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Fractured Fairy Tales: Fairy Tales with a Twist

 

What are Fractured Fairy Tales?

"Fairy or other folk tales that have been modified in such a way as to make us laugh at an unexpected characterization, plot development or contrary point of view. It’s a story that changes the characters, setting, points of view, or plots of fairy tales we know." (Fractured Fairy Tales, 2020) Click here or here for more information.

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Picture Books

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Children’s Books Read Aloud: THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS! By Jon Scieszka

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Middle School and High School

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References

Fairy tale parody. (2022, September 29). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tale_parody


Fractured Fairy Tales. (2020). Syosset Public Library. https://www.syossetlibrary.org/books/reading-recommendations/by-genre/folk-a-fairy-tales/fractured-fairy-tales

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