Hilary Mckay: 31 books
Things Were Different in Those Days
A The Twelve Dancing Princesses Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Here are the twelve dancing princesses, who drove the Old King to distraction by wearing through their slippers every night. (Which sounds like something he could have made less fuss about, until you do the maths: well over four thousand pairs of slippers a year. Satin slippers too!)
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The Tower and the Bird
A Rapunzel Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Here is lovely Rapunzel, free from her tower, although perhaps not so free from her fears . . .
The Tower and the Bird is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale Rapunzel. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this short story is sure to capture the imagination!
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Chickenpox and Crystal
A Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
I asked myself lots of questions, like how could Snow White have left those seven kind dwarves? Perhaps she never quite did.
Chickenpox and Crystal is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this...
Sweet William by Rushlight
A The Swan Brothers Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Here is brave, loyal Elsa, who wove the nettles in silence for seven long years.
Sweet William by Rushlight is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale 'The Swan Brothers'. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this short story is sure to capture the imagination!
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The Roses Round the Palace
a Cinderella retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Here is Cinderella, who so much deserved her fairy godmother.
The Rose Round the Palace is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale Cinderella. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this short story is sure to capture the imagination!
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What I Did in the Holidays. . .
A Hansel and Gretel Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
I asked myself lots of questions, like what did Hansel and Gretel say to their father when they finally made it home?
What I Did in the Holidays . . . is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this short story...
The Fountain in the Market Square
A The Pied Piper of Hamelin Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
I asked myself lots of questions, like what happened in Hamelin after the children vanished?
The Fountain in the Market Square is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this short story is sure to capture...
Over the Hills and Far Away
A Red Riding Hood and Tom the Piper's Son Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
I asked myself lots of questions, like why did the Piper’s son steal the pig?
Over the Hills and Far Away is an imaginative retelling which weaves together two classic stories in the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood and the nursery tale of Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son. Originally featured in...
The Prince and the Problem
A The Princess and the Pea Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Often, I found things were not quite as they first seemed. Not all princesses are content to marry the prince, no matter how charming, or how carefully the queen arranges the peas.
The Prince and the Problem is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. Originally...
Straw into Gold
A Rumpelstiltskin Retelling by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Rumpelstiltskin - all my life I have been troubled by the injustice with which he was treated . . .
Straw into Gold is an imaginative retelling of the classic fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin. Originally featured in Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales, this short story is sure to capture the imagination!
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by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2018
This book was originally published in hardback as Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales.
Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-Spun is a classic fairy tale collection to treasure. Featuring Hilary McKay's imaginative retellings of key favourites, this ten-story collection includes the much-loved tales of Rapunzel,...
Straw into Gold
Fairy Tales Re-spun
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
“Ten old yarns cleverly ‘re-spun.’” —The Wall Street Journal
“Abundantly magical.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Award-winning author Hilary McKay reimagines classic fairy tales with humorous and heartfelt twists in this illustrated collection of short stories that Booklist...
by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2015
From the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2018.
It's tough being the youngest in the Casson family! It is nearly the end of Year 6, and Rose is preparing for Big School. With absent siblings, a perpetually-in-the-shed mother and finally-here-again-father, Rose's Blog reveals what happens...
by Hilary McKay
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Get to know the Casson family in this effervescent novel that “strikes a lovely balance between humor and poignancy” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Cadmium Casson is twelve years old the summer that everything changes. Not only are her closest friendships in jeopardy, but her mom...