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Children's Literature - Indianapolis - Fables, folk and fairy tales

Traditional Version

Jack and the Beanstalk by Steven Kellogg (Illustrator)
Call Number: PIC KEL 1991
ISBN: 0688102506
Publication Date: 1991-09-20
A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune.

Fractured Tale

Trust Me, Jack's Beanstalk Stinks! by Eric Braun; Cristian Bernardini (Illustrator)
Call Number: PIC BRA 2011
ISBN: 1404870504
Publication Date: 2011-07-01
The giant tells what really happened when Jack kept climbing up the beanstalk and sneaking into his house.

Fractured fairy tales present familiar fairy tales and children's stories, but with storylines altered and modernized for humorous effect.