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Little Legends: The Spell Thief

Written by Tom Percival
Elementary-age fairy tale favorites Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Jack and his magical hen Betsy team...
2nd - 3rd
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Little Red Gliding Hood

Written by Tara Lazar
Goldilocks needs to win new skates, and a certain wolf does too. Can they team up and win? Whimsical...
K - 2nd
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Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life

Written by Jerdine Nolen
Small-sized Hewitt is born into a family of loving giants who come to realize that being small has...
2nd - 4th
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Caps for Sale

Written by Esphyr Slobodkina
This classic picture book tells the tale of a peddler who runs into trouble when a monkey steals his...
K - 2nd
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Flossie & the Fox

Written by Patricia C. McKissack
Flossie takes a comic journey through fox-haunted woods, in this delightful, multicultural fairy...
2nd - 4th
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Lon Po Po

Written by Ed Young
An award-winning interpretation of the Red Riding Hood story. "The artist's vision transforms this...
2nd - 4th
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The Rough-Face Girl

Written by Rafe Martin
In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, a Rough-Face Girl wins the heart of a...
2nd - 3rd
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The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School

Written by Laura Murray and Illustrated by Michael Lowery
When a class leaves for recess, their just-baked Gingerbread Man is left behind. But he's a smart...
K - 2nd
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The Three Ninja Pigs

Written by Corey Rosen Schwartz
The three little pigs aren't going to take it from that wolf anymore, so they enroll in aikido...
K - 2nd
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Goldi Rocks and the Three Bears

Written by Beth Coulton
Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear know how to rock But they need a new singer, so they audition...
1st - 2nd
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Branches — Princess Pink and The Land of Fake-Believe: Moldylocks and the Three Beards

Written by Noah Z. Jones
These Hilarious fractured fairy tales aimed at newly independent readers are presented with easy-to...
1st - 2nd
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The Enormous Turnip

Written by Bridie McBeath and Illustrated by Jo Sinclair

How will Mr. Farmer pull up the enormous turnip?

1st - 2nd
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The Gingerbread Man

Written by Janelle Cherrington
Enjoy the classic story of the gingerbread man who escapes from the oven and runs through the...
1st - 2nd
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Written by Sara Shapiro
The three billy goats want to eat the green, green grass. But the grass is across the bridge. And a...
1st - 2nd
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Scholastic Reader Level 3: The Frog Prince

Written by Edith H. Tarcov
High-interest stories provide new challenges with full paragraphs and richer vocabulary.
1st - 2nd
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The Bremen-town Musicians

Written by Ruth Belov Gross
A well-worn and familiar traditional folktake is retold and illustrated by two children's favorites...
Pre-K - 2nd
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How Lizard Lost His Colors

Written by Sara Shapiro
A simple retelling of the traditional Navajo tale of how lizard lost his colors.
1st - 2nd
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Sione's Talo

Written by Lino Nelisi
In this cumulative tale, Sione asks his family for help with the turnip, or talo, but it takes an...
K - 2nd
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The Hunterman and the Crocodile

Written by Baba Wagué Diakité
A hunter and a crocodile take turns being captive and captor in a humorous folktale that teaches the...
2nd - 3rd
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The Little Red Hen

Written by Lucinda McQueen
Lucinda McQueen retells the favorite tale of the industrious little hen and her freeloading friends...
K - 2nd
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City Mouse–Country Mouse (And Two More Mouse Tales From Aesop)

Written by Aesop and adapted by John Wallner
A collection of three Aesop tales, playfully featuring mice as the charming main characters: City...
Pre-K - 3rd

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