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Judy Freeman has graciously given her consent to share her list of Fractured
Fairy Tales, Parodies and Satires.  See the citation at the end of the list.
Thank you Judy!

 


JUDY FREEMAN'S LIST OF FAVORITE PARODIES & SATIRES
Compiled from the Books Kids Will Sit Still For series

Ada, Alma Flor. Dear Peter Rabbit. Illus. by Leslie Tryon. Atheneum, 1994. 
Ahlberg, Janet and Ahlberg, Allan. Jolly Christmas Postman, The. Illus. by
the authors. Little, Brown, 1991. 
Amato, Mary. Word Eater, The. Illus. by Christopher Ryniak. Holiday House,
2000. (Gr. 3-6) FIC
Anderson, M. T. Whales on Stilts. Illus. by Kurt Cyrus. Harcourt, 2005. (Gr.
3-6) FIC
Artell, Mike. Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood. Illus. by Jim Harris.
Dial, 2001. (Gr. 1-4) E
Auch, Mary Jane. Princess and the Pizza, The. Illus. by Mary Jane Auch and
Herm Auch. Holiday House, 2002. (Gr. K-5) E
Bateman, Teresa. Princesses Have a Ball, The. Illus. by Lynne Cravath.
Albert Whitman, 2002. (Gr. K-4) E
Blundell, Tony. Beware of Boys. Illus. by the author. Greenwillow, 1992. 
Briggs, Raymond. Jim and the Beanstalk. Illus. by the author. Coward, 1970. 
Buehner, Caralyn. Fanny's Dream. Illus. by Mark Buehner. Dial, 1996. (Gr.
1-6) E
Calmenson, Stephanie. Frog Principal, The. Illus. by Denise Brunkus.
Scholastic, 2001. (Gr. K-4) E
Calmenson, Stephanie. Principal's New Clothes, The. Illus. by Denise
Brunkus. Scholastic, 1989. 
Child, Lauren. Beware of the Storybook Wolves. Illus. by the author.
Scholastic, 2001. (Gr. PreK-2) E
Child, Lauren. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? Illus. by the author.
Hyperion, 2003. (Gr. K-3) E
Choldenko, Gennifer. Moonstruck: The True Story of the Cow Who Jumped Over
the Moon. Illus. by Paul Yalowitz. Hyperion, 1997. (Gr. PreK-2) E
Christelow, Eileen. Where's the Big Bad Wolf? Illus. by the author. Clarion,
2002. (Gr. PreK-2) E
Compton, Joanne. Ashpet: An Appalachian Tale. Illus. by Ken Compton. Holiday
House, 1994. 
Cowell, Cressida. Little Bo Peep's Library Book. Illus. by the author.
Orchard, 1999. (Gr. PreK-K) E
Cuyler, Margery. Big Friends. Illus. by Ezra Tucker. Walker, 2004. (Gr.
PreK-2) E
Dahl, Roald. Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes. Illus. by Quentin Blake. Knopf,
1982. 
Edwards, Pamela Duncan. Dinorella: A Prehistoric Fairy Tale. Illus. by Henry
Cole. Hyperion, 1997. (Gr. K-3) E
Edwards, Pamela Duncan. Neat Line: Scribbling Through Mother Goose, The.
Illus. by Diann Cain Blumenthal. HarperCollins, 2005. (Gr. PreK-2) E
Elya, Susan Middleton. Fairy Trails: A Story Told in English and Spanish.
Illus. by Mercedes McDonald. Bloomsbury, 2005. (Gr. PreK-3) E
Emberley, Michael. Ruby and the Sniffs. Illus. by the author. Little, Brown,
2004. (Gr. K-2) E
Emberley, Michael. Ruby. Illus. by the author. Little, Brown, 1990. 
Emberley, Rebecca. Three Cool Kids. Illus. by the author. Little, Brown,
1995. (Gr. PreK-2) E
Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Goldilocks Returns. Illus. by the author. Simon &
Schuster, 2000. (Gr. K-2) E
Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Little Red Riding Hood: A Newfangled Prairie Tale.
Illus. by the author. Simon & Schuster, 1995. (Gr. K-3) E
Evans, Douglas. Apple Island or, The Truth About Teachers. Illus. by Larry
Di Fiori. Front Street, 1998. (Gr. 3-5) FIC
Fierstein, Harvey. Sissy Duckling, The. Illus. by Henry Cole. Simon &
Schuster, 2002. (Gr. K-2) E
Greenburg, Dan. Young Santa. Illus. by Warren Miller. Viking, 1991. 
Greene, Carol. Thirteen Days of Halloween. The Illus. by Tom Dunnington.
Childrens Press, 1983. 
Griffith, Helen V. Emily and the Enchanted Frog. Illus. by Susan Condie
Lamb. Greenwillow, 1989. 
Gutman, Dan. Kid Who Ran for President, The. Scholastic, 1996. (Gr. 3-6) FIC
Gwynne, Fred. Pondlarker. Illus. by the author. Simon & Schuster, 1990. 
Hartman, Bob. Wolf Who Cried Boy, The. Illus. by Tim Raglin. Putnam, 2002.
(Gr. K-2) E
Hawkins, Colin, and Jacqui Hawkins. Fairytale News, The. Illus. by the
authors. Candlewick, 2004. (Gr. PreK-3) E
Hoberman, Mary Ann. Yankee Doodle. Illus. by Nadine Bernard Westcott.
Little, Brown, 2004. (Gr. PreK-2) 782.42
Hughes, Shirley. Ella's Big Chance: A Jazz-Age Cinderella. Illus. by the
author. Simon & Schuster, 2004. (Gr. K-4) E
Huling, Jan. Puss in Cowboy Boots. Illus. by Phil Huling. Simon & Schuster,
2002. (Gr. K-4) E
Jackson, Alison. I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie. Illus. by Judith
Byron Schachner. Dutton, 1997. (Gr. PreK-2) E
Jackson, Ellen. Cinder Edna. Illus. by Kevin O'Malley. Lothrop, 1994. 
Johnston, Tony. Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella. Illus. by James Warhola. Putnam,
1998. (Gr. K-3) E
Johnston, Tony. Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea, The. Illus. by Warren Ludwig.
Putnam, 1992. 
Katz, Alan. I'm Still Here in the Bathtub: Brand New Silly Dilly Songs.
Illus. by David Catrow. Simon & Schuster, 2003. (Gr. PreK-3) 784
Ketteman, Helen. Armadilly Chili. Illus. by Will Terry. Albert Whitman,
2004. (Gr. PreK-2) E
Ketteman, Helen. Bubba the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Tale. Illus. by
James Warhola. Scholastic, 1997. (Gr. 2-5) E
Kindl, Patrice. Goose Chase. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. (Gr. 5-8) FIC
Kovalski, Maryanne. Pizza for Breakfast. Illus. by the author. Morrow, 1991.

Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted. HarperCollins, 1997. (Gr. 4-7) FIC
Levine, Gail Carson. Fairy's Mistake, The. Illus. by Mark Elliott.
HarperCollins, 1999. (Gr. 4-7) FIC
Levine, Gail Carson. Princess Test, The. Illus. by Mark Elliott.
HarperCollins, 1999. (Gr. 4-7) FIC
Little, Jean and De Vries, Maggie. Once Upon a Golden Apple. Illus. by
Phoebe Gilman. Viking, 1990. 
Lowell, Susan. Bootmaker and the Elves, The. Illus. by Tom Curry. Orchard,
1997. (Gr. K-3) E
Lowell, Susan. Little Red Cowboy Hat. Illus. by Randy Cecil. Henry Holt,
1997. (Gr. 1-3) E
Lowell, Susan. Tortoise and the Jackrabbit, The. Illus. by Jim Harris.
Northland, 1994. (Gr. PreK-1) E
Manushkin, Fran. My Christmas Safari. Illus. by R. W. Alley. Dial, 1993. 
Marcantonio, Patricia Santos. Red Ridin' in the Hood: And Other Cuentos.
Illus. by Renato Alarcão. Farrar, 2005. (Gr. 4-8) FIC
Martin, David. Five Little Piggies. Illus. by Susan Meddaugh. Candlewick,
1998. (Gr. PreK-1) E
McClements, George. Jake Gander, Storyville Detective. Illus. by the author.
Hyperion, 2002. (Gr. PreK-2) E
Mendoza, George. Wart Snake in a Fig Tree. A Illus. by Etienne Delessert.
Dial, 1968. 
Minters, Frances. Cinder-Elly. Illus. by G. Brian Karas. Viking, 1993. 
Minters, Frances. Sleepless Beauty. Illus. by G. Brian Karas. Viking, 1996.
(Gr. 1-4) E
Myers, Bernice. Sidney Rella and the Glass Sneaker. Illus. by the author.
Macmillan, 1985. 
Napoli, Donna Jo. Jimmy, the Pickpocket of the Palace. Illus. by Judith
Byron Schachner. Dutton, 1995. (Gr. 4-6) FIC
Napoli, Donna Jo. Prince of the Pond: Otherwise Known as De Fawg Pin, The.
Illus. by Judith Byron Schachner. Dutton, 1992. 
Newman, Lesléa. Runaway Dreidel! Illus. by Kyrsten Brooker. Henry Holt,
2002. (Gr. PreK-2) E
O'Donnell, Elizabeth Lee. Twelve Days of Summer, The. Illus. by Karen Lee
Schmidt. Morrow, 1991. 
Palatini, Margie. Bad Boys. Illus. by Henry Cole. HarperCollins, 2003. (Gr.
K-3) E
Palatini, Margie. Ding Dong Ding Dong. Illus. by Howard Fine. Hyperion,
1999. (Gr. 1-4) E
Palatini, Margie. Earthquack! Illus. by Barry Moser. Simon & Schuster, 2002.
(Gr. PreK-1) E
Palatini, Margie. Piggie Pie. Illus. by Howard Fine. Clarion, 1995. (Gr.
PreK-2) E
Paul, Ann Whitford. Mañana, Iguana. Illus. by Ethan Long. Holiday House,
2004. (Gr. PreK-2) E
Pilkey, Dav. 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving. Illus. by the author.
Scholastic, 1990. 
Pilkey, Dav. Dogzilla. Illus. by the author. Harcourt, 1993 
Pilkey, Dav. Kat Kong. Illus. by the author. Harcourt, 1993 
Polette, Nancy. Hole by the Apple Tree: An A-Z Discovery Tale. Illus. by
Nishan Akgulian. Greenwillow, 1992. 
Pullman, Philip. I Was a Rat! Illus. by Kevin Hawkes. Knopf, 2000. (Gr. 4-7)
FIC
Pullman, Philip. Scarecrow and His Servant, The. Illus. by Peter Bailey.
Knopf, 2005. (Gr. 4-7) FIC
Rae, Jennifer. Dog Tales. Illus. by Rose Cowles. Tricycle, 1999. (Gr. 1-5) E
Regan, Dian Curtis. Thirteen Hours of Halloween, The. Illus. by Lieve
Baeten. Albert Whitman, 1993. 
Rounds, Glen. Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf. Illus. by the author.
Holiday House, 1992. 
San Souci, Robert D. Cinderella Skeleton. Illus. by David Catrow. Harcourt,
2000. (Gr. 1-5) 398.2
Scieszka, Jon. Book That Jack Wrote, The. Illus. by Daniel Adel. Viking,
1994. 
Scieszka, Jon. Frog Prince Continued, The. Illus. by Steve Johnson. Viking,
1991. 
Scieszka, Jon. Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables. Illus.
by Lane Smith. Viking, 1998. (Gr. 2-6) E
Scieszka, Jon. Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairy Stupid Tales, The. Illus.
by Lane Smith. Viking, 1992. 
Scieszka, Jon. True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. The Illus. by Lane Smith.
Viking Kestrel, 1989. 
Shulman, Lisa. Matzo Ball Boy, The. Illus. by Rosanne Litzinger. Dutton,
2005. (Gr. PreK-2) E
Sierra, Judy. Monster Goose. Illus. by Jack E. Davis. Harcourt, 2001. (Gr.
2-6) 811
Smith, Lane. Happy Hocky Family Moves to the Country, The. Illus. by the
author. Viking, 2003. (Gr. 1-3) E
Snicket, Lemony. Austere Academy, The. Illus. by Brett Helquist.
HarperCollins, 2000. (Gr. 3-6) FIC
St. George, Judith. So You Want to Be President? Illus. by David Small.
Philomel, 2000. (Gr. 3-6) 973
Stanley, Diane. Giant and the Beanstalk, The. Illus. by the author.
HarperCollins, 2004. (Gr. PreK-2) E
Stanley, Diane. Goldie and the Three Bears. Illus. by the author.
HarperCollins, 2003. (Gr. PreK-1) E
Stanley, Diane. Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter. Illus. by the author. Morrow,
1997. (Gr. 2-5) E
Stearns, Pamela. Into the Painted Bear Lair. Illus. by Ann Strugnell.
Houghton Mifflin, 1976. 
Stevens, Janet, and Susan Stevens Crummel. And the Dish Ran Away with the
Spoon. Illus. by Janet Stevens. Harcourt, 2001. (Gr. K-3) E
Storr, Catherine. Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf. Illus. by Marjorie-Ann
Watts. Faber, 1979. 
Sturges, Philemon. Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza), The. Illus. by Amy
Walrod. Dutton, 1999. (Gr. PreK-1) E
Tagg, Christine. Cinderlily: A Floral Fairy Tale. Illus. by David Ellwand.
Candlewick, 2003. (Gr. 1-4) E
Tolhurst, Marilyn. Somebody and the Three Blairs. Illus. by Simone Abel.
Orchard, 1991. 
Trivizas, Eugene. Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, The. Illus. by
Helen Oxenbury. McElderry, 1993. 
Vail, Rachel. Over the Moon. Illus. by Scott Nash. Orchard, 1998. (Gr. K-2)
E
Vande Velde, Vivian. Hidden Magic. A Illus. by Trina Schart Hyman. Crown,
1985. 
Vande Velde, Vivian. Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird.
Illus. by Brad Weinman. Harcourt, 1995. (Gr. 5-8) FIC
Vesey, A. Princess and the Frog. The Illus. by the author. Little, Brown,
1985. 
Vozar, David. Yo Hungry Wolf!: A Nursery Rap. Illus. by Betsy Lewin.
Doubleday, 1993. 
Wegman, William. Cinderella. Photos by the author. Hyperion, 1993. 
Wells, Rosemary. Max and Ruby's First Greek Myth: Pandora's Box. Illus. by
the author. Dial, 1993. 
Wiesner, David. Three Pigs, The. Illus. by the author. Clarion, 2001. (Gr.
PreK-2) E
Wilcox, Leah. Falling for Rapunzel. Illus. by Lydia Monks. Putnam, 2003.
(Gr. K-2) E
Wilsdorf, Anne. Princess. Illus. by the author. Greenwillow, 1993. 
Wolf, Ashley. Stella & Roy. Illus. by the author. Dutton, 1993. 
Yolen, Jane. Sleeping Ugly. Illus. by Diane Stanley. Coward, 1981.

 

Judy Freeman's List of 100+ Favorite Fractured Fairy Tales, Parodies, and
Satires. Compiled from the "Books Kids Will Sit Still For" series, including
Books Kids Will Sit Still For (Libraries Unlimited, 1990; www.LU.com), More
Books Kids Will Sit Still For (1995), and Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3
(2006).

JUDY FREEMAN (www.JudyReadsBooks.com) is a well-known consultant and writer
on all aspects of children's literature, storytelling, booktalking, and
school librarianship. A former school librarian, she gives seminars on
children's literature throughout the world for teachers, librarians, and
parents, and is a national presenter for BER (Bureau of Education and
Research; www.ber.org). Judy writes the "Wild About Books" children's book
review column for School Library Media Activities Monthly and is a columnist
for NoveList.

 

 

Jo Lewis 
Retired Librarian
Formerly at The Bear Creek School
Redmond, WA
jo.lewis@comcast.net 

 


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