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American Gods by Neil GaimanDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Myth and Folktale Retellings
630 books — 586 voters
Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. JoosseSleep Well, Siba and Saba by Nansubuga Nagadya IsdahlHush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong HoDragon Dancer by Joyce ChngSing to the Moon by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Multicultural Children's Books
209 books — 65 voters

In the Day of the Flood by Stephen ThomasThe Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat RectorAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanGoblin Market by Christina Rossetti
Must-read Mythic Fiction Novels
83 books — 54 voters
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna AardemaMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoeAnansi the Spider by Gerald McDermottBringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna AardemaSleep Well, Siba and Saba by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Picture Books on Africa
365 books — 50 voters

The City of Brass by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Kingdom of Copper by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Empire of Gold by S.A. ChakrabortyThe Tale of Iśva Raman by Najeev NadarajahThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Middle Eastern - South Asian fantasy
52 books — 41 voters
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm by Jacob GrimmTales of Virtuous Stepmothers by Georgina WarrenThe Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenThe Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Classic Fairytale Books
210 books — 27 voters

The Crow Folk by Mark StayYaxley's Cat by Robert WestallThe Giant Under the Snow by John GordonThe Owl Service by Alan GarnerThe Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
Folk Horror Junior
101 books — 24 voters
Persephone by Kaitlin BevisThe Memory Eater by Matthew HanceAsh by Malinda LoThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
What to read before Mythcon 43
42 books — 18 voters

Cupid and Psyche by M. Charlotte CraftThe Lady of Ten Thousand Names by Burleigh MutenGoddesses by Burleigh MutenLooking for Lord Ganesh by Mahtab NarsimhanThe Seven Gods of Luck by David Kudler
Picture Books About Gods and Goddesses
158 books — 16 voters
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesUprooted by Naomi NovikThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyThe Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinleyDaughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
The Queenly & Eerie Ones
115 books — 16 voters

Every Tongue Got to Confess by Zora Neale HurstonHer Stories by Virginia HamiltonThe Book of Negro Folklore by Langston HughesThe People Could Fly by Virginia HamiltonMules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston
Myths, Legends, and Folklore of African-Americans
103 books — 13 voters
Vintage Smoking Stands - Uncovering an American Folk Art Trea... by Cheryl AlpertCunning Folk by Adam L.G. NevillFishes of Fancy by Robinson PhilThe Otherworld in Myth, Folklore, Cinema, and Brain Science by Jim KlineNovel Folklore by Jason Reza Jorjani
"Folks!" Don't Stand Around Crying... Let's All Do The Charleston While We're Dying
252 books — 13 voters

The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterThe Dream Thieves by Maggie StiefvaterBlue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie StiefvaterThe Raven King by Maggie StiefvaterGhost Riders by Sharyn McCrumb
Fantasy Novels Set in Appalachia
37 books — 12 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerClytemnestra by Costanza CasatiThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenSpinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Myth and Fairytale Retellings for Adults
57 books — 12 voters

Latin American Folktales by John BierhorstNorwegian Folktales by Peter Christen AsbjørnsenArab Folktales by Inea BushnaqThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Witch and the Wildwood by Sarah Robinson
Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library
28 books — 8 voters
Doctor Ouch by Korney ChukovskyTchaikovsky by Ann RachlinFrog Bride by Antonia BarberThe Turnip by Harriet ZiefertThe Golden Cockerel by Elaine Pogany
Russia: children's books (part 2)
112 books — 6 voters

The Boy Who Drew Cats by Arthur A. LevineYoshi's Feast by Kimiko KajikawaThe Seven Gods of Luck by David KudlerMomotaro the Peach Boy by M.J. YorkPeach Girl by Raymond K. Nakamura
Asian Folktale-Picture Books
9 books — 5 voters
Silver on the Tree by Susan CooperThe Box of Delights by John MasefieldThe Merry Wives of Windsor by William ShakespearePagan Themes in Modern Children's Fiction by Peter BramwellThe Moon of Gomrath by Alan Garner
Herne the Hunter, Horn Dance, Stag Chase & related folklore
42 books — 5 voters

The Frog Prince, Continued by Jon ScieszkaThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon ScieszkaFergus and the Night-Demon by Jim MurphyBlachart by Christina EngelaOdd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Folk/Fairy Tales for Older Kids
41 books — 4 voters
The Kalevala by Elias LönnrotThe Keepers of Metsan Valo by Wendy WebbANSGAR AND THE TROLLS by Patricia StinsonSaga of Lost Earths by Emil PetajaCry of the Firebird by Amy Kuivalainen
Finnish myths and retellings
14 books — 4 voters

Ficciones by Jorge Luis BorgesThe Great God Pan by Arthur MachenThe Trial by Franz KafkaThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaNaked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Amazon Customers Also Bought or Read: Weird Edition II
64 books — 4 voters
THE CONJUROR'S BOX by Ann LawrenceHow Many Miles to Babylon? by Violet NeedhamMore Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme by Ada M. MarzialsFrère Jacques by Barbara Shook HazenStardust by Neil Gaiman
Juvenile Fiction based upon a Nursery Rhyme, Poem or Folk Song
17 books — 3 voters

The Swan Maiden by Heather TomlinsonThe Swan's Daughter by Roshani ChokshiANSGAR AND THE TROLLS by Patricia StinsonFeather by Demelza CarltonIn Search of the Swan Maiden by Barbara Fass Leavy
Swan Maiden, Crane Wife, and other similar fairy tales
19 books — 3 voters
A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann LiangANSGAR AND THE TROLLS by Patricia StinsonThe Night Ends with Fire by K.X. SongDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanGoddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel
Retellings of Myths and Legends
6 books — 2 voters

The Kalevala by Elias LönnrotANSGAR AND THE TROLLS by Patricia StinsonLumenlaulaja by Emmi ItärantaFishing for the Little Pike by Juhani KarilaRiver of Shadows by Karina Halle
Finnish Mythology & Folktales
101 books — 2 voters
The Fisherman by John LanganANSGAR AND THE TROLLS by Patricia StinsonThe Weird by Ann VanderMeerThe Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies by John LanganThis Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
Amazon Customers Also Bought or Read: Weird Edition I
101 books — 2 voters

The Croning by Laird BarronANSGAR AND THE TROLLS by Patricia StinsonThe Cthulhu Heresy and Other Lovecraftian Sins by Peter RawlikNew Cthulhu by Paula GuranSongs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti
Amazon Customers Also Bought or Read: Yoo-hoo, Cthulhu! Edition
85 books — 2 voters
Bust It Like A Mule by Caleb MannanSlim by William Wister Haines
New American Folktales
2 books — 1 voter

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