Sunday, November 27, 2011

Fractured Fairy Tales

Fractured Fairy Tales seem to become more popular every year. They make great read-alouds for young children, and are fun teaching tools for story structure and character development.

A fairy tale is most commonly fractured in time, character, setting, or point of view. On the web there are several generators for creating a fractured tale with children but I think this is the best:
ReadWriteThink.org

Below is a list of picture book fractured tales, for novels and original story summaries and much more I suggest you go to SurLaLune Fairy Tales. It is by far the most comprehensive fairy tale website around.

Cinderella
Prince Cinders by Babette Cole
The Salmon Princess: An Alaskan Cinderella Story by Mindy Dwyer
Dinorella: a prehistoric fairytale by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Princess Furball by Charlotte Huck
Cinder Edna by Ellen Jackson
Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella by Tony Johnson
Bubba the Coyboy Prince by Helen Kettleman
Cinderhazel: the Cinderella of Halloween by Deborah Nourse Lattimore
Cindy Ellen: a Wild Western Cinderella by Susan Lowell
Cinder-Elly by Frances Minters
Cinderella Penguin, or, the Little Glass Flipper by Janet Perlman
Cinderella: an Art Deco Love Story by Lynn Roberts
Smoky Mountain Rose: an Appalachian Cinderella by Alan Schroeder
Seriously, Cinderella is So Annoying! by Trisha Speed Shaskan
Cinderella Skeleton by Robert D. San Souci
Sootface: an Ojibwa Cinderella tale by Robert D. San Souci
Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella by Robert D. San Souci
International Versions
Anklet for a Princess: a Cinderella Story from India by Meredith Babeaux Brucker
Egyption Cinderella by Shirley Climo
The Persian Cinderella by Shirley Climo
The Irish Cinderlad by Shirley Climo
Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo
Jouanah: a Hmong Cindererella by Jewell R. Coburn
Angkat: a Cambodian Cinderella by Jewell R. Coburn
Domitila: a Cinderella tale from the Mexican Tradition by Jewell R.Coburn
Abadeha: a Philppine Cinderella by Myrna J. De La Paz
The Golden Sandal: a Middle Eastern Cinderella by Rebecca Hickox
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie
Rough-Faced Girl by Rafe Martin
The Gift of the Crocodile by Judy Sierra
Cendrillon: a Caribbean Cinderella by Robert D. San Souci
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe

Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's Cool Clothes by Lee Harper


The Gingerbread Man
Stop that Pickle by Peter Armour
Gingerbread Mouse by Katy Bratun
Little Cajun Cornbread Boy by Dianne De Las Casas
Gingerbread Man, Superhero! by Dotti Enderle
The Library Ginderbread Man by Dotti Enderle
The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Gingerbread Girl Goes Animal Crackers by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Can't Catch Me by Ann Hassett
The Runaway Tortilla by Eric A. Kimmel
The Runaway Latkes by Leslie Kimmelman
The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristen Kladstrup
Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray
Runaway Dreidel by Leslea Newman
The Matzo Ball Boy by Lisa Schulman
The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires
Musubi Man: Hawaii's Gingerbread Man by Sandi Takayama
International versions
The Runaway Rice Cake by Ying Chang Compestine

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks Returns by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Goldilocks and the Three Bears: a tale moderne by Steven Guarnaccia
Goldisocks and the Three Libearians by Jackie Mims Hopins
Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks! by Nancy Jean Loewen
Dusty Locks and the Three Bears by Susan Lowell
Goldi and the Three Hares by Margi Palatini

Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Diesel by David Gordon
The Truth about Hansel and Gretel by Karina Law

Jack in the Beanstalk
Jim and the Beanstalk by Raymond Briggs
Jacques and de Beanstalk: a Cajun Tale by Mike Artell
Trust me, Jack's Beanstalk Stinks! by Erick Mark Braun
Waynetta and the Cornstalk: a Texas Fairy Tale by Helen Ketteman
Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne

Little Mermaid
Princess Fishtail by Frances Minters

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood: a New Fangled Prairie Tale by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Betsy Red Hoodie by Gail Carson Levine
Little Red Cowboy Hat by Susan Lowell
Litle Red: a Fizzlingly Good Yarn by Lynn Roberts
Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten! by Trisha Speed Shaskan
Carmine: a little more red by Melissa Sweet
International Versions
Pretty Salma: A Red Riding Hood Story From Africa by Niki Daly
Lon Po Po: a Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young

The Shoemaker and the Elves
The Bootmaker and the Elves by Susan Lowell

Sleeping Beauty
Snoring Beauty by Bruce Hale
Sleepless Beauty by Frances Minters
Sleeping Bobby by Mary Pope Osborn
Waking Beauty by Leah Wilcox
Sleeping Ugly by Jane Yolen

The Three Little Pigs
Three Little Cajun Pigs by Mike Artell
The Three Little Rigs by David Gordon
Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Will Grace
Three Little Pigs and Architectural Tale by Steven Guarnaccia
Three Little Gators by Helen Kettleman
The Three Cabritos by Eric A. Kimmel
Three Little Tamales by Eric A. Kimmel
Alaska's Three Pigs by Arlene Lave
The Three Little Javelinas by Suan Lowell
The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot by Margaret McNamara
The Three Horrid Little Pigs by Liz Pichon
The Three Swingin Pigs by Vicky Rubin
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by John Scieszka
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Travers
International Versions
Three Little Dassies by Jan Brett

Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Three Silly Girls Grubb by Ann Hassett
The Three Armadillies Tuff by Jackie Hopkins
The Three Silly Billies by Margie Palatini

The Princess and the Pea
Princess Pigtoria and the Pea by Pamela Duncan Edwards
The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-to-Be by Mini Grey
The Penguin and the Pea by Janet Perlman
The Real Princess: a mathmagical tale by Brenda Williams

Rapunzel
Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox
Rapunzel a Groovy Fairy Tale by Leah Wilcox