Leaping Beauty: And Other Animal Fairy Tales

A gorgeous new edition of the classic collection of fractured fairy tales from Gregory Maguire, nationally bestselling author of Wicked—with new cover and interior artwork and two never-before-published stories!

Once upon a time . . . nothing was as it seemed.

What if Sleeping Beauty were actually a frog princess, cursed forever to weep, sleep . . . and leap? Or the Three Chickens had to outwit Goldifox? What if Cinder-Elephant had the chance to attend the ball of her dreams—can she bake her way to meeting a dashing prince?

Zany animals of all species get their own fairy tale endings in this humorous fantasy collection of laugh-out-loud twists on the classics from Gregory Maguire, bestselling author of Wicked.

What happens when beloved fairy tales get a zany, animal-centric makeover?

• Twisted Fairy Tales: What if Sleeping Beauty wasn’t a girl at all, but a frog princess cursed to weep, sleep… and leap?
• Animal Fairy Tales: Meet Cinder-Elephant, who hopes to bake her way to the ball, and the Three Chickens who must outwit a clever Goldifox.
• Funny Kids Books: Perfect for young readers who love clever wordplay and stories that are more giggly than grim.
• Middle Grade Fantasy: A must-read from Gregory Maguire, the beloved, nationally bestselling author of the wildly imaginative classic, Wicked.

“Amusing retellings … great for the bad joke set.” - New York Times Book Review

“Demarest’s comical line drawings add humor to the droll text and highlight the tales’ absurdities. … this is a delightful collection, sure to be popular with sophisticated readers.” - Booklist

“ … a delightful collection, sure to be popular with sophsticated readers.” - ALA Booklist

“Full of laughs.” - Chicago Tribune

“ … eight deeply and profoundly silly stories.…Puns, literary and political references, wordplay, and sly wisdom abound.…Dizzylingly funny.” - Kirkus Reviews *starred review*

“Here are amusing retellings of eight familiar fairy tales with the characters as animals, … ” - New York Times Book Review