Title: Kate and the Beanstalk

Author: Mary Osborne

Illustrator: Giselle Potter

Copyright date: 2000

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Summary: This is the story of a young girl named Kate who trades her mother's cow for some magic beans. The beans sprount into a great beanstalk, and it grows high into the air. Kate climbs it and learns that a giant has stolen a great castle from a knight. She enters the castle and steals all of the giant's stolen wealth, and in the end, she kills the giant. Kate learns that the castle once belonged to her father, and she and her mother are able to live there once again.

Media for illustration: Pencil, ink, gousache, gesso, and watercolor

Perfect student: This book is perfect for students who don't like traditional princesses, and it appeals well to both genders. This is also good for students who like fantasy stories and adventure.

Common Core State Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. This text works well with this standard because fractured fairytales are familiar stories with small changes, so students will be able to pinpoint specific differences to help them determine the new theme and the story has a definitive beginning, middle, and end.