“Laura and Ellen nail it with this witty and remarkable book that smartly reminds women to be the heroes of their own stories rather than wait around for saving.”
— Jenny Mollen, actress and New York Times-bestselling author of “I Like You Just The Way I Am” and “Live Fast Die Hot”
“Why did we let dudes write stories about women for so long? They put us in towers, made us clean houses and made us very sleepy! Ellen and Laura are finally making it right!”
“The Brothers Grimm have nothing on Laura Lane and Ellen Haun. From a woke Sleeping Beauty to a Red Riding Hood fighting wolf-calls, here’s a book of fairy tales not for your children, but for your hilarious girlfriends. They’re perfect reading for every feminist who longs for a happy ending. ”
— Jennifer Wright, author of "It Ended Badly"
“A witty and much-needed fairy tale reboot. Makes you think about what we’ve been teaching our children!”
— Jo Firestone, comedian
“If you’re as sick as me of Cinderella’s house cleaning duties and the Little Mermaid’s prince-obsession being the defining characteristic of their stories, then you need to read these clever, surprising, and hilarious updates. A mix of modern-day commentary and clever subversions of the originals, Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling reclaims the storytelling from the guys and gives the heroes (not just the Little Mermaid!) back their voices.”
— Caitlin Kunkel, co-author of “New Erotica for Feminists”
“Finally a hilarious, refreshing, and modern retelling of our favorite fairy tales featuring realistic and relatable female characters that, blessedly, wasn’t written by a couple of old white dudes. Because the Brothers Grimm were for sure a couple of old white dudes.”
— Laura Wilcox, author of “I AM BRIDE”
“A dynamite read. Laura Lane and Ellen Haun have a true gift for satire, comedy, and parody. The subject matter they cover is serious, but the delivery is an express train to Laugh City.”
— Joel McHale, actor, comedian and author of “Thanks for the Money”
“Featuring gorgeous illustrations and endless LOL moments, each chapter gives an old fairytale an empowering twist. Laura Lane and Ellen Haun have created a hilarious tome you’ll want to read every night.”
— Sarah Cooper, author of “How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings”
“This book had me at ‘vagina-a-bob.’ And that happens in the first chapter, so I was in the whole time. Riotously funny, it revels in the fundamental irony of children’s entertainment throughout history—so-called lessons of how to be ‘good’ are actual lessons in how to conform to existing power structures. It will make you laugh at the funny jokes and scenes and imagery, until it makes you cry in horror, “What am I showing my kids?!””
— Jesse David Fox, host of Vulture's Good One: A Podcast About Jokes podcast
“If you’ve ever watched an animated kid’s film about a mermaid turning into a human and had the thought, Wait, I’ve got some questions about the, you know, logistics of what’s going on down there . . . then this is the book for you. Ellen Haun and Laura Lane have written a much needed and hilarious update to the fairy tales that are all swimming around in our collective conscious. Come for the mermaid getting a vagina, stay for Sleeping Beauty getting woke, and laugh at the realization that Beauty and the Beast was really just a story about a kidnapped girl with Stockholm Syndrome. This smart, funny collection of rebooted tales isn’t too hot, nor too cold, but just right.”
