Roxy & Jones: The great fairytale cover-up by Angela Woolfe

Walker Books, 2020. ISBN: 9781406391374. 254pp.
(Age: 8 -12) Numerous children's authors have been playing with traditional fairy tales for years. The original stories evoke such amazing characters and places - no wonder they keep emerging in films, plays and books. Libraries produce lists of fractured fairy tales for the avid reader of these all too familiar tales. We all remember The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith. Recently my 8 year-old granddaughter has been enthralled by the Whatever After series by Sarah Mylnowski. This clever book Roxy & Jones brings together numerous fairy tales as the 2 heroines battle a false memory enchantment. There is plenty happening in this rather complicated but very enjoyable story. The dialogue is slick and clever - just right for those young readers with minds for mix-ups, knowledge of fairy-tales, and good senses of humour. They will love it!
Julie Wells