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Fairy Tales & Mythology

Folklore is the deep archive of human concern. The fears and hopes that persist across centuries. These 0 books connect children to that archive, in forms ranging from the whimsically familiar to the genuinely strange.

Once upon a time — and every retelling since. Folklore, legends, and the ancient stories we keep telling each other.

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Fairy Tales & Mythology Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

5,106 books about fairy tales & mythology

0–3 yrs433 books

4–7 yrs2228 books

8–11 yrs1603 books

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

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Bubba the Cowboy Prince

Texas gets a fairy-tale makeover in this hilarious story featuring a rancher's stepson, a fairy god-cow, and a very mudd

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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon #4

The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon

A stone lion guardian accidentally kicks a sacred sphere into the human world and must team up with a mysterious girl an

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Nic Blake and the Remarkables #2

The Book of Anansi

Nic Blake must track down a legendary artifact to save her family while grappling with a terrifying prophecy and a power

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12–18 yrs

694 books

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Julius Zebra #4

Grapple with the Greeks!

Gary Northfield

Julius Zebra and his friends must outsmart a minotaur and a hundred-headed dragon to find a lost Golden Apple in this hi

Ages 7–11

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The Chronicles of Faerie #1

The Hunter's Moon

For the teen who feels a pull toward the mystical or the cousin-pair who are more like sisters, this Irish adventure bal

Cover of Troy

Exhausted women and tired soldiers endure the final weeks of the Trojan War while meddling gods find new ways to prolong

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Lloyd Alexander

An honest young man, a girl with mystical powers, and a poet who has been turned into a donkey flee a wicked king in thi

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The Mighty 12: Superheroes of Greek Myth

Charles R. Smith Jr.

The gods of Olympus are reimagined as ancient superheroes with shape-shifting powers and mountain-moving strength in thi

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Rapunzel's Revenge #2

Shannon Hale, Dean Hale

A street-smart schemer climbs a magical beanstalk to seek fortune and justice from a giant in this gritty graphic novel

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

A hungry girl explores a house in the woods and tries out three different bowls of porridge and three different beds in

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The Chronicles of Faerie #2

The Summer King

Guided by a mysterious cluricaun, Laurel ventures into the legendary realm of Faerie to rescue a twin sister she once be

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Goddess Girls #6

Aphrodite the Diva

Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

A middle school matchmaking project sends Aphrodite all the way to Egypt, where she faces a divine challenge from her ri

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Twice Upon a Time #3

Beauty and the Beast: The Only One Who Didn't Run Away

Self-doubt turns into a dance of discovery when a girl who dislikes her own looks meets an enchanted youth hiding in his

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Munsch for Kids #1

The Paper Bag Princess

Armed only with a paper bag and her sharp wits, Princess Elizabeth sets out to outsmart a dragon and rescue a very ungra

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Plain Jane and the Mermaid

Plain Jane isn't a typical heroine, but when a mermaid kidnaps her maybe-fiancé, she must journey into the dangerous dee

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The Bone Spindle #1

The Bone Spindle

A bookish treasure hunter and a tough warrior must break a century-old curse after pricking a finger on a bone spindle i

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Modern Faerie Tales #2

Runaway Valerie finds a new home among squatters in the New York City subway, but she soon discovers her new friends are

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Mini House Books #5

The Enchanted Castle

Sleeping Beauty gets a whimsical makeover in this chunky, castle-shaped board book where cats and dogs play the lead rol

Cover of Dawn

A shipbuilder weds a mysterious woman who agrees to marry him only if he promises never to watch her while she works at

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The Wrath and the Dawn #2

The Rose & the Dagger

For teens grappling with impossible choices and discovering their inner power, this epic fantasy sequel weaves a thrilli

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The Sin Eater's Daughter #2

The Sleeping Prince

Melinda Salisbury

An apothecary must find a way to save her mother and her kingdom after a legendary prince awakens a terrifying army of g

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Mihi Ever After #2

A Giant Problem

When Genevieve disappears into a fairy world through a fridge, Mihi and her friends find a massive beanstalk and a giant

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Modern Faerie Tales #3

To earn her place at the King's side, pixie Kaye must embark on a treacherous quest to find the impossible: a member of

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The School for Good and Evil #1

The School for Good and Evil

Kidnapped and whisked away to a fabled school, best friends Sophie and Agatha are shocked to find themselves assigned to