"A collection of darkly mischievous stories based on classic fairy tales"--Front flap.

Sleeping Beauty's daughter, Aria, enters a fashion design competition against her mother's wishes, and when she pricks her finger on a cursed needle, she must figure out how to reverse the spell to prevent her family history from repeating.

High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the loss of his mother. He is angry and he is alone, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness, and as he takes refuge in the myths and fairytales so beloved of his dead mother he finds that the real world and the fantasy world have begun to meld. The Crooked Man has come, with his mocking smile and his enigmatic words: "Welcome,...

A retelling of the well-known tale in which two children lost in the woods find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch. Sumario en español: Una adaptación de un cuento famoso en donde dos niños se pierden en el bosque y llegan a casa a pesar de un encuentro con una bruja mala.

Humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after. Narraciones humorísticas en verso de seis cuentos de hadas bien conocidos que ofrecen los finales sorpresivos en lugar de la tradicional vivieron felices para siempre después.

"Retells the classic story and introduces little ones to the beautiful art of ballet. Jennifer Adams' engaging text alongside adorable illustrations by Corey Egbert introduces little ones to The Sleeping Beauty story of kings, queens, fairies, and dancing. My First Ballet Books encourage babies to be creative, be active, and be brilliant through the classic art of ballet"--Amazon.com

This Scottish-based tale for adults offers a pregnant heroine who must rescue the man who seduced her in the woods from his captor, the Fairie Queen.

Cinders, the most picked upon hen in the flock, becomes the most loved by Prince Cockerel when she arrives at his ball looking so beautiful that even her bossy sisters do not recognize her.

"The young girl tells us that her mom's new friend is just like the big bad wolf. At first the wolf is sweet and kind to her mom, though the girl notices the wolf's cold eyes from the very beginning. When her mom arrives home late one day, the wolf suddenly hurls angry words and terrible names at her. From that day on her mother doesn't smile anymore. The girl is careful to clean her room and brush her teeth and do everything to keep the peace, but...