Children's Fairy Tales Reimagined: Short Stories for Bedtime and School

International bestseller!

“One of the best books of myths and legends,” Ediciones B México. “Among the best fairy tales in the whole wide world,” Cuentos de hadas.

● Recommended by UNAL (National University of Colombia) and the DEE (Directorate of Elementary Education), within the National Reading Strategy of the Government of the State of Mexico. ● Used in Spanish-language instruction by American school systems. ● Held in library collections in Andorra, Canada, Colombia, the United States, and Peru.

READER REVIEWS: ★★★★★ “Perfect for little ones!” ★★★★★ “My kids absolutely love it.” ★★★★★ “Wonderful for reading aloud to children.” ★★★★★ “Great stories with a contemporary twist.” ★★★★★ “They want to hear them every single day!”

What would the adventures of Tom Thumb, Snow White, the Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Ali Baba, and Aladdin look like if they happened today? In this collection of eleven beloved children's fairy tales, Miguel Ángel Villar Pinto draws on classics by Carlo Collodi, Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen, One Thousand and One Nights, Leo Tolstoy, the Brothers Grimm, and their later adaptations to retell them for our own time.

Tom Thumb gets lost in the big city and uses soccer stickers as a trail of breadcrumbs to be found; Snow White faces her wicked stepmother with the help of seven influencers; the Pied Piper of Hamelin leads away abandoned pets; the Little Mermaid saves her kingdom from pollution; a billionaire searches for the shirt of a truly happy man; Little Red Riding Hood volunteers with the Red Cross; the Emperor becomes obsessed with selfies; Pinocchio takes up martial arts to stand up to bullies; Cinderella turns out to have an extraordinary gift for mathematics; Ali Baba outwits forty hackers; and Aladdin discovers a magic smartphone… And so, great stories from yesterday come alive today with all their original power, magic, and wonder.

FAIRY TALES & STORIES FOR KIDS COLLECTIONS: 1. Children's Fairy Tales Reimagined. Includes “Tom Thumb in the Big City,” “Snow White and the Seven Influencers,” “The Pied Piper of Hamelin,” “The Little Mermaid,” “The Happy Man,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” “The Emperor's New Selfie,” “Pinocchio,” “Cinderella,” “Ali Baba and the Forty Hackers,” and “Aladdin and the Magic Smartphone.” 2. Stories for Kids and Grown-Ups. Includes Extraordinary Stories: Three Tales of Wonder, The Lost Forests, The Bazaar of Dreams, Legends of Arabia, and The Cloudlings and Other Tales.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Miguel Ángel Villar Pinto (Spain, 1977) is the author of children's and young adult fiction, literary narrative, and nonfiction. With millions of readers worldwide, his books have been international bestsellers, adopted by schools and institutions as required reading, cited in dictionaries as literary references, translated into multiple languages, and included in the European and American cultural heritage.

© 2026 Miguel Ángel Villar Pinto (Lydbog): 9791224439660

Oversættere: (Teima Literaria) Ricardo Rozas

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Lydbog: 14. marts 2026