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Detective Little Boy Blue
by Steve Metzger Details

With the help of his nursery rhyme friends, Little Boy Blue, who now runs a detective agency, solves the mystery of the missing Miss Muffet.

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
by Mo Willems Details

Presents the wacky story of three dinosaurs, including a visitor from Norway, who insist that they have not tidied up their home and prepared yummy pudding to trap a tasty little girl.

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Dinosaurs Everywhere

Jack and the Baked Beanstalk
by Colin Stimpson Details

After their café fails, Jack takes his mother's last few pennies and exchanges them for a can of magic baked beans that then lead Jack on a journey to a giant who is bored with counting his fortune.

Once Upon a Time, the End: Asleep in 60 Seconds
by Geoffrey Kloske Details

A tired father takes only a few sentences to tell a number of classic tales in order to get the persistent listener to fall asleep.

That Is Not a Good Idea!
by Mo Willems Details

One day, a very hungry fox meets a very plump goose. A dinner invitation is offered. Will dinner go as planned? Or do the dinner plans involve a secret ingredient . . . ?

The Great Fairy Tale Disaster
by David Conway Details

When an old Big Bad Wolf who no longer has enough huff and puff to blow down a house tries to find a nice relaxing fairy tale for a change, he winds up making a big mess for Cinderella, Rapunzel, and other well-known characters.

The Three Triceratops Tuff
by Stephen Shaskan Details

On a mission to find some grub, three triceratops brothers must first find a way to outsmart a tyrannosaurus rex with his own dinner plans. Based on the story The three billy goats gruff.

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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
by Jon. Scieszka Details

The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.

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Books Every Second Grader Should Know

The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-To-Be
by Mini Grey Details

The pea gives its own version of what happened in the fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea," from the time of its birth in the Palace Garden until it helps arrange a royal marriage.

There Was an Odd Princess Who Swallowed a Pea
by Jennifer Ward Details

Set in a castle, this variation on the traditional, cumulative rhyme looks at the consequences of a princess's strange diet.

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Princesses

Trust Me, Jack's Beanstalk Stinks!: the Story of Jack and the Beanstalk As Told By the Giant
by Eric Braun Details

The giant tells what really happened when Jack kept climbing up the beanstalk and sneaking into his house.

What's the Time, Mr. Wolf?
by Debi Gliori Details

Mr. Wolf's day is packed, not only with his own activities and errands, but with such characters as three giggling pigs and a fiddling cat continually asking him what time it is, until, at last, it is bedtime.

Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty?: and Other Notorious Nursery Tale Mysteries
by David Levinthal Details

Police detective Binky investigates the theft of a golden goose, the poisoning of Snow White, and other fairy tale crimes.

Updated 05/03/2013