Here are the retellings and reimaginings of fairy tales, legends, and myths that I've reviewed to date. Mg is midde grade--ages 9-12 ish, ya is young adult--ages 12 up.
FAIRY TALES
The Arabian Nights
The Book of Wonders, by Jasmine Richards (2012) mg
Beauty and the Beast
The Princess Curse, by Marrie Haskell (2011) mg, ya
The Goddess Test, by Aimee Carter (2011) ya
Cinderella
Ash, by Malinda Lo (2009) ya
Glass Slipper, Golden Sandal, by Julie Paschkis (2007) picture book
Princess of Glass, by Jessica Day George (2010) mg, ya
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Ice, by Sarah Beth Durst (2009) ya
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow, by Jessica Day George (2008) ya
Jack and the Beanstalk
Ivy and the Meanstalk, by Dawn Lairamore (2011) mg
Little Red Riding Hood
Cloaked in Red, by Vivian Vande Velde (2010) ya
The Pied Piper
Time Piper, by Delia Huddy (1979) ya, adult
Wild Magic, by Cat Weatherill (2007) mg
The Princess and the Pea
A True Princess, by Diane Zahler (2011) mg
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots, retold by Diana Wynne Jones (1999) elementary, mg
A Tale of Two Castles, by Gail Carson Levine (2011, Middle Grade)
Rumplestiltskin
My Unfair Godmother, by Janette Rallison (2011, Middle Grade/Young Adult)
Spinners, by Donna Jo Napoli and Richard Tchen (1999, Young Adult)
The Snow Queen
Well Wished, by Franny Billingsley (1997, Middle Grade)
Invisible Things, by Jenny Davidson (2010, Young Adult)
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu (2011, Middle Grade)
Snow White
Fairest of All, by Serena Valentino (2009, Young Adult)
Toads and Diamonds
Toads and Diamonds, by Heather Tomlinson (2010, Young Adult)
Tom Thumb
The Pull of the Ocean Jean-Claude Mourlevat (1999 in France, 2006 US, Middle Grade/Young Adult)
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Princess of the Midnight Ball, by Jessica Day George
The Thirteenth Princess, by Diane Zahler (2010)
Entwined, by Heather Dixon (2011)
The Princess Curse, by Merrie Haskell (2011)
The Wild Swans
Princess of the Wild Swans, by Diane Zahler (2012)
Multiple fairy tales combined together
My Fair Godmother, by Janette Rallison (2008) mg, ya
Reckless, by Cornelia Funke (2010) mg, ya
Cloaked, by Alex Flinn (2011) mg, ya
Anthologies of stories about different reimagined fairy tales
Black Pearls: A Faerie Strand, by Louise Hawes (2008) ya
Troll's Eye View, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (2009) mg, ya
And finally, Fairy Tale Retellings in the more traditional, anthology of stories that stick close to the original, sense
Old Swedish Fairy Tales, by Anna Whalenberg (1925)
When Apples Grew Noses and White Horses Flew, by Jan Andrews (2011)
LEGENDS AND MYTHS
King Arthur and his knights
The Hawk of May, by Ann Lawrence (1980) ya
Twilight of Avalon, by Anna Elliott (2009) adult
Beowulf
The Coming of the Dragon, by Rebecca Barnhouse (2010) mg, ya
Icelandic Sagas
Thief Eyes, by Janni Lee Simner (2010) ya
Irish Mythology/legends
Shapeshifter, by Holly Bennett (2010) ya
The New Policeman, and The White Horse Trick, by Kate Thompson (2005, 2010) ya
Greek Mythology
Various:
The Pig Scrolls, and The Pig Who Saved the World, by Paul Shipton (2005, 2006)
The Immortal Fire, by Anne Ursu (2009)
Hades and Persephone:
The Goddess Test, by Aimee Carter (2011) ya
Theseus and Ariadne:
Dark of the Moon, by Tracy Barrett (2011) ya
Homer and Vergil:
King of Ithaka, by Tracy Barrett (2010) mg, ya
Lavinia, by Ursula Le Guin (208) adult
