I need Fairy Tales that are retold in a funny or different way.?

Question

I am looking for books, websites, articles, etc that have taken well known fairy tales and retold them. I have seen things before when they are updated and told in todays culture, or perhaps told with a politically correct twist. I have also heard that there are parodies/spoof and common fairy tales. I am a teacher and looking for these to help a writing class. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.

Answer 1

Straight on Till Morning by Christopher Golden
Basically, Peter wasn't a very nice person, and Wendy didn't
necessarily go willingly.

Sleeping Ugly by Jane Yolen
Made me laugh very hard as a kid!

Wendy Mass has a series called Twice Upon A Time
There's a Rapunzel book and a Sleeping Beauty

When I searched amazon.com for Twice Upon A Time (I couldn't remember the author) it kicked up a couple anthologies and books of essays that look like more of what you are looking for as well.

Sounds like a fun class!

Answer 2

Funny Fairy Tales

Answer 3

Cactus Soup is a retelling of the Stone Soup Sotry set in 1910's Mexico. The Three Little Javolinas is a Southwestern retelling of te Three Little Pigs. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A.Wolf is good too its the wolf's side of the story. Also whoever mentioned the Politically Correct Fairy Tales had a good idea there are 2 volumes of it plus a Politically Correct Holiday Book about Christmas.

Answer 4

Ronald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes are crude but really funny.
Rose and the Beast by Francesca Lia Block a collection
The Magic Circle (Hansel and Gretel) and Nel (Repunzel) by Donna Jo Napoli
Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue has some lesbian tones to it but is interesting.
They have already been mentioned but Gregory Maguire's book and the Stinky Cheese Man are also good.
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and The Frog Prince- Continued by Jon Scieszka (author of the Stinky Cheese Man)
I hope these help.

Answer 5

I would try Gail Carson Levine's "The Princess Tales Vol.1 & Vol.2
they are really funny retold fairy tales.
She also has written a couple of books that are longer than the princess tales, but are still fairy tales retold. So try "the Princess Tales", "Fairest" = Snow white retold.,"Ella Enchanted"= Cinderella. hope this helps. I have read every single one of them because i absolutely love Gail Carson Levine's books.

Answer 6

Tanith Lee's "Red as Blood" is a collection of short stories based on classic fairy tales, mostly retold from a somewhat horrific perspective (e.g., Snow White is a vampire and her stepmother is the virtuous one).

Ellen Datlow and Terry Windling have published a number of anthologies of original short stories based on fairy tales. Six of them are a series consisting of "Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears," "Snow White, Blood Red," "Black Thorn, White Rose," "Black Heart, Ivory Bones," "Silver Birch, Blood Moon," and "Black Swan, White Raven."

There is also a collection titled "Fractured Fairy Tales" by A. J. Jacobs, which consists of parodies inspired by the Fractured Fairy Tales in the old Rocky and Bullwinkle television series.

Answer 7

I love fairy tale retellings. I would recommend:
Rose and the Beast by Francesca Lia Block - it has retellings of a bunch of different fairy tales, and her writing style is perfect for fairy tales.
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine - a fantastic retelling of Cinderella
Rose Daughter, Beauty, Spindles End, and Deer Skin by Robin McKinley - the first 2 are retellings of Beauty and the Beast, the 3rd is a retelling of Sleeping Beauty, and I forget what fairy tale the last one retells, but it is great.
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen - a very interesting retelling of Sleeping Beauty entwined with a tale of the Holocaust.

Answer 8

A favorite storytime activity for me is to read the kids the classic The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and then read The Wolf Who Cried Boy. The kids love the twist. There is also The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, and there's a great one called Kate and the Beanstalk. These are all children's literature, by the way. You didn't say how old the kids were.... I used to teach 8th grade English and the kids liked to be read to from picture books. :)

Answer 9

I have the perfect book. Angela Carter's The Bloody
Tower. Ms. Carter specialized in rewriting fairy tales. I particularly love her "Lady of the House of Love" - her vampire tale. Her Red Riding Hood tale "In the Company of Wolves" was made into a pretty good movie too. Pax - C

Answer 10

there are lots that retell Cinderella and Snow White.

Fairest - a retelling of Snow White (u dont really notice the conection until ur 1/2 way through)

The Goose Girl - a retelling of the Goose Girl (it is part of a series, but only the 1st book (the goose girl) is a retelling (its part of the Books of Bayern)) its really good. its not really different or funny, but its a retelling.

Princess Furball - a retelling of Cinderella _ dont know how it is, i havent read it

ive come across many others 2, i dont know the names of them though.