Fractured Fairy Tales are very popular with children. They combine familiar stories with a sense of humor. Think of what's hot in kids' pop culture and go from there. For example, How the Grinch Stole Christmas live action was popular in the winter of 2000. That led our Youth Advisory Committee to create How the Grinch Stole Summer Vacation. You don't have to be original! Dramatizing some popular fractured fairy tales can be a very successful outing!

How to Write a Fractured Fairy Tale

• Once Upon a Time Rethought : Writing Fractured Fairy Tales by Lisa Storm Fink
  
  
• Lesson Plan: Fractured Fairy Tales by Linda Bray
  
  

Lists of Fractured Fairy Tales

• Fractured Fairy Tale Booklist from Read-Write-Think
  
  
• Fractured Fairy Tales from Logan Library Logan, Utah
  
  
• Fractured Fairy Tales from Naperville Public Library Naperville, IL
  
  
• Fractured Fairy Tales and Alternate Versions of Our Favorite Stories Dayton & Montgomery County Public Library, OH (2001)
  
  

Some of My Personal Favorites

• The Paperbag Princess by Robert Munsch
  
  
• The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

Updated by NCI on 07/06 for Even for the Faint of Heart: Getting Teens to Participate in a Teen Advisory Group

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Updated 5/22/10 by KDV