(3) K-3 Illustrated by Deborah Marcero. Tinderella, used to sharing with twin Cinderella, can solve any fraction. When both girls attend the ball but leave one shoe behind, Tin suggests their fairy godmom "double" the prince. Cin and Charming rule the kingdom; their lesser-known twins win math awards and have quadruplets. Ink, gouache, watercolor, and digital illustrations create a cartoonlike fairy-tale setting for the silly but satisfying math-centric takeoff in peppy rhyme.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Dan Santat. After a fox chicken-naps their parents, two chick siblings go after him, and their wits and martial-arts mojo save the day. As in this team's previous successes with ninja-fied retellings (The Three Ninja Pigs; Ninja Red Riding Hood), the rhymes are silly-sassy ("The fox said, 'Surrender? / No way, chicken tender!'"), and Santat's snazzy stylized art shows a cast ready for their close-ups.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Keika Yamaguchi. Shouting commands at the animal construction workers, abrasive Moose takes over managing a job site while contributing little muscle to the building effort. The nicely varied rhyming text moves the action along until bossy Moose gets his comeuppance when he's trapped inside the finished tree house. Expressive color illustrations capture the animal workers' frustration.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Dan Santat. A hungry wolf, who "kept getting licked / by the dinner he picked," hopes that a meal will be guaranteed after he studies martial arts. Unfortunately for him, Riding Hood has been ninja-schooled and Gran knows tai chi. As with this book's predecessor, The Three Ninja Pigs, this retelling is adroit, and super-stylized art freeze-frames the cast's extremely smooth moves.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Nate Wragg. Never mind the porridge: while the three bears are off scouting a singer for their rock band, Goldi is more interested in their home recording studio, which she treats indelicately. Like a good song, this story has a sustained riff and solid rhymes with reliable beats. Wragg serves up cheeky cameos by the greats--of the fairy-tale circuit, that is.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Dan Santat. Hoping to "get rid of that bully" (the wolf), the three little pigs study martial arts. Another inspired twist on the classic tale: Pig Three is a Miss Piggy–esque girl ("I’m a certified weapon, / so watch where you're steppin'"). The verse snaps, and the super-stylized art seems right for documenting the pigs' sweet (and not so sweet) moves. Glos.

Reviewer: Nell Beram