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Fairytales and Folktales

"Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again."

 

C. S. Lewis

Why read fairy tales and folk tales?

Fairy tales and folk tales fire up the imagination, provide a rich tapestry of cultural knowledge, and are crucial to understanding many references in daily life. They also provide a wonderful source of entertainment and a way to learn ethics and morals.

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Pick at least one to read each week, and read the picture books as well as the chapter books, even if your children are older! Each of these picture books contains a well-told story as well as gorgeous art.

Picture Books

Chapter Books
Elementary and
Middle levels

  • Fire and Wings: Dragon Tales from East and West edited by Marianne Carus​​

Chapter Books
Upper levels


 

​* Book contains content you will want to pre-read to determine if it is a good choice for your child and family
 

  • By Robin McKinley

    • Beauty

    • Rose Daughter

    • Spindle's End

    • The Blue Sword

    • The Hero and the Crown*

    • Deerskin*
       

  • By Gerald Morris

    • The Squire's Tales series 

      • The Squire's Tale

      • The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady

      • The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf

      • Parsifal's Page

      • The Ballad of Sir Dinadan

      • The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight

      • The Lioness and Her Knight

      • The Quest of the Fair Unknown

      • The Squire's Quest

      • The Legend of the King​​​​
         

  • By Rick Riordan*

    • Percy Jackson and the Olympians series​

    • Heroes of Olympus series

    • Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series

    • The Trials of Apollo series

    • The Kane Chronicles series

  • By Rosemary Sutcliff

    • Black Ships Before Troy (a retelling of the Illiad)​

    • The Wanderings of Odysseus (a retelling of the Odyssey)

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