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Straw into gold : fairy tales re-spun / by Hilary McKay ; illustrated by Sarah Gibb.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2019Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 293 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
ISBN:
  • 9781534432840
  • 1534432841
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [Fic] 23
LOC classification:
  • PZ8.M45938 Str 2019
Contents:
The tower and the bird or "Rapunzel" -- Straw into gold or "Rumpelstiltskin" -- The roses round the palace or "Cinderella" -- The fountain in the market square or "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" -- Chicken pox and crystal or "Snow White and the seven dwarves -- The prince and the problem or "The princess and the pea" -- Over the hills and far away or "Red Riding Hood and the piper's son" -- Things were different in those days or "The twelve dancing princesses" -- What I did in the holidays and why Hansel's jacket is so tight (by Gretel, aged 10) or "Hansel and Gretel" -- Sweet William by rushlight or "The Swan Brothers."
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary: A collection of ten classic fairy tales, reimagined with fresh perspectives and unexpected twists, giving glimpses into happily, and not as happily, ever afters.
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Books Books Riverfield Country Day School Fiction Collection Fiction Collection FIC McK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Shelved in FIC McK RCDS11267
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The tower and the bird or "Rapunzel" -- Straw into gold or "Rumpelstiltskin" -- The roses round the palace or "Cinderella" -- The fountain in the market square or "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" -- Chicken pox and crystal or "Snow White and the seven dwarves -- The prince and the problem or "The princess and the pea" -- Over the hills and far away or "Red Riding Hood and the piper's son" -- Things were different in those days or "The twelve dancing princesses" -- What I did in the holidays and why Hansel's jacket is so tight (by Gretel, aged 10) or "Hansel and Gretel" -- Sweet William by rushlight or "The Swan Brothers."

Includes bibliographical references.

A collection of ten classic fairy tales, reimagined with fresh perspectives and unexpected twists, giving glimpses into happily, and not as happily, ever afters.

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