to a farm called Horsetail Hollow, and after she and her six-year-old sister find a wishing well, a magnificent white horse appears--but Maximus is a fairy tale horse, conjured out of Evie's book--so when the girls try to wish him back into his story they all end up in the fairy tale, trying to save Rapunzel.

"Meet the three (ahem-- four!) little pigs as they convince the narrator to tell a slightly different version of their fairy tale: First, there's Alan, the one pig in the bunch who is actually a builder. He's got a BIG problem with building a home out of flimsy straw. Next, there's Alfred, who wants to be an actor and wouldn't dream of getting his hands dirty. Then we have Alvin, whose dream is to be…a pumpkin. Last but not least is Alison, the fourth pig, who is ready to bring some flair to this story, if only she can get the narrator to agree to a few changes…And what about that WOLF?"--Jacket flap.