Twisted fairy tales
We all know children love fairy tales, however there's only so many times you can read the same tale (hopefully).
Here's a list of some of our favourite twisted fairy tales - fun and anarchic new takes on traditional stories.
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Fearless Fairy Tales
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Fearless Fairy Tales
A hilarious, subversive collection of thoroughly modern fairy tales reflecting a new morality inspired by 21st century issues.
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Into the Forest
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Into the Forest
One night a young boy is awoken by a terrible noise. The next day he finds his father has disappeared and his mother doesn't know …
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The Pea and the Princess
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The Pea and the Princess
This is the real story of the princess and the pea, which recounts events from the Pea’s perspective.
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Revolting Rhymes
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Revolting Rhymes
This is an hilarious collection of some well-loved fairy tales, cleverly reinvented by Roald Dahl.
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
What really happened to the three little pigs and the big bad wolf? Find out the truth in this hilarious picture book.
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The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon
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The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon
We all know that the dish ran away with the spoon but Mini Grey's new book explores what happened to the nursery rhyme characters …
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Snow White in New York
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Snow White in New York
A beautiful 1920s Art Deco treatment of the classic fairytale - now a beautiful socialite, Snow White falls foul of her celebrity-…
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Where Magic Grows
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Where Magic Grows
Short stories perfect for bedtime reading.
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The Frog Prince Continued
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The Frog Prince Continued
After the Princess kissed the frog, he turned into a handsome prince, and they lived happily ever after… or did they?
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Prince Cinders
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Prince Cinders
Prince Cinders leads a hard life, bullied by his three big hairy brothers - that is, until one Saturday night when Cinders' luck c…
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Goldilocks on CCTV
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Goldilocks on CCTV
By turns funny, poignant and insightful Agard’s poems are told with a direct and distinctive voice
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Jack and the Baked Beanstalk
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Jack and the Baked Beanstalk
Stimpson sets his version of Jack and the Beanstalk in 1950s America, with skyscrapers surrounding the flyover under which Jack an…
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The Princess and the Peas
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The Princess and the Peas
In this light-hearted take on a favourite fairy-tale, Lily-Rose May is allergic to peas - so the doctor decides that she must be a…
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Once Upon a Wild Wood
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Once Upon a Wild Wood
A brand-new fairytale character, Little Green Rain Cape, sets off through the wild woods on her way to Rapunzel’s birthday party.&…
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Goldilocks
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Goldilocks
Favourite author Allan Ahlberg retells the favourite story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears in a host of different ways in this d…
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How the Library (Not the Prince) Saved Rapunzel
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How the Library (Not the Prince) Saved Rapunzel
This is how every fairy tale should be written, with the protagonist - regardless of gender - saving themselves from a life of sol…
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The Sleeper and the Spindle
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The Sleeper and the Spindle
This magnificent book combines two well-known fairy tales and challenges everything familiar about them. A spectacular book that d…
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Hansel & Gretel
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Hansel & Gretel
Willow is a good witch, and it’s the horrendously naughty Hansel and Gretel who wreck her house and her magic spells. A delig…
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