Straw into gold : fairy tales re-spun

Author

Hilary McKay

Call Number

• J MCKA (CEN, OSH)

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Publication Information

New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2019.

Physical Description

293 pages ; 22 cm

Audience

Ages 8-12.

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.

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."