Fairy Tales in Chapter Books
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Alexander, Lloyd. The Book of Three Codell, Esme. Diary of a Fairy Godmother Haskell, Merrie. The Princess Curse Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to a famous oracular Hunky Dory's interest in wishcraft over witchcraft gets Twelve princesses suffer from a puzzling curse, sow, sets out on a hazardous mission to save her kicked out of charm school. Now she's determined and anyone who ends it will win a reward. Reveka, Prydain from the forces of evil. to follow her heart and become a fairy godmother. But a sharp-witted apprentice herbalist, wants that re- how to go about doing it? ward. But her investigations lead to deeper myster- Bach, Shelby. Of Giants and Ice ies and a daunting choice - will she break the curse Eleven-year-old Rory, daughter to famous Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach at the peril of her own soul? parents, finds herself becoming a celebrity in her A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and em- own right as she participates in the magical after barks on a series of adventures with six giant insects Healey, Christopher. The Hero’s Guide to Saving school program, Ever After School. he meets inside a giant peach. the Kingdom The four princes erroneously dubbed Prince Baker, E.D. The Wide-Awake Princess Frederick, Heather. Once Upon a Toad Charming and rudely marginalized in their respec- Princess Annie is Sleeping Beauty’s younger sister. Cat is sent to live with her father and stepsister Olivia, tive fairy tales form an unlikely team when a witch When her sister pricks her finger and the whole but interference by her inept fairy godmother causes threatens the whole kingdom. castle falls asleep, only Annie - immune to magic - toads to appear when Cat speaks and gems to fall is awake and able to try to lift the curse. from Olivia's mouth, bringing them to the attention of Kline, Suzy. Horrible Harry Bugs the 3 Bears jewel thieves and a secret government laboratory. Harry incorporates his fascination with earwigs into Barnhill, Kelly. Iron Hearted Violet the class productions of Goldilocks and the Three Princess Violet is plain, reckless, and quite possibly Funke, Cornelia. Reckless Bears. too clever for her own good. One day she and her Jacob and Will Reckless have looked out for each best friend, Demetrius, stumble upon a hidden other ever since their father disappeared, but when Levine, Gail Carson. The Fairy’s Mistake room and find a forbidden book. It tells a story of an Jacob discovers a magical mirror that transports him The fairy Ethelinda rewards one twin sister for good evil being imprisoned in their world. to a warring world populated by witches, giants, and behavior and punishes the other for bad, only to ogres, he keeps it to himself until Will follows him one discover that her punishment is more pleasing than Barron, T. A. The Lost Years of Merlin day, with dire consequences. her reward. A young boy who has no identity nor memory of his past washes ashore on the coast of Wales and George, Jessica. Tuesdays at the Castle MacDonald, George. The Light Princess finds his true name after a series of fantastic Princess Celie lives in a magical castle which changes A young princess is cursed to have no gravity by adventures. itself almost every Tuesday. When the king and queen her Aunt Makemnoit, a spiteful and bitter woman. are ambushed, it is up to Celie and her secret knowl- As a result the princess is in constant danger of Bruchac, Joseph. Dragon Castle edge of the castle to protect their home from invasion being carried away by the wind. Illustrated by Prince Rashko, must channel the power of his and save the kingdom. Maurice Sendak. ancestor Pavol the great, and harness a magical dragon to face the evil Baron Temny after the Gidwitz, Adam. A Tale Dark and Grimm Mass, Wendy. Beauty and the Beast: The Only foolish King and Queen go missing. Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into One that Didn’t Run Away 8 other classic Grimm tales. As they roam a menacing When you're stuck with the name Beauty, people Buckley, Michael. The Fairy-Tale Detectives forest, they learn the true story behind the famous expect a lot from you - like beauty, grace, and a Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to tales and how to create their own happily ever after. sense of style. But what if you have none of these live with an eccentric grandmother that they have things - and you have a perfect older sister who always believed to be dead. really should have had your name instead of you. Fairy Tales in McKinley, Robin. Rose Daughter Snyder, Laurel. Up and Down the Scratchy Moun- A beautiful retelling of the fairy tale Beauty & the tains, or, The Search for a Suitable Princess Beast a Newbery Award-winning author. Beauty Lucy, a milkmaid, and her best friend Wynston, a re- Chapter Books grows to love the Beast and through her love he is luctant prince, go in search of information about Lucy's released from the curse that had turned him from missing mother - even though Wynston is supposed to man to beast. be searching for a proper princess to marry. Mlynowski, Sarah. If the Shoe Fits Staniszewski, Anna. My Very Unfairy Life On their second adventure through the magic Jenny, a professional adventurer, would prefer spend- mirror Abby and Jonah find themselves in the Cin- ing time with her friends over helping magical king- derella fairy tale - and that is when things start to doms around the universe, but soon she is given the go really wrong. choice to return to her normal life or go into a battle she doesn't think she can win. Morris, Gerald. The Legend of the King Sir Dinadan and his friends Sir Palomides, Sir Wrede, Patricia. Dealing with Dragons Gaheris, Sir Terence, and other knights of the Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off Round Table and their associates try to stop to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes in- Mordred and his White Horsemen from ending King volved with fighting against some disreputable wizards Arthur's rule of Great Britain. who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom. Paterson, Katherine. The Flint Heart Yolen, Jane. Passager: The Young Merlin Trilogy, When Charlie’s father finds an enchanted charm, Book One he’s transformed into a cruel and merciless brute. A falconer adopts a boy abandoned in the forest and Can Charlie fix things? teaches him all of the things he’s forgotten, including the boy’s true name - and the legacy of magic that will Pyle, Howard. The Story of King Arthur and His be his when he comes of age. Knights From the sword in the stone and the founding of Camelot to the famed Round Table and the Lake of Enchantment, the legend of King Arthur will never RF 7/13 The following books are located in the lose its magic. Though simpler, this version includes all the original, wonderful stories. Juvenile Fiction section alphabetical by author’s last name. Sage, Angie. Magyk Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, disappears the night he is born. That same Corvallis-Benton County Public Library night, the baby's father comes across an aban- 645 NW Monroe Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97330 doned child in the snow - a newborn girl with violet eyes. Who is this mysterious baby girl, and what 541-766-6794 really happened to their beloved son Septimus? www.thebestlibrary.net .