- Fairy Tales
- Picture Books
- Ages 4–7
The shape of it
The shape of this universe.
Rebel Fairytales is Bethan Woollvin's stylish picture-book franchise that retells familiar fairy-tale shapes with sharper, funnier and more independent heroines. Little Red, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel and Bo the Brave all use bold limited-colour artwork, deadpan humour and a clever refusal to let girls simply wait to be rescued. The books are picture books, but not soft-edged nursery tales: wolves, witches, monsters and peril are part of the appeal. The tone is playful and empowering, with enough darkness to make the jokes bite.
A bold, funny picture-book fairytale series with brave girls, sharp twists, stylish artwork and a darker comic edge.
Primary themes
Tone palette
- Funny
- Dark
- Irreverent
The series
One way in.
Cultural footprint
A shelf of evidence.
What Rebel Fairytales has done
- Major award winner
- Bestseller list
Cultural ubiquity
3/ 5Well-known to people who know the room.
Sensitivity
Moderate, and collection-wide.
Content notes
- Scary imagery
- Violence
Across the collection
All 4 books.
About the creator