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Books in Animal Fairy Tales series

  • The Poodle and the Pea

    Charlotte Guillain, Dawn Beacon

    Hardcover (Raintree, Jan. 1, 2013)
    In Animal Fairy Tales, beautiful illustrations and simple text retell classic fairy tales from a new perspective: all the characters are animals! This book tells the story of the Poodle and the Pea, in which a lost dog is revealed to be a princess after a servant has a good idea.
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  • Cat and the Beanstalk

    Charlotte Guillain, Dawn Beacon

    Hardcover (Raintree, Jan. 1, 2014)
    In this retelling of the classic fairy tale, a kitten called Cat climbs to the top of an enormous beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant dog and make his and his mother's fortune. Includes a note on the history of the tale.
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  • Cat and the Beanstalk

    Charlotte Guillain

    Paperback (Raintree, May 8, 2014)
    In Animal Fairy Tales, beautiful illustrations and simple text retell classic fairy tales with a twist: all the characters are animals! This book, a retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk, tells the story of a kitten called Cat who sells his cat basket for some magic beans and then goes on an adventure up an awfully big beanstalk!
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  • The Fox's Tale: The First Christmas

    Nick Butterworth, Mick Inkpen

    Paperback (Candle Books, Aug. 24, 2012)
    On a cold starry night above the hills of Bethlehem, a hungry fox is looking for some supper. Suddenly, the sky is full of light and there is the sound of angels singing. What on earth is happening and what unforgettable sight is the fox about to see? Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen 's delightful Animal Tales tell of some special occasions, seen through the eyes of some of God's smaller creatures, who have no trouble at all understanding exactly what is happening........
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  • Monkey See, Monkey Zoo

    Erin Soderberg, Guy Francis

    Paperback (Bloomsbury USA Childrens, Aug. 31, 2010)
    When a monkey in the zoo overhears a little boy talking about his first day of school, she begins to dream of a life outside her cage. She gets her chance when the boy leaves his backpack behind! After an exciting zoo escape, the monkey sets off on a journey to return the backpack. Of course, along the way, there is plenty of monkey business...The third Animal Tale is a funny adventure full of mischief and daring, just right for readers who are graduating from chapter books. Evocative black-and-white art throughout will encourage and charm young readers.
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  • Rumplesnakeskin

    Charlotte Guillain, Dawn Beacon

    Hardcover (Raintree, Jan. 1, 2014)
    In Animal Fairy Tales, beautiful illustrations and simple text retell classic fairy tales with a twist: all the characters are animals! This book, a retelling of Rumplestiltskin, tells the story of a beautiful squirrel called Sybil, a greedy king, and a very strange magical snake!
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  • The Emperor Penguin's New Clothes

    Charlotte Guillain, Dawn Beacon

    Paperback (Raintree, Jan. 1, 2014)
    In Animal Fairy Tales, beautiful illustrations and simple text retell classic fairy tales with a twist: all the characters are animals! This book, a retelling of The Emperor's New Clothes, tells the story of an emperor penguin who thinks he has a new outfit that only he can see, but who ends up feeling rather cold and silly!
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  • Briar Rose

    Jane Yolen, Terri Windling

    Mass Market Paperback (Tor Books, Nov. 15, 1993)
    It is an old, old tale, the German story of Briar Rose, the Sleeping Beauty. Now one of America's most celebrated writers tells it afresh, set this time in the forests patrolled by the German army during World War II. A tale of castles, of mists and thorns, of a beautiful sleeping princess, and an astonishing revelation of death and rebirth.A tale that will leave you changed forever.The tale of Briar Rose.
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  • Triptumble the bear

    Stewart Cowley

    Hardcover (Modern Publ, Jan. 1, 1986)
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  • Sleeping Badger

    Charlotte Guillain, Dawn Beacon

    Library Binding (Raintree, Jan. 1, 2014)
    In Animal Fairy Tales, beautiful illustrations and simple text retell classic fairy tales with a twist: all the characters are animals! This book, a retelling of Sleeping Beauty, tells the story of a badger princess who is stung by a wasp and falls asleep for one hundred years before being woken up by a kiss from a handsome prince!
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  • Beauty and the Beast

    Jessica Gunderson, Thais Damiao

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Aug. 1, 2020)
    Revisit the tale of Beauty and the Beast. Beauty's father gets lost in the woods and stumbles onto a castle. He reaches for a rose to bring to his daughter--but there's a price. Will Beauty win her freedom, or be trapped in the Beast's castle forever?
  • Ratpunzel

    Charlotte Guillain

    Paperback (Raintree, May 8, 2014)
    In Animal Fairy Tales, beautiful illustrations and simple text retell classic fairy tales with a twist: all the characters are animals! This book, a retelling of Rapunzel, tells the story of a beautiful rat girl called Ratpunzel who is imprisoned in a tower by an evil cat before falling in love with a handsome prince!
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