Classic Fairy Tales and Modern Retellings: A Guide for Librarians, Teachers, and Readers

Author:   Pauline Dewan (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada) ,  shady Radical (The Radical Archive of Preservation, LLC, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:  

9798216186274


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   02 October 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Classic Fairy Tales and Modern Retellings: A Guide for Librarians, Teachers, and Readers


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Drawing on the popularity of fairy-tale literature and its retellings, this guide provides insightful annotations to all the major picture books and novels for children and teens. Although popular fairy tales such as ""Cinderella"" are familiar, the broader genre of fairy-tale literature is less well known. This genre includes traditional fairy tales (often compiled in book collections), picture-book retellings of single fairy tales, fractured fairy tales, and fairy-tale-inspired novels for both children and teens. Designed to help librarians, teachers, and reading partners feel more confident in selecting and suggesting fairy-tale books for children and teens, this comprehensive guide offers themes, read-alikes, reading levels, awards, and curricular tie-ins for each book. Readers will learn about the distinguishing characteristics of fairy tales, key authors (contemporary and historical), major trends, and significant changes in the genre. They will also discover the therapeutic power of fairy tales, their empowering impact on children and teens, and the reasons that fairy tales continue to attract young readers. Insightful and engaging annotations of each book will increase their knowledge of the riches of the genre.

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Author:   Pauline Dewan (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada) ,  shady Radical (The Radical Archive of Preservation, LLC, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9798216186274


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   02 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part One: Foundations 1. An Introduction to Fairy Tales 2. The Perennial Appeal and Therapeutic Power of Fairy Tales 3. The Fairy-Tale Tradition: Major Authors and Trends Part Two: Annotations 4. Fairy-Tale Picture Books 5. Fractured-Fairy-Tale Picture Books 6. Fairy-Tale-Inspired Novels for Children 7. Fairy-Tale-Inspired Novels for Teens Appendix: Notable Fairy-Tale Movies Index

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Pauline Dewan, MA, MLIS, PhD (in English), is a reference librarian at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.

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