Research Guides: Variations on Favorite Stories: Puss 'n Boots

Book List

Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault; Hans Fischer (Illustrator); Anthea Bell (Translator)
Call Number: Y 398 F
Publication Date: 1996
"A clever cat helps his poor master win fame, fortune, and the hand of a beautiful princess."
Puss in Boots by Paul Galdone
Call Number: Y 398 G
Publication Date: 1976
"A poor young man gains a fortune and meets a beautiful princess when his cat outwits an evil giant."
Puss in Boots by Gail E. Haley
Call Number: Y 398 H
Publication Date: 1991
"A cunning cat wins for his master a castle, a fortune, and the hand of a princess."
Puss In Boots by Lincoln Kirstein (Retold by); Alain Vaes (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 398 K
Publication Date: 1994
"A retelling of the French fairy tale in which a clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess."
Puss in Boots by Marcia Brown (Illustrator); Charles Perrault
Call Number: Historical Y 398 P
Publication Date: 1952
"The tale of a sly cat who wins for his master the lordship of a manor and the hand of a princess."
Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault; Naomi Lewis (Translator); Stasys Eidrigevicius (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 398 P
Publication Date: 1994
"A clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess."
Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault; Anthea Bell (Translator); Giuliano Lunelli (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 398 P
Publication Date: 1999
"A clever cat helps his poor master win fame, fortune, and the hand of a beautiful princess."
Puss in Boots by Jerry Pinkney
Call Number: Y 398 P
Publication Date: 2012
"A clever cat wins for his master a fortune and the hand of a princess."

Variations in Compilations

The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales
by Maria Tatar (Editor)
Call Number: Y 398 A
Publication Date: 2002
An annotated retelling, exploring the historical origins, cultural complexities, and psychological effects of Puss in Boots can be found on pp. 234-244
In Fairyland by Hans Fischer (Illustrator); Brothers Grimm; David Henry Wilson (translator)
Call Number: Y 398 F
Publication Date: 2018
Puss in Boots: p. 71-106
Fairy Tale Comics
by Chris Duffy (Editor); Bobby London (Artist)
Call Number: Y 741 F
Publication Date: 2013
A comic book variation of Puss in Boots can be found on pp. 23-30