Favorite Fairy Tales

These are not the bedtime stories you remember. Lucy Cousins, creator of the beloved Maisy mouse, reimagines eight classic fairy tales with sharp, vibrant illustrations and a knowing wit that respects both the darkness and delight of the originals. Snow White eats a poisoned apple. The wolf actually eats grandmother. Children in these pages face real danger, and villains are genuinely villainous. This is fairy tale history as it was meant to be told: with consequences, with humor, and with enough edge to make parents pause before reading aloud. Each story crackles with Cousins's bold colors and sly simplicity, turning terrifying witches and hungry wolves into sources of shared laughter and delicious fear. The collection includes Snow White, Cinderella, Aladdin, and four other timeless tales. For readers ready to introduce children to the full fairy tale experience - where the glass slipper cuts and the witch gets pushed into an oven - this collection delivers all the magic, danger, and satisfaction of the originals.