These are not your mother's fairy tales... — Did you ever wonder how the dwarves felt after Snow White ditched them for the prince? Do you sometimes wish Cinderella hadn't been so helpless and petite? Are you ready to hear the Giant's point of view on Jack and his beanstalk? Then this is the book for you. — Thirteen award-winning fantasy and science fiction writers offer up their versions of these classic fairy tales as well as other favorites, including The Ugly Duckling, Ali Baba, Hansel and Gretel, and more. Some of the stories are funny, some are strange, and others are dark and disturbing---but each offers something as unexpected as a wolf at the door.

The months of Manhattan --- Delia Sherman
Cinder Elephant --- Jane Yolen
Instructions --- Neil Gaiman
Mrs. Big --- Michael Cadnum
Falada --- Nancy Farmer
A Wolf at the Door --- Tanith Lee
Ali Baba and the Forty Aliens --- Janeen Webb
Swans --- Kelly Link
The Kingdom of Melting Glances --- Katherine Vaz
Hansel's Eyes --- Garth Nix
Becoming Charise --- Kathe Koja
The Seven Stage a Comeback --- Gregory Maguire
The Twelve Dancing Princesses --- Patricia A. McKillip