Don't forget to cite your sources! To make this easier, be sure to keep track of all of the materials you're using as you go. Check out the citation guide page for tips on citing your sources.
There are also resources available online, such as Zotero, through which you can gather, manage, cite, and share all of your citations from one place.
Don't have a particular title in mind? Use these search tips to browse MUSCAT Plus and WorldCat.org for a fairy tale re-making that catches your interest!
*Searching with the subject "Fairy Tales" will help you locate retellings of classical fairy tales, as well as modern tales with fairy tale themes and motifs.
*Try including terms such as "Adaptation" or "Retelling" to find different versions of various fairy tales.
*"Juvenile literature" is a term that will help you find children's books, and "Graphic Novels" or "Comic books, strips, etc." will help you find graphic novels.
*If you are interested in variations of a particular story, try a search with its title:
"Beauty and the beast" AND (adaptation* OR retelling)
For CDs or DVDs, search MUSCAT Plus. For books, search MUSCAT Plus and/or WorldCat (NOTE: While Musselman Library has quite a lot of fairy tale literature, WorldCat has many more children's and young adult titles.)
To see have more request options and to see all results, sign in with Muscat Plus before searching.
The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales
Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
Fairy Tale Films: Visions of Ambiguity
The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-tale Films
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If the library doesn't have an item you want, you can request to borrow a copy from another library via our interlibrary loan service.
Articles (PDF) usually arrive within 24 hours. Books may take 4-7 days. A book chapter (PDF) may arrive in 1-2 days.
For articles, use the Gett It button in databases to see if we have access. If not, you will see an option to sign into Muscat Plus and submit your request.
For books and book chapters, search Muscat Plus. If you don't see what you want, click "search other libraries" and then submit your request with the "request from other libraries" link on the results page. Or, you can use the interlibrary loan form at the top of Muscat Plus.
