Peach Girl Raymond Nakamura illustrations by Rebecca Bender 3 Stars This is the story of Peach Girl, a young girl that pops out of a “great big peach” on the doorstep of a childless couple. Peach Girl, named Momoko, wants to make the world a better place. Only the world has a big ogre in…
Ninja Red Riding Hood Corey Rosen Schwartz illustrated by Dan Santat 4 Stars The pesky wolf from The Three Ninja Pigs is still hungry (after all he didn’t get anything to eat in the previous book). But because he was beaten by the Ninja Pigs (and quite a few other animals) he decides to sneak…
Goldi Rocks and the Three Bears Corey Rosen Schwartz and Beth Coulton illustrated by Nate Wragg 3.5 stars Once upon a time the three bears were all musicians: Papa Bear played the drums, Mama Bear played a guitar, and Baby Bear played a keyboard. But even though they were all very good at playing their…
Beauty and the Beast H. Chuku Lee illustrated by Pat Cummings Amistad, 2014 ISBN: 978-0-688-14819-5 FORMAT: Fairy Tale AGES: Elementary School Beauty and the Beast Ursula Jones Pictures by Sarah Gibb Albert Whitman & Company, 2014 ISBN: 978-0-8075-0600-4 FORMAT: Fairy Tale AGES: Elementary School There were two new editions of the fairy tale Beauty and…
Tug-of-War John Burningham 5 Stars Elephant isn’t very nice to Hare. Hippopotamus is just as mean when it comes to teasing Hare. Finally hare has decided he has had enough. He gets a rope and goes and challenges Elephant to a tug-of-war. Then he tells Elephant to wait until he tugs the rope. Then Hare…
So I have been re-reading some of my favorite fairy tale stories…and I thought I would share what some of my favorite re-tellings are. If you love fairy tales as much as I do, these are some books to look at (if you want to enjoy a fun twist or two). Enjoy! The Three Billy…
Princesses on the Run Smiljana Coh RP Kids, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-7624-4612-4 FORMAT: Picture Book AGES: Preschool 4 Stars Antonia was a beautiful princess. She had everything she could ever want, being a princess and all. However, she felt bored. But being a princess she had many friends. So she called them up. But Cinderella was…
Little Red Hot Eric A. Kimmel Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith Amazon Children’s Publishing, 2013 ISBN: 978-1477816387 FORMAT: Picture Book AGES: Preschool, Elementary School 4 Stars Little Red Hot got her name because she likes to eat RED HOT peppers that many people cannot stand. When her momma told her that her grandma was sick, Little…
Jack and the Baked Beanstalk Colin Stimpson Templar Books, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-7636-5563-1 FORMAT: Picture Books AGES: Preschool, Elementary 4.5 Stars This is a retelling of the Jack and the Beanstalk fairytale. And I LOVED it! I like how it gives a nod to the fairytale, but it is its own story. It doesn’t follow the…
The Three Ninja Pigs Corey Rosen Schwartz illustrated by Dan Santat G. P. Putnam’s Sons, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2012 ISBN: 978-0-399-255144 FORMAT: Picture Book AGES: Preschool, Elementary School 5 Stars! When you are a pig and you hear all sorts of awful things about a wolf going around and huffing and…