Twice Upon a Time

by Denise Little, Giles Custer, Todd Fahnestock

Book Overview

How would Little Red Riding Hood's story play if we heard it from the viewpoint of the wolf, and what's the real scuttlebutt about the seven dwarves? Whether they're told to us as bedtime treats or... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0886778352
• ISBN13: 9780886778354
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Daw Books
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Awesome book

I would highly recommend this book to any adult reader, however I have no clue why it has "reading level: 9-12" on the information, because it definitely deals with some subject matter not suitable for those ages at all. This is a retelling, putting an often sarcastic but at the same time very adult spin on some old, beloved fairy tales. If you enjoy retold fairy tales, or simply finding out what happens after "happily ever after", or even just hearing the other guy's side, definitely check it out.

Another perspective of classic fairy tales

In DAW anthology, classic fairy tales are examined and retold from a perspective different than the original telling. Often this leads to cleaver, imaginative stories that have the power to make you laugh, cringe, and most of all... want to read more. A full list of authors and stories include *** Spinning a Yarn by Lody Lynn Nye *** How I Came to Marry a Herpetologist by Nina Kirki Hoffman *** Puck in Boots, the True Story by Connie Hirsch *** Case #285B by Esther Friesner *** The Beanstalk Incident by Jane Lindskold *** Gilly the Goose Girl by Nancy Springer *** Fifi's Tale by Alan Rogers *** Thy Golden Stair by Richard Parks *** True Love by Fahnestock and Custer *** Savior by John Helfers *** Wolf at the Door by Lupida Shepard *** The Castle and Jack by Tim Waggoner *** Baron Boscov's Bastard by Jacey Bedford *** The Emperor's New (and Improved) Clothes by Leslie What *** One Fairy Tale, Hard Boiled by P. Andrew Miller *** Feeding Frenzy by Josepha Sherman *** A Leg Up by Gary Braunbeck *** and Mrs. Myrtle Montegrand vs. The Vegetable Stalker/Slayer by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough The stories included are solid and entertaining. My run away favorite is True Love by Fahnestock and Custer. It's a real eye opener with a shock ending so good I immediately forced the book upon my friend and made her read it. The only reason this anthology gets 4 stars instead of 5 is that many of the same fairy tales are revisited time and again. With the wide variety of world myth a greater amount of stories could have been retold. Also, if this book is a personal favorite, check out Rotten Relations also edited by Denise Little for DAW. It's also a retelling of fairy tales from the `villains' point of view, and a highly entertaining book.

A good collection of fractured fairytales.

Twice upon a Time is an anthology of eighteen fractured fairytales. Taking off on such stories as sleeping beauty, the emperor's new clothes, and Jack and the beanstalk, these stories recast the stories in a new and often humorous form. My favor was True Love (or The Many Brides of Prince Charming), which is hilariously funny, showing that happily ever after isn't always in the cards for Prince Charming either.Some of these stories are somewhat off-color, and inappropriate for small children. However, as these stories are not intended to teach uplifting stories, as the original fairytales are, I would recommend against using these stories for small children. That said, though, this book does contain a number of quite entertaining stories, and is a very good read.

Loved it!

This is definatly a great fairy tales book...with a bit of a twist. Okay, more than a bit, but who's counting? My favorite stories: True Love and The Constant Tin Soldier. Although I must say, despite what they say, this book is not for nine year olds. Let's rule out 10 and 11 year olds too. 12 year olds, I think they can handel it. Some of this book is quite, shall we say...vulgar, but I think they should be able to handle it. Over all it's a great book especially if you're looking for a good laugh.

Great Book!

An extremely funny book. I couldn't stop reading it. If you like alternate universe stories or pollitically correct stories, this book is for you. A MUST HAVE!!