TY - BOOK AU - McKay,Hilary AU - Gibb,Sarah TI - Straw into gold: fairy tales re-spun SN - 9781534432840 AV - JUV PZ 8 .M45938 Str 2019 PY - 2019/// CY - New York PB - Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division KW - Children's stories KW - Short stories KW - Juvenile fiction KW - JUVENILE FICTION KW - Short Stories KW - bisacsh KW - Fairy Tales & Folklore KW - Anthologies KW - Adaptations KW - Fairy tales KW - Folklore KW - fast KW - JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories KW - JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies KW - JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations KW - Fantasy fiction KW - gsafd KW - lcgft N1 - First published in Great Britain in 2017 by Macmillan Publishers International Limited as Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales; Includes bibliographical references; The tower and the bird or "Rapunzel" -- Straw into gold or "Rumpelstiltskin" -- The roses round the palace or "Cinderella" -- The fountain in the market square or "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" -- Chicken pox and crystal or "Snow White and the seven dwarves" -- The prince and the problem or "The princess and the pea" -- Over the hills and far away or "Red Riding Hood and the piper's son" -- Things were different in those days or "The twelve dancing princesses" -- What I did in the holidays and why Hansel's jacket is so tight (by Gretel, aged 10) or "Hansel and Gretel" -- Sweet William by rushlight or "The Swan Brothers."; Ages 8-12 N2 - A collection of ten classic fairy tales, reimagined with fresh perspectives and unexpected twists, giving glimpses into happily, and not as happily, ever afters. Imagine Hansel and Gretel's story from their teacher's point of view, when Gretel submits her report of, "What I Did in the Holidays, and Why Hansel's Jacket Is So Tight." Learn the story of how Rumpelstiltskin was used by a greedy girl who wanted to marry a prince in "Straw into Gold." Find out what was really underneath all those mattresses the unlucky princess had to sleep on in "The Prince and the Problem." ER -