Libby's Guide

Robin McKinley retells the story of Sleeping Beauty in a world where magic is feared and even shunned. As usual, the characters and...

Wildwood Dancing is an interesting depiction of The Twelve Dancing Princesses and The Frog Prince. It presents these two fairy tales with...

In Cloaked, Alex Flinn combines elements of eight of the lesser known fairy tales and places them in modern New York. The main character,...

A modern rendering of Beauty and the Beast, Beastly teaches the age old lesson of seeing the beauty in others. Flinn manages to put this...

Rather than a retold fairy tale, this is a new look at the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Jack, grieving over his dead mother, is drawn to...

A beautiful retelling of the Norse tale "East of the Sun, West of the Moon." Rose follows an enchanted polar bear to the frozen North and...

While traveling to a new kingdom to marry the crown prince, Ani is betrayed by her serving woman and guards. Ani finds a place as a goose...

A classic retelling of Beauty and the Beast, McKinley makes her characters real and intriguing. She adds the perfect amount of detail to...