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Most Read This Week Tagged "Folk Tales"

The Skull
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Kapaemahu
Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion
Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf: A Counting Story
Doña Esmeralda, Who Ate Everything
Russian Tales: Traditional Stories of Quests and Enchantments
Dark Folklore
Benita and the Night Creatures
Old Songs: Stories of Love and Death from Traditional Ballads
The Song That Called Them Home
The Little Blue Bridge (Little Ruby’s Big Ideas)
Looking for a Jumbie: A Funny Creepy Picture Book About Caribbean Monsters for Kids (Ages 4-8)
Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston
Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga (A Women in Horror Anthology)
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Folk Tales Books

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Italian Folktales
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
The Skull
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
The Lion and the Mouse
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
Aesop’s Fables
Folktales from India
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Lists

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeThe Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschSir Princess Petra's Talent by Diane Mae RobinsonElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Girl Power Princesses
192 books — 76 voters
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysUntil the Robin Walks on Snow by Bernice L. RocqueWe Are Here by Ellen CassedyWhite Field, Black Sheep by Daiva MarkelisUnderground by Antanas Šileika
Books of Lithuania
53 books — 29 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerNorse Mythology by Neil GaimanRed Branch by Morgan LlywelynThe Penelopiad by Margaret AtwoodTill We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
Myths and Legends Retold (or Told Particularly Well)
21 books — 6 voters
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahBefore We Were Free by Julia AlvarezColibri by Ann CameronSamir and Yonatan by Daniella CarmiThe Shepherd's Granddaughter by Anne Laurel Carter
Youth Services Recommendations: Multicultural Literature for Teens
28 books — 1 voter

The Mabinogion by UnknownThe Arthur of the Welsh by Rachel BromwichTrioedd Ynys Prydein by Rachel BromwichCulhwch ac Olwen by Rachel BromwichEnchanted Wales by Miranda Aldhouse-Green
Mythology and Folklore of Wales
30 books — 1 voter
Uprooted by Naomi NovikSpinning Silver by Naomi NovikHeart's Blood by Juliet MarillierBitter Greens by Kate ForsythSealskin by Su Bristow
Old Tales Retold
24 books — 16 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Folk Tales”

Kevin Cripe
“ He came up with a plan to trick the townspeople, who by now were so desperately afraid of the world around them that they would believe anything. ”
― Kevin Cripe, The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf: The Complete Story
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Shiju H. Pallithazheth
“ There is no better gift than giving one a chance to smile through, his or her book ”
― Shiju H Pallithazheth, Katashi Tales
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Videos Tagged “Folk Tales”

The Littlest Mountain
The Littlest Mountain
Fables from Turkey - Trailer
Fables from Turkey - Trailer
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Groups Tagged "Folk Tales"

Mythic Fiction A group for people to discuss and recommend works of mythic fiction. Mythic fiction is literatur…more
1,208 members, last active 5 days ago
A group for lovers of fairy tales, folk tales and traditional stories.
1 member, last active 10 years ago
Come "Imagine Your Story" with the East Polk Public Library. We will be reading five books this …more
1 member, last active 5 years ago
Local Legends- Sharing All places have their local legends and myths. Share yours and if you know the story of the myth…more
15 members, last active 13 years ago

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