18 books like Cendrillon
Just Ella
You've heard the fairytale: a glass slipper, Prince Charming, happily ever after...
Welcome to reality: royal genealogy lessons, needlepoint, acting like "a proper lady," and -- worst of all -- a prince who is not the least bit interesting, and certainly not charming.
As soon-to-be princess Ella deals with her newfound status, she comes to realize she is not "your majesty" material. But…
Shares: Cinderella, Fairy Tales
Japanese fairy tales
Japanese folktales are somewhat of a loaded term. In commonplace usage, it signifies a certain set of well-known classic tales, with a vague distinction of whether they fit the rigorous definition of folktale or not.
The admixed imposters are literate written pieces, dating back to the Muromachi period (14th-16th centuries) or even earlier times in the Middle Ages. These would not normally…
Shares: Folklore, Fairy Tales
The Little Lame Prince
A young crippled prince must reclaim his kingdom from his evil uncle, with the help of a magic cape from his godmother.
Shares: Princes, Folklore, Fairy Tales
The heroes, or, Greek fairy tales for my children
The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children by Charles Kingsley is a collection of three Greek mythology stories: Perseus, The Argonauts, and Theseus. The author had a great fondness for Greek fairy tales and believed the adventures of the characters would inspire children to achieve higher goals with integrity.
Shares: Folklore, Fairy Tales
Hänsel und Gretel
A retelling of the adventures of a brother and sister left in the woods by their wicked stepmother.
Shares: Cruelty, Folklore, Fairy Tales
Volksmärchen der Deutschen
Eine Sammlung von Märchen (besser: Kunstmärchen), Legenden und Sagen in fünf Bänden, die volkstümliche (aber literarisch vermittelte!) und satirische Elemente miteinander verbindet.
Inhalt:
Die Bücher der Chronika der drei Schwestern
Richilde
Rolands Knappen
Legenden von Rübezahl
Die Nymphe des Brunnens
Libussa
Der geraubte Schleier
Liebestreue
Stumme Liebe
Ulrich mit dem Bühel
Dämon…
Shares: Folklore, Fairy Tales
Dornröschen
Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.
Shares: Folklore, Fairy Tales
The light princess, and other fairy tales
"George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries. The Complete Fairy Tales brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination." The subjects are those of traditional fantasy: fairies good and wicked, and children journeying into unsettling dreamworlds or undertaking life-risking labors.
But…
Shares: Fairy Tales
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
A clever wandering minstrel rescues an imprisoned young lady when she charms the seven man-hating damsels guarding her by telling them stories, one by one.
Shares: Fairy Tales
Old-fashioned fairy tales
There was once upon a time a child who had Good Luck for his godfather. “I am not Fortune”, said Good Luck to the parents; “I have no gifts to bestow, but whenever he needs help I will be at hand”. “Nothing could be better”, said the old couple. They were delighted. But what pleases the father often fails to satisfy the son: moreover, every man thinks that he deserves just a little more than he…
Shares: Fairy Tales
Rapunzel
Ibook project for DTC 375 at Washington State University in Vancouver, Fall 2014. Illustrates the story of Rapunzel followed by a short essay describing the author’s experience with iBooks Author.
Shares: Fairy Tales
The Blue Fairy Book
A collection of fairy tales from the folklore of France, Germany, Scandinavia, Scotland, and England.
Shares: Folklore, Fairy Tales
Thumbelina
The adventures of a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb and her many animal friends.
Shares: Spanish language materials, Folklore, Fairy Tales, Magic
The emperor's new clothes
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Shares: Pride and vanity, Fairy Tales
Tales of Ancient Egypt
Selected tales evoke the mystery, superstitions, and myths of Egypt under the pharaohs.
Shares: Folklore, Fairy Tales
Dragon's Breath
Emma and Eadric have no sooner turned back into humans (from being frogs) than Emma's mother is in a panic, Aunt Grassina is distracted because she's found her true love turned into an otter, and Emma's magic is so out of control she sends herself to the dungeon by mistake. The neighboring kingdom has chosen this moment to attack, and if Emma can't get Grassina's mind back on protecting the…
Shares: Princes, Fairy Tales, Magic
Wild Swans (6016)
Eleven brothers who have been turned into swans by their evil stepmother are saved by their beautiful sister.
Shares: Princes, Fairy Tales, Magic
The Silver Chair
Jill and Eustace must rescue the Prince from the evil Witch.
Shares: Princes, Fairy Tales, Magic