If you're looking for a sweet and contemporary take on traditional fairy tales for your little one at bedtime, we could not recommend this picture book series more.
Each story looks at a specific fairy tale, from Snow White to Hansel and Gretel and Goldilocks, focusing on a core virtue and a specific strength that the character must learn. And the most exciting part is that the characters live in the real world, facing very similar problems that our little ones may be at nursery or school. For example, Snow White wants to be the star striker in her football team but needs to learn the value of teamwork.
While there is always a lead fairytale character, their friends will also appear in their story and help them overcome the challenge they face. There are also notes and questions at the back of the books to summarise what the character has learnt and prompt further discussion, while activities will provide more fairytale fun. We really love that the main theme of the books are written on the cover as well, making it very easy to pick up the book with the most relevant theme for the day.
This is a great series for fans of A Very Fiery Fairy Tale and The Fairytale Hairdresser series, which are also both fun new takes on traditional fairy tales. For more fairy tale retellings, check out our blog post on Fractured Fairy Tales for series for all ages.
All the Fairytale Friends books in order:
Book 1: Snow White, Star Striker: A Story about Teamwork (2019)
Book 2: Jack Breaks the Beanstalk: A Story about Honesty (2019)
Book 3: Cinderella's Ballet Shoes: A Story about Kindness (2019)
Book 4: Wake Up, Sleepy Beauty!: A Story about Responsibility (2019)
Book 5: The Big Book of Twisted Fairy Tales: Stories about Kindness, Responsibility, Honesty and Teamwork (2019)
Book 6: Keep Trying, Aladdin!: A Story about Perseverance (2019)
Book 7: Scared Little Red Riding Hood: A Story about Bravery (2019)
Book 8: Hansel and Gretel's Gingerbread House: A Story about Hope (2020)
Book 9: Don't be Cross, Goldilocks!: A Story about Forgiveness (2020)
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A really great book about how important it is to persiver, we enjoyed spotting the well know characters and my oldest though it very funny when Aladdi...