Category Archives: Fairytale retelling

Gotcha!: A Funny Fairy Tale Hide-and-Seek by Clotilde Perrin

Posted on March 25, 2023 by susanh579

Gotcha!: A Funny Fairy Tale Hide-and-Seek by Clotilde Perrin, translated by Daniel Hahn. Gecko Press, 2022. 9781776574698 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? The … Continue reading →

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Evergreen by Matthew Cordell

Posted on February 15, 2023 by kyurenka

            Evergreen by Matthew Cordell. Feiwel and Friends, 2023.  9781250317179 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover Picture book What did you like about the book? Evergreen is a young squirrel who lives with … Continue reading →

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The Wicked Ones by Robin Benway

Posted on February 7, 2023 by kyurenka

The Wicked Ones (A Dark Ascension Novel) by Robin Benway. Disney Press, 2023. 9781368078627 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book? When sisters Drizella and … Continue reading →

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Other Ever Afters by Melanie Gillman

Posted on November 1, 2022 by susanh579

Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman. RH Graphic, 2022. 9780593303191 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Folk/fairy tales What did you like about the book?  Gillman … Continue reading →

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Little Red and the Big Bad Editor by Rebecca Kraft Rector, illustrated by Shanda McCloskey

Posted on October 16, 2022 by kyurenka

            Little Red and the Big Bad Editor by Rebecca Kraft Rector, illustrated by Shanda McCloskey, Aladdin, 2022. 9781534469297 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Who Will Kiss the Crocodile? by Suzy Senior, illustrated by Claire Powell

Posted on August 28, 2022 by susanh579

Who Will Kiss the Crocodile? by Suzy Senior, illustrated by Claire Powell. Tiger Tales, 2022. 9781680102840 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Fairy tale What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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Glass Slippers by Leah Cypess

Posted on August 8, 2022 by susanh579

Glass Slippers (Sisters Ever After, Book 2) by Leah Cypess. Delacorte Press, 2022. 9780593178874 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book?  This fractured fairy tale … Continue reading →

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Waking Beauty by Rebecca Solnit, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Waking Beauty by Rebecca Solnit, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Haymarket Books, 2022. 9781642598339 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: ARC (11/22 pub date) Genre:  Fairy tale What did you like about the book? We … Continue reading →

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Telling Stories Wrong by Gianni Rodari,  illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna

Posted on February 23, 2022 by susanh579

Telling Stories Wrong by Gianni Rodari,  illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna, translated by Antony Shugaar. Enchanted Lion, c1962, 2022. 9781592703609 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Rapunzel: An Islamic Tale by Fawzia Gilani, illustrated by Sarah Nesti Willard

Posted on January 25, 2022 by susanh579

Rapunzel: An Islamic Tale by Fawzia Gilani, illustrated by Sarah Nesti Willard. Kube Publishing, 2021. 9780860377344  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Fairy tale What did you like about the book? This … Continue reading →

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