Once Upon a Time...

a grand old library stood in the middle of a great city.

The library was vast, with towering shelves of books that seemed to reach the very heavens. 

This library wasn't just home to books and stories, but also to many fairy tale characters who had somehow found their way inside its pages. 

At the heart of the library was a cozy, candle-lit reading nook where the characters gathered each night to tell tales and share their adventures.

 The fairy tale inhabitants were a curious bunch. There was Cinderella, who loved to curl up with a good romance novel;

Snow White, who had a passion for history books; and the Three Little Pigs, who were always pouring over the latest construction mannuals.

They had all been brought to life by the power of imagination, and they cherished the library as their home.

Until...

The day their favorite books...

            VANISHED!

The cozy reading nook was in chaos!

They all stood around discussing possibilities.

Princes and Ogres, 

Pigs and Wolves, 

Pirates and Mermaids.

But, no one knew where the books had gone.

But then, just before Alice stepped off into the Looking Glass, she heard the commotion. As Alice can't resist something that is curiouser and curiouser, she shouted loudly above the crowd, "I'll find the books!"

Alice began to snoop around and quickly found a familiar pattern. There were candy crumbs everywhere a book had been taken. "I think I know where our precious books have been taken," Alice exclaimed jubilantly.