Atwood, Margaret.
Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut. 1995.
A
story about the pitfalls of pride.
Bateman, Teresa.
The Princesses Have a Ball. 2002.
In this rhyming
update of a fairy tale twelve princesses wear out their shoes playing
basketball.
Cole, Babette.
Princess Smartypants.
A silly and sassy story about a
feminist princess who does not wish to marry any of her royal suitors.
Hamilton, Virginia.
The Girl Who Spun Gold. 2000.
This is an African
American retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin" in which Lit’mahm spins thread into gold
cloth for the king’s new bride.
Heine, Helme.
The Most Wonderful Egg in the World. 1986.
The king must
choose the most beautiful egg laid by three hens.
Light, Steve.
Puss in Boots. 2002.
A clever cat helps his poor master
win fame, fortune, and the hand of a beautiful princess.
Martin, Rafe.
The Storytelling Princess. 2001.
A princess tries to
tell a prince a story with an ending he does not know and thus qualify for his
hand in marriage.
Munch, Robert N.
The Paper Bag Princess. 1980.
When a dragon kidnaps
Prince Ronald, Princess Elizabeth rescues Ronald- who objects to her appearance.
Scieszka, Jon.
The Frog Prince—Continued. 1991.
After the frog turns
into a Prince, he and the Princess do not live happily ever after until…
Wilcox, Leah.
Falling for Rapunzel. 2003.
A Prince tries to get Rapunzel to throw down her hair , but she mishears him and throws down random
objects from her room instead.
Zelinsky, Paul.
Rapunzel. 1997.
A beautiful retelling of the age-old
story. Caldecott Award, 1998.
Brumbeau, Jeff.
The Quiltmaker’s Gift. 2001.
When a generous quilt
maker finally agrees to make a quilt for a greedy king, her conditions cause to
him to undergo a change of heart.
Haddix, Margaret Peterson.
Just Ella. 1999.
Ella finds that accepting
Prince Charming’s proposal ensnares her in a suffocating tangle of rules and
royal etiquette, so she plots to escape.
Kindle, Patrice.
Goose Chase. 2003.
To avoid marriage, an enchanted
goose girl endures imprisonment, and other dangers, before learning exactly who
she is.
Pullman, Phillip.
I Was a Rat. 2000.
A little boy turns life in London
upside down when here appears at the house of a lonely old couple and insists he
was a rat.
Ransome, Arthur.
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship. 1976.
This
is a Russian folktale about a fool who tries to win the hand of the Czar’s
daughter. Caldecott Medal Winner, 1977.
San Souci, Robert D.
Young Arthur. 1997.
Recounts the story of King
Arthur’s boyhood to his unification of a new kingdom. Several sequels.
Thurber, James.
Many Moons. 1998.
Only the court jester is able to
fulfill Princess Lenore’s wish for the moon. Caldecott Medal, 1944.
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