Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird

Welcome to the fairy-tale world where Hansel and Gretel are horrible children who deserve to be baked and where Beauty is dismayed when her beloved Beast turns human. In the realm of the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird, when the sky really does fall, Chicken Little becomes the leader of a religious movement, gets her own TV show, collects millions of dollars to build a theme park, and then makes off with the money.

These tongue-in-cheek interpretations of more than a dozen favorite fairy tales will have readers in stitches.

About the author

Vivian Vande Velde has written many books for teen and middle grade readers, including Heir Apparent, User Unfriendly, All Hallow's Eve: 13 Stories, Three Good Deeds, Now You See It ..., and the Edgar Award–winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.vivianvandevelde.com.Vivian Vande Velde has written many books for teen and middle grade readers, including Heir Apparent, User Unfriendly, All Hallow's Eve: 13 Stories, Three Good Deeds, Now You See It ..., and the Edgar Award–winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.vivianvandevelde.com.

Summary

Welcome to the fairy-tale world where Hansel and Gretel are horrible children who deserve to be baked and where Beauty is dismayed when her beloved Beast turns human. In the realm of the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird, when the sky really does fall, Chicken Little becomes the leader of a religious movement, gets her own TV show, collects millions of dollars to build a theme park, and then makes off with the money.

These tongue-in-cheek interpretations of more than a dozen favorite fairy tales will have readers in stitches.

Additional text

"Imaginative and entertaining."--The Horn Book

"Terrific fun."--Kirkus Reviews

Product details

• Authors: Vivian Vande Velde, Vande Velde Vivian Vande Velde
• Assisted by: Weinman Brad Weinman (Illustration), Brad Weinman (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2005
• EAN: 9780152055721
• ISBN: 978-0-15-205572-1
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 191 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 118 g
• Series: Magic Carpet Books; Magic Carpet Books
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION: School & Education, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations, JUVENILE FICTION: Horror, JUVENILE FICTION: Travel, JUVENILE FICTION: Books & Libraries, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Baby Animals, JUVENILE FICTION: Short Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies, JUVENILE FICTION: Places / Africa