Mixed Up Fairy Tales: questions to ask and activities to try
What if Goldilocks had horrid stepsisters? Mixed Up Fairy Tales is a split-page book where you mix and match fairy tales for hilarious new stories.
What age is it for? Mixed Up Fairy Tales is best for ages 3–7. Good for: Mixing up fairy tales for silly new stories.
Mixed Up Fairy Tales (Hilary Robinson and Nick Sharratt)
- Age
- 3-7
- Best for
- Mixing up fairy tales for silly new stories
Flip the pages and read each mixed-up version aloud. Ask your child to tell the story that comes out.
What it helps with
- Fairy tales and story structure
- Storytelling and sequencing
- Humour
- Early reading
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Which fairy tales are in the book?”
- “What’s your silliest mix?”
- “Which characters did you mix?”
- “Does the story still make sense?”
- “What would happen next?”
- “Which tale would you mix?”
5-minute activities to try together
Story mix
Write three characters, three places and three problems on cards and mix them.
Retell
Tell the real fairy tale, then a mixed-up one.
Free printables: Mixed Up Fairy Tales worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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If your child liked this, try
Axel Scheffler Fairy Tale Treasury (Axel Scheffler)
- Best for
- Classic fairy tales to share at bedtime
- Age
- 2-6
Fairytale Fiasco: Hansel and Gretel (Myles McLeod and Evgenia Golubeva)
- Best for
- Not falling for tricks, in a fairy tale twist
- Age
- 5-8
You Choose! (Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt)
- Best for
- Making choices and imagining
- Age
- 2-6
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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