Scary Tales Retold
Not for bedtime reading!
Traditional and familiar fairy tales retold with surprising twists and turns. This rich collection has been retold for the bravest young readers. Beautifully & originally illustrated. From the publisher’s website.
Written by Wiley Blevins Published by Red Chair Press
REVIEWS
"A delightfully monstrous and fresh take on a traditional story." -- Starred Kirkus Reviews for Cinderella and the Vampire Prince
"illustrations fluctuate somewhere between creepy and endearing. Gallows humor will have young fans of the paranormal simultaneously giggling and cringing... Perfect for the next generation of thrill seekers." -- ForeWord Reviews, Fall 2016
The Fairy Godfather pays Cinderella a visit…
“Don’t go in,”whispered the wind. But Goldilocks was too nosy to listen.
Mirror, mirror on the wall…who is the most beautiful of them all?
A selection of illustrations from the series below…
Cinders and the Vampire Prince twirled and spun and waltzed around the dance floor…
Goldilocks plonked herself down on the biggest chair…”it’s too hard!” she thought.
The ten princesses walked into the forest and passed three large groves of trees, silver, diamond and gold. The soldier snapped off a branch from each and hid them under his cloak.
They took a stroll in the forest but very soon they were lost…
A gaggle of ghosts floated into the room and the robbers and animals all fell dead from fright…flip, flop…drop!
At the top of the beanstalk Jack saw a house as wide as a town.
The ten princesses crept through a trap door in the castle floor…
The princess turned from a beautiful girl into a skeleton in front of his eyes.
Jack ran as the beanstalk and the giant came tumbling down…
Tick...Tock
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Tick...Tock 🎃
Every night, after they were tucked in, the door was locked by the king.
If you’re finding it too scary, click on the Troll’s nose below to take you back to safety!
Pickles was not like the other trolls…
A full moon appeared and the prince turned into a werewolf!
Up in the attic of the old house…a family of ghosts began to stir…
Little Dead Riding Hood smiled and drifted out of the cave in search of her next victim…
She saw a girl in a red hood with yellow teeth and glowing red eyes…
The Dragon and his Grandmother
One day the dragon came across three soldiers hiding in the bushes
That night the dragon bounded through the door…