Fairy Tales
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Happily Ever After: 21 Multicultural Fairy Tales To Delight Every Child and Teen
These wonderful retellings of fairy tales present young readers with all kinds of characters and settings, offering them both a glimpse of different cultures and an opportunity to see themselves reflected in the stories.
Tween
6 Books That 6th Grade Girls Are Raving About
The secret to getting busy tweens to read? Finding the book that hooks. Sixth graders are raving about these friendship and adventure stories.
Teen
15 Fractured Fairy Tales for Teens
Enchant your young adult readers with these creative, more adult retellings of fairy tales like Snow White, Cinderella, and more.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
15 Fractured Fairy Tales for Young Readers
Ever wonder what would happen if Red Riding Hood weren’t quite so dense, or the pigs got smarter, or Cinderella stood up to her evil stepmother?
Tween
Fractured Fairy Tales for Tweens
Readers of all ages can benefit from subversive takes on familiar classics. These reimagined fairy tales are perfect for tween readers.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
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You Won’t Find Your Average Princess in These Kids' Books
For kids that prefer princesses that go on adventures and save themselves, here are a few royals who embody girl power.
Tween
Teen
Epic Dragon Books for Tweens and Teens
Stories of these fire-breathing behemoths — both friendly and fearsome — can spark a fiery sense of adventure and magic in young fantasy readers.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
11 Classic Fairy Tales That Won't Give Kids Nightmares
Some of the original fairy tales are dark and violent. Thankfully, there are plenty of picture books that retell classic fairy tales without all the nightmare-inducing scary bits that might scar your children for life.
Tween
Teen
10 Kids’ Audiobooks Inspired by Folktales, Fairy Tales, and Mythology
We've rounded up some of the most fun-filled folktale, fairy tale, and mythology-inspired audiobooks for tweens and teens.
Tween
Bookshelf Must-Have: Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstiltskin
We’ve all heard the story of Rumpelstiltskin, the greedy guy who spun straw into gold for the miller’s daughter in exchange for her firstborn child. But is that the real story? Adventure, humor, and magic abound in this Bookshelf Must-Have pick for middle grade readers.
Growing Reader
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Why Kids Say They Love Fairy Tales
Almost any young person can tell you the basic plot of Cinderella or Hansel & Gretel or Little Red Riding Hood. What is it about this genre of stories that make them so memorable and so loved by kids and adults?
Tips & Advice
Then and Now: How Fairy Tales Continue to Invite Us to Think Harder and Smarter
At their core, fairy tales are deceptively simple: transparent on the level of plot, but also sophisticated, complex, and full of mystery when it comes to their deeper meaning.
Tween
Subverting Enchantment
Emily Winfield Martin, author of Snow & Rose, explores two different paths to fairy tale retellings: the Winking and the Sincere. The choice is an important one.
Teen
Bookshelf Must-Have: Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
Dark magic, mystery, romance, and suspense combine in spellbinding fashion in our latest Bookshelf Must-Have pick. A reimagining of the Evil Queen legend, this stunning YA novel from debut author Julie C. Dao is completely captivating.
