"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales."
-Albert Einstein-
-Albert Einstein-
Fables & Folktales
The following is comprised of both fables and folktales, including classic retellings and new interpretations of well-known tales.
The Mitten by Jan Brett
The Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables by Don Daily
A Big Quiet House: A Yiddish Folktale from Eastern Europe by Heather Forest
Aesop's Fables by Brian Sneed
It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale by Margot Zemach
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Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Jan Brett
Fable Comics: Amazing Cartoonists Take On Classic Fables from Aesop and Beyond ed. by Chris Duffy
The King's Choice: A Folktale from India by K. Shivkumar
Favorite Folktales from Around the World by Jane Yolen
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Every culture around the globe has their own stories to share, so rather than list them all here, we encourage you to follow the link below to the list of folktale titles from The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library collection.
Classic Fairy Tales
Russian Fairy Tales by Alexander Afanasyev
Thumbeline by Hans Christian Andersen (ill. by Lisbeth Zwerger)
Beauty and the Beast by Jan Brett
An Illustrated Treasury of Grimm's Fairy Tales ill. by Daniela Drescher
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
Princess Tales: Once Upon a Time in Rhyme with Seek-and-Find Pictures by Grace Maccarone
365 Fairytales, Rhymes, and Other Stories by Parragon Books
The Classic Fairy Tales ed. by Maria Tartar
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Hans Christian Andersen's Complete Fairy Tales
An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales by Theresa Breslin
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett
Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Retold by Extraordinary Cartoonists ed. by Chris Duffy
A First Book of Fairy Tales by Mary Hoffman
Princess Tales Around the World: Once Upon a Time in Rhyme with Seek-and-Find Pictures by Grace Maccarone
The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault ill. by Sally Holmes
Irish Fairy and Folk Tales ed. by William Butler Yeats
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Fractured Fairy Tales
The following is comprised of new interpretations of classic fairy tales from around the world. Please note: in order to truly appreciate the humor of these fractured fairy tales and retellings it is important to share the original story with your child first.
Jacques and de Beanstalk: A Cajun Tale by Mike Artell
Three Little Cajun Pigs by Mike Artell
The Mermaid by Jan Brett
The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
The Great Fairy Tale Disaster by David Conway
Snoring Beauty by Bruce Hale
You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together by Mary Ann Hoberman
Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again by Dave Horowitz
Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty?: And Other Notorious Nursery Tale Mysteries by David Leventhal
Another Other Side of the Story: Fairy Tales with a Twist by Nancy Loewen, Jessica Gunderson & Trisha Speed Shaskan
The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell
The Three Billy Goats Fluff by Rachel Mortimer
The Princess and the Pea by Chloe Perkins (Once Upon a World)
Snow White by Chloe Perkins (Once Upon a World)
Cinderella: An Art Deco Fairy Tale by Lynn Roberts-Maloney
Rapunzel: A Groovy 1970s Fairy Tale by Lynn Roberts-Maloney
Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella by Robert D. San Souci
The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring by Ruth Sanderson
Hensel and Gretel Ninja Chicks by Corey Rosen Schwartz
The Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen Schwartz
The Frog Prince, Continued by Jon Scieszka
Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood
Waking Beauty by Leah Wilcox
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Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood by Mike Artell
Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella by Jan Brett
The 3 Little Dassies by Jan Brett
Prince Cinders by Babette Cole
King Bob's New Clothes by Dom DeLuise
Goldilocks and Just One Bear by Leigh Hodgkinson
Cinder Edna by Ellen Jackson
The Other Side of the Story: Fairy Tales with a Twist by Nancy Loewen, Eric Braun, & Trisha Speed Shaskan
Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella by Susan Lowell
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie
Cinderella by Chloe Perkins (Once Upon a World)
Rapunzel by Chloe Perkins (Once Upon a World)
Goldilocks and the Three Hares by Heidi Petach
Little Red: A Fizzingly Funny Fairy Tale by Lynn Roberts-Maloney
Sleeping Beauty: A Mid-Century Fairy Tale by Lynn Roberts-Maloney
Cinderella Skeleton by Robert D. San Souci
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan Santat
Ninja Red Riding Hood by Corey Rosen Schwartz
Twinderella: A Fractioned Fairy Tale by Corey Rosen Schwartz
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems
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Miscellaneous Fairy Tale Books
The Fairy Tale Handbook by Libby Hamilton
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The Once Upon a Time Map Book by B. G. Hennessy
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*Note: all books featured on this list are linked to Amazon and any purchase made through these links will go to benefit BTBL's literacy efforts!