Fairy Tales

To celebrate the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, born 2nd April 1805, why not try re-reading some of his fairy tales like Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling and The Snow Queen which are all available in the Library.


Or try some modern re-tellings of other famous tales:


Happy Ever After by Adele Geras

The Tower Room: Based on Rapunzel - when Megan glimpses Simon from her tower room, their worlds are changed forever...

Watching the Roses: A modern version of Sleeping Beauty - an ill-wishing has been placed on Alice, and it seems to be coming true...

Pictures of the Night: A retelling of the Snow White fairytale - is Bella's stepmother really as wicked as she believes?


The Princess and the Pauper by Kate Brian

Princess Carina is psyched - she's going to LA without her parents. Even better, she will finally get to meet Ribbit, the hot lead singer of Toadmuffin. The trouble is, how is she going to get to meet him at his gig, when it's the same night as the Ambassador's reception in her honour?Cue, Julia. An ordinary girl at an LA High School. Her chance meeting with Princess Carina is the start of a crazy plot for the two girls to swap places for one extraordinary night.


Spindle's End by Robin McKinley

"Spindle's End" is a retelling of the fairy tale, "The Sleeping Beauty" - the curse placed on Rosie at her christening will hunt her down through the years...