But they are all told in the common language of the fairy tale, and their events will be familiar to children and grown-ups alike. Medieval fantasy. The girl picks one up and it comes back to life. Have been looking for this book for years and its driving me crazy. The Grey Fairy Book includes many strange, exotic stories from Lithuania, Africa, Germany, Greece and France. Into the Woods. By Lyn Gardner. A Y/A book, a main protagonist is a twelve year old girl living with her uncle or grandfather in a book store, the village they live in is swarmed by black birds or crows and when they get into the houses they die. 10 Grimms' Girls Who Are Decidedly NOT Damsels In Distress. 13 Twisted Fairy Tales By The Brothers Grimm. Gr. In Donkey-Skin, the girl turns to a fairy godmother for aid. Mira’s sister eventually abandons her, but then a peasant girl discovers her, and a new relationship begins. The young girl then buries the bones underneath the juniper tree where the little boy’s mother is also buried. It's about a boy who falls asleep in his bed, and his dream is of him going into the woods or a forest, but he gets there by flying on his bed, which then turns into a leaf. ... who examined the book in the 20th century. The book I'm looking for is a book with mostly pictures and some writing, probably published between 1990-1995. 10/21/2014 08:24 am ET Updated Dec 21, ... the poor servant girl breaks the witch's curse and turns the pigeon back into a prince. The Dark Side of the Grimm Fairy Tales. Random/David Fickling, $16.99 (9780385751155). 428p. 2006. Blended Fairy Tales. The boy turns into a bird and sings his story to various people, who give him a gold chain, red shoes, and a millstone. But the girl betrays Mira and turns her into a mirror made of wood and glass. Not a bad day's work. by Mini Grey. Illus. It is a rare, beautiful friendship that transforms Gerda from a little girl into a hero. What is the fairy tale that frog gets kissed and turns into a prince ... into a fairy so there is ought to be a fairy for each and every girl and ... blood prince in the Harry Potter book? 4–7.