The Other Side of the Story: Fairy Tales with a Twist - Hardcover

Loewen, Nancy; Braun, Eric

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1479556971 ISBN 13: 9781479556977

Publisher: Picture Window Books, 2014

Synopsis

Thats NOT the way it was! say five characters from some of the worlds most beloved fairy tales. In reality, Cinderella wasnt the sweetest belle of the ball. She was an annoying chatterbox. Jack was a petty thief. And Little Red Riding Hood? Spoiled rotten! Its all about point of view. Pull up a chair, and get the full scoop straight from the mouths of the wicked stepmother, the giant, the prince, Baby Bear, and the wolf. Get the Other Side of the Story!

About this title

Book Description:

Over 450,000 copies sold series-wide. Meets Common Core Standards: Reading fairytales, folktales, legends and myths are essential requirements helping students to describe characters, settings, plots, events and details. Ideal for life lessons in perspective and points of view.

About the Author:

Eric Braun is a strange and handsome man who has written dozens of books for kids and teens, sometimes while wearing a hat. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and sons and gecko. Learn more at www.heyericbraun.com

Nancy Loewen writes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Recent awards include: 2012 Minnesota Book Awards finalist (The LAST Day of Kindergarten); 2011 Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year (Share a Scare: Writing Your Own Scary Story); 2011 Book of Note, Tri-State Young Adult Review Committee (Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes); and 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (Writer's Toolbox Series). She's also received awards from The American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Independent Book Publishers Association, and the Society of School Librarians International. Nancy holds an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University, St. Paul. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two teenage children.

Trisha Speed Shaskan was born and raised in Winona, Minnesota, where she waterskied on the Mississippi River, played basketball, and skateboarded. She has written more than forty books for children and taught creative writing to children and teens. Trisha received a 2012 Minnesota State Artist’s Initiative Grant. She won the 2009 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers, Loft Award in Children’s Literature/Older Children. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Stephen Shaskan, who is a children’s book author and illustrator.

Tatevik Avakyan has illustrated many individual books and series titles for children and tweens which, as it turns out, are her absolute favorite subjects! She always loved drawing as a child and knew she wanted to be an illustrator as early as her teens.   She later earned her degree from California State University of Northridge.   Tatevik currently lives and works in Southern California with her husband and son.   In addition to making fun, whimsical characters come to life, Tatevik likes to read and travel with her family.

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1975, Cristian Bernardini is a graphic designer and a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires. Currently Cristian does design work and illustration for various studios and publishers, as well as developments in the field of animation for both television media and media in general.

About this edition

• Publisher: Picture Window Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1479556971
• ISBN 13: 9781479556977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 120
• Illustrator: Tatevik Avakyan, Gerald Claude Guerlais