![]() In this case they’re dinosaurs and lots of tongue-in-cheek humor. The reunion, of course, ends with porridge.įunny, original – a delightful retake on Goldilocks and the Three Bears. After all this silliness, the bear wakes up to find he has stumbled upon the long ago disappeared Goldilocks and her family. He tastes their goldfish, attempts to sleep in their bath tub, and falls asleep in the little boy’s bed. Hodgkinson adds relate-able, modernized elements and little listeners will laugh at bear’s confusion. There is a mom person, a dad person and a child person. Hodgkinson mirrors the tale of Goldilocks with an adult bear who visits the home of a family. Everyone will love the delightful illustrations, humorous retelling, and Chinese twist on the story. Kids will love the way the little nine year old emperor outsmarts his elder ministers. This one tells the cheeky story of a young emperor and his dishonest ministers. What a fun adaptation of The Emperor’s New Clothes. It is funny and full of fractions (which makes it a little better for elementary school kids) and just a creative twist on a classic. Full of girl power and all kinds of outerspace fun, this is a rollicking good time.Ĭute story about what might happen if Cinderella had a twin sister, Tinderella and then they meet one prince. When the prince’s spaceship stalls it is Cinderella to the rescue. Interstellar Cinderella doesn’t need anyone to save her, in fact she does some saving of her own. Feel free to use this list in whatever order you would like. I have divided this list up by fairy tale because there are SO many alternative fairy tales and we tend to read a bunch of versions of one fairy tale at once. Join the A Read A Day Challenge and grab this month’s free A Read A Day booklist printable here. These are the ones you don’t want to miss the next time you’re studying a fairy tale or just want an interesting, unique story.Īffiliate links are included below. The ones that make us laugh out loud or think about something differently. ![]() The ones that twist a classic and make it fun or new or unique or just intriguing. There are a lot of these alternative versions to fairy tales floating about out there, but not all of the are awesome. And they always make us think about what we think we know in a different way. They often introduce some humor to the story. These are a great addition to the conversation because they offer different perspectives. Or this makes no sense, here’s what would have actually happened…? Or what if I changed this character to be a dinosaur…? ![]() These are wonderful and often some of our favorite books – don’t miss Jerry Pinkney’s take on many beloved fairy tales for example – but that’s not what this list is.Īlternative Fairy Tales, at least in my book, are a different version of the story. ![]() Many of these are just the traditional tale told in a slightly different way or with a unique take on the illustrations. Every common fairy tale has tons of different versions. ![]()
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