Appearance vs. reality Books

The Not So Abominable Snowman

Matt Buckingham

Ages 4–8acceptancefriendship

Never trust an ogre

Grégoire Solotareff

Ages 4–8prejudicetrust

Big Bad Blob

Penny Dolan

Ages 4–8acceptanceimagination

The emperor's new clothes

Katherine Eaves

Ages 4–8vanityhonesty

Dwarf Nose

Wilhelm Hauff, Lisbeth Zwerger

Ages 6–12magictransformation

Emperor's New Suit

Modern Publications

Ages 4–10vanitydeception

The princess, the crone, and the dung-cart knight

Gerald Morris

Ages 10–14heroismself-discovery

The emperor's new clothes

Hans Christian Andersen, Ève Tharlet, Jeffrey Stewart Timmins, Stephanie True Peters

Ages 4–10pridevanity

Mira, Mirror

Mette Ivie Harrison

Ages 10–14self-discoverymagic

The Frog Princess

Rosalind Allchin

Ages 4–8acceptanceappearance vs. reality

Feathertop

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Ages 10–14magicidentity

Frankenstein Doesn't Start Food Fights (Balley School Kids)

Marcia Thornton Jones, Debbie Dadey

Ages 7–10friendshipacceptance

Frankenstein Doesn't Start Food Fights (Balley School Kids)

Marcia Thornton Jones, Debbie Dadey

Ages 7–11acceptancefriendship

The interesting thing that happened at Perfect Acres, Inc

Barbara Brooks Wallace

Ages 8–12mysteryself-discovery

Ogre Enchanted

Gail Carson Levine

Ages 9–14kindnessappearance vs. reality

Twice-Told Tales

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Ages 12–18moralityambition

Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like

Jay Williams

Ages 4–8acceptanceperspective

Fairest

Marissa Meyer

Ages 13–18identitypower

Pirates Don't Wear Pink Sunglasses

Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

Ages 7–10friendshipmystery

The emperor's new clothes

Hans Christian Andersen, Ève Tharlet, Jeffrey Stewart Timmins, Stephanie True Peters

Ages 4–10pride and vanityhonesty

Le fantôme de l'opéra

Gaston Leroux

Ages 12–18mysterymusic