Frank Carlson Library

Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and Jack from the Beanstalk are all about to live happily ever after when the balance between good and evil gets thrown out of whack. It's up to Cinderella (a.k.a. Ella) to save the day by taking on her power-hungry stepmother. This time Ella will have to do all the work without her Prince Charming. She joins forces with an unlikely army of dwarves, fairies, and the Wizard's bumbling assistants.

"Can an ordinary life leave an extraordinary legacy? In 1977, when nineteen-year-old Allison Middleton receives a proposal of marriage from Westley Houser, she eagerly accepts, having no idea the secret Westley carries--a secret that will change Allison's life forever. But Allison rises to the challenge of raising Westley's toddling daughter as though she were her own. Over the course of their lifetime together, Allison, Westley, and Michelle form...

When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.

In this fairy tale, loosely based on English and Scottish lore, feisty Princess Rosamond, who prefers good books to good looks, risks her throne and all her wealth to save her father's life.

Kat Emerson could use a Christmas miracle! The aspiring singer-songwriter has big dreams and bigger problems. Her vain stepmother forces her to be a singing elf at billionaire Terrence Wintergarden's Santa Land, but the job has one bright spot: Nick, the handsome new Santa. As the Wintergarden Christmas Gala approaches, Kat's stepmother and stepsisters are determined to keep her from going. Could an attentive dog, a BFF and a sprinkling of holiday...

A princess takes refuge from her wicked stepmother in the forest cottage of seven dwarfs. Includes a "ready to tell" section that asks children to rearrange scrambled episodes from the story and retell it, a picture dictionary of key words, a related activity, and notes for adults that provide background on the story and suggestions for encouraging children to read and discuss.

When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.

A glorious novel of love, family, and forgiveness, it is at once funny and poignant, startling and uplifting, richly imbued with the author's luminous prose and a vitality that remids us all of how good it is to be alive.

A modern movie musical with a daring take on the classic fairy tale. The ambitious heroine has big dreams and with the help of her fabulous Godmother, she persists to make them come true.