Rose Daughter157 reviews Robin McKinley Ace, 1998 A Wonderful Retelling of Beauty and The Beast!!! + Not her best, but still good I purchased this book with some hesitation based on the mixed reviews I had read. This was an excellent story!! I enjoyed this book so much, it took me less than a day to read it, and I can't wait to read it again! (so I'm not:) What a wonderfull retelling of an old classic.             Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold4 reviews Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2003 A Gorgeous Collection of Stories + seems light, but is haunting + Really Enjoyed The Twist On The Old... This book is a gorgeous collection of stories, each at once familiar and strange.  From the slick prose and grungy setting of Shetterly's "Little Red and the Big Bad" to the opulence of Snyder's "Golden Fur," to Hoffman's haunting "Chambers of the Heart," these reinvented fairy tales are crafted to ...             Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird (Magic Carpet Books)7 reviews Vivian Vande Velde Magic Carpet Books, 2005 Fun fractured fairy tales + Positively Warped...and Wonderful! + Tales From the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird + Wonderfully twisted tales! + Fun Fractured Fairy-Tales!             Ella Enchanted1138 reviews Gail Carson Levine Scholastic Inc., 1997 Nothing but praise + A wonderful book + Ella Enchanted + best book like EVER.. + A delightful twist on the classic Cinderella tale...             Spinners46 reviews Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen Puffin, 2001 SOLID GOLD + a wonderful retelling of a favorite fairy tale + This book is gold... + Yeasors!!!             Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep (Princess Tales)20 reviews Gail Carson Levine HarperCollins, 1999 A Lovely Book + Great I know this book is ment for children, but I was 'tweenage' when I first read this book. It's a lovely book. I don't think it should upset so many people that is has one paragraph about the baby, who has the mind of an adult, not liking breastfeeding. Really, would YOU like to breastfeed when ...             Beast51 reviews Donna Jo Napoli Simon Pulse, 2002 Beast + Sexy and enchanting + A new take on an old tale. + Good, but repetitive             Mirror Mirror: A Novel121 reviews Gregory Maguire Harper Paperbacks, 2004 Still great + Good While this has been my least favorite of the Maguire books that I've read (although, admittedly I have not read Lost, which I've understood to be not quite Maguire caliber) I am still awarding it 5 stars because it was still one of the most amazing reads! I have said this is in other Maguire ...             A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales (13 stories)19 reviews Terri Windling Aladdin Paperbacks, 2001 Retold Fairy Tales Strike Again! :) + Reinvented Fairy Tales + A Wolf at the door This collection of stories includes: The Months of Manhatten by Delia Sherman Done in the tradition of the good sister being rewarded over the bad one this story is set in New York. The good sister finds a painting of twelve people who question her about the seasons and such. She responds ...             Scarlet Moon24 reviews Debbie Viguié Simon Pulse, 2004 Enchanting! + Great! + In the Company of Wolves This is probably my favorite of the Once Upon a Time series! As an author and collector of fairy tales, I read this one and promptly recommended it to my own readers! Wonderful retelling! Creative and intriguing!             Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: A Novel278 reviews Gregory Maguire Harper Paperbacks, 2000 Maguire has done it again + It Fits + Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister His wonderful novels have yet to disappoint. He is so descriptive and clear, I find myself drawn into his worlds completely. I have read 4 or 5 of his novels now and every time I have thoroughly enjoyed his twisted take on a familiar back story. Keep 'em coming!             Snow White and Rose Red (The Fairy Tale Series)13 reviews Patricia C. Wrede, Terry Windling Tor Books, 1990 The intellect's fairy tale + Snow White and Rose Red + Wonderful retelling of old fairy tale + I finally found it!             The Princess Test (Princess Tales) (Princess Tales)27 reviews Gail Carson Levine HarperCollins, 1999 (daughter) BEST BOOK IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + A Real Princess? + A summary of the book princess test + This is a great book to read!!!!!! + The Princess Test             Beauty Sleep36 reviews Cameron Dokey Simon Pulse, 2002 beauty sleep + The Truth About Aurore + Worth the read + A Fairy Story (with no fairies) + Wonderful retelling             The Nightingale4 reviews Kara Dalkey Ace, 1991 A charming retelling + Very nice retelling. + Good, but with some notable errors The Nightingale is an entry in the Fairy Tale series including such notables as Briar Rose (Jane Yolen) and Snow White and Rose Red (Patricia C. Wrede). Dalkey retells the familiar story of the nightingale-- in a setting of feudal Japan rather than the original China. Dalkey is clearly fond ...             East78 reviews Edith Pattou Harcourt Children's Books, 2003 Surprise! + I Couldn't Put It Down! + Intricate and Juicy Retelling of 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' + great             Winter Rose66 reviews Patricia A. McKillip Ace Trade, 2002 Excellent writing, world, and premise + A Tale of Love, Family, and Faerie + Dark and Dreamlike Winter Rose is typical of Patricia A. McKillip's recent work. It is extremely well written and evokes not only the images of her created worlds, but the textures and scents as well. While, on the surface, this feels like one of a number of similar stories wherein a young girl faces adversity and ...             Sirena120 reviews Donna Jo Napoli Scholastic Paperbacks, 2000 Alright but... I enjoyed this novel, I love retellings of fairytales and though I'm not all the big on the immortality idea the plot was fun and generally quite enjoyable. However, Napoli did not take the book and end it in the direction I might have hoped. The mermaids in the story are cursed to live as mortals ...             Zel88 reviews Donna Jo Napoli Puffin, 1998 Very well written. + nice + Zel As a little girl I loved the story of Rapunzel. I read it every chance I got. When I was 13 I found Zel. Which is the real story of Rapunzel. What a well written and amazing book!! The way the charecters are described makes you want to keep reading until the very end. If you enjoyed the simple ...             Just Ella187 reviews Margaret Peterson Haddix Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1999 This book is the bomb! + One of M.P. Haddix's best books + Just Ella + Just Ella