When her father, the duke, decides to remarry in the hopes of producing an heir to the throne, Jessica must learn to cope with her jealous and evil stepmother, but she flees to London after the situation becomes dangerous.

Born bald and raised by an adoptive mother, Rapunzel is finally told the truth about Rue, another daughter trapped in a tower due to a witch's curse, and so she heads off to help the imprisoned girl but becomes jealous of Rue's beautiful hair.

Belle, who lacks her sisters' beauty, spends her time alone with her wood carving, until she must carve the fabled Heartwood Tree to save her father from the Beast.

Discovering that Rowena, his youngest daughter, is sneaking out of the house every night, Sir Ethan puts out a challenge to the single men of the kingdom to find out the truth about her escapades.

When Shahrazad becomes enslaved, she must remain cool and calm to come up with a clever plan that will make the coldhearted king see her in a different light in order to change her future.

In this retelling of "The Princess and the Pea," Violet falls in love at first sight with Prince Richard, who has arrived at her impoverished family farm in the middle of a storm and whose parents insist that he marry a princess.

Fairy tales have fueled our dreams and fired our imaginations for centuries. Step inside a time machine built by a collection of today's finest storytellers, and enter a range of futures where familiar tales are reimagined in an astonishing variety of styles.

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd grade The best illustrated fairytales for children! Once upon a time, there was a merchant who had three daughters. One day, he was arrested by a monstruous creature during a business trip. The monster agreed to let the merchant live only if he sent Beauty, one of his daughters, to live with him. The merchant did not know what to do but Beauty decided to honour her father's word and went to the Beast. The collection...

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd grade The best illustrated fairytales for children! Once upon a time was a beautiful and kind girl. After her mother died, her father remarried with a mean woman who had two daughters of her own: Drizella and Anastasia. All three of them treated the young girl as their servant et named her Cinderella. The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales. EXCERPT Once...