retold

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After the publication of his “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” in 2022, Mr. Barnett is back with another installment in a planned series of retold fairy tales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

In a now-famous theme park moment, and one retold in the book, Atencio apologized to Disney, who shrugged off Atencio’s insecurity.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

His grandmother retold rose-tinted stories of building aircraft equipment during World War II before being forcibly relegated back to her domestic life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

The dark history is retold in a book with a much lighter title: “Never Date a Broke Dude: The Financial Freedom Playbook.”

From Salon • May 9, 2025

But because many of the stories reminded me of sad feelings I’d had, I retold them to myself as happier tales.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat