Best Classic Folk Tales

1.
Grimms' Fairy Tales
Grimms' Fairy Tales 4.23 avg rating — 219,183 ratings
2.
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood 4.15 avg rating — 24,861 ratings
3.
Saint George and the Dragon
Saint George and the Dragon 4.18 avg rating — 8,457 ratings
4.
The Jack Tales
The Jack Tales 4.21 avg rating — 403 ratings
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More Celtic Fairy Tales
More Celtic Fairy Tales 3.92 avg rating — 169 ratings
6.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Three Billy Goats Gruff 4.17 avg rating — 16,156 ratings
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The Gingerbread Boy
The Gingerbread Boy 3.83 avg rating — 1,038 ratings
8.
The Olive Fairy Book
The Olive Fairy Book 4.15 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
9.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
by: Jan Brett
4.06 avg rating — 1,844 ratings
10.
Grandfather Tales: American-English Folk Tales
Grandfather Tales: American-English Folk Tales 4.18 avg rating — 128 ratings
11.
Folktales of China
Folktales of China 3.47 avg rating — 34 ratings
12.
The Three Little Pigs
The Three Little Pigs 3.83 avg rating — 90 ratings
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Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists
Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists 3.90 avg rating — 2,919 ratings
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Cinderella
Cinderella 4.10 avg rating — 1,144 ratings
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Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty 4.33 avg rating — 4,026 ratings
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More English Fairy Tales
More English Fairy Tales 3.81 avg rating — 88 ratings
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Celtic Fairy Tales
Celtic Fairy Tales 3.86 avg rating — 2,149 ratings
16.
The Crimson Fairy Book
The Crimson Fairy Book 4.12 avg rating — 1,253 ratings
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The Grey Fairy Book
The Grey Fairy Book 4.04 avg rating — 1,244 ratings
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The Lilac Fairy Book
The Lilac Fairy Book 4.08 avg rating — 1,304 ratings
21.
The Violet Fairy Book
The Violet Fairy Book 4.11 avg rating — 1,536 ratings
21.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Brown Fairy Book 4.08 avg rating — 1,306 ratings
23.
Cautionary Tales for Children
Cautionary Tales for Children 4.18 avg rating — 5,553 ratings
24.
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales 4.30 avg rating — 1,674 ratings
25.
The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty 4.27 avg rating — 8,403 ratings
26.
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm 4.06 avg rating — 1,488 ratings
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Italian Folktales
Italian Folktales 4.18 avg rating — 4,657 ratings
28.
The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural 3.92 avg rating — 2,180 ratings
29.
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales 4.39 avg rating — 619 ratings
30.
Puss in Boots and Other Cat Tales From Around the World
Puss in Boots and Other Cat Tales From Around the World 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
31.
The Little Red Hen
The Little Red Hen 4.18 avg rating — 1,458 ratings
31.
Lies and Other Tall Tales
Lies and Other Tall Tales 3.62 avg rating — 142 ratings
31.
Tatterhood and other tales: Stories of magic and adventure
Tatterhood and other tales: Stories of magic and adventure 4.31 avg rating — 626 ratings
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The Witch and the Wildwood: Folk Wisdom, Fairy Tale & Fantastic Lore
The Witch and the Wildwood: Folk Wisdom, Fairy Tale & Fantastic Lore 4.18 avg rating — 34 ratings
35.
The Golden Phoenix, and Other French-Canadian Fairy Tales
The Golden Phoenix, and Other French-Canadian Fairy Tales 4.20 avg rating — 70 ratings
35.
The Annotated African American Folktales
The Annotated African American Folktales 4.55 avg rating — 155 ratings
37.
Russian Wonder Tales
Russian Wonder Tales 4.33 avg rating — 24 ratings
37.
East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North
East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North 4.20 avg rating — 745 ratings
37.
Aesop’s Fables (Classics Illustrated, #26)
Aesop’s Fables (Classics Illustrated, #26) 4.05 avg rating — 66 ratings
40.
The Bremen Town Musicians
The Bremen Town Musicians 3.74 avg rating — 43 ratings
40.
Japanese Fairy World: Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan
Japanese Fairy World: Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan 3.77 avg rating — 184 ratings
40.
The Wise Fool: Fables from the Islamic World
The Wise Fool: Fables from the Islamic World 3.91 avg rating — 82 ratings
43.
The Tale of Tales
The Tale of Tales 3.89 avg rating — 905 ratings
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Fable Comics: Amazing Cartoonists Take On Classic Fables from Aesop and Beyond
Fable Comics: Amazing Cartoonists Take On Classic Fables from Aesop and Beyond 3.62 avg rating — 529 ratings
45.
Spells: New and Selected Poems (Wesleyan Poetry Series)
Spells: New and Selected Poems (Wesleyan Poetry Series) 3.74 avg rating — 34 ratings
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French Folktales
French Folktales really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 67 ratings
45.
Folk Tales Every Child Should Know
Folk Tales Every Child Should Know 3.54 avg rating — 136 ratings
48.
Pompety-Pooh: Purplest Penguin in Zonkety Zoo
Pompety-Pooh: Purplest Penguin in Zonkety Zoo 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings
48.
Tales from the Cloud Walking Country
Tales from the Cloud Walking Country 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
48.
The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America
The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America 3.75 avg rating — 656 ratings
51.
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost 3.85 avg rating — 177,949 ratings
51.
Italian Popular Tales
Italian Popular Tales 3.55 avg rating — 78 ratings
51.
Northern Tales: Stories from the Native Peoples of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Regions
Northern Tales: Stories from the Native Peoples of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Regions 3.84 avg rating — 112 ratings
51.
Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book 4.03 avg rating — 888 ratings
55.
Chibi Vampire: The Novel, Volume 1
Chibi Vampire: The Novel, Volume 1
by: Tohru Kai
4.31 avg rating — 3,148 ratings
55.
The Borzoi Book of French Folk Tales
The Borzoi Book of French Folk Tales 3.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
55.
Hook Moon Night: Spooky Tales from the Georgia Mountains
Hook Moon Night: Spooky Tales from the Georgia Mountains 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings
58.
Beautiful Angiola: The Lost Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Laura Gonzenbach
Beautiful Angiola: The Lost Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Laura Gonzenbach 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings
58.
The Young Oxford Book of Folk Tales
The Young Oxford Book of Folk Tales 3.63 avg rating — 27 ratings
60.
Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales
Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales 4.01 avg rating — 111 ratings
60.
Folktales of Greece
Folktales of Greece really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
60.
Chinese Fables: The Dragon Slayer and Other Timeless Tales of Wisdom
Chinese Fables: The Dragon Slayer and Other Timeless Tales of Wisdom 3.51 avg rating — 110 ratings
63.
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales 4.23 avg rating — 219,183 ratings
63.
D'Aulaires' Book of Norwegian Folktales
D'Aulaires' Book of Norwegian Folktales 3.94 avg rating — 151 ratings
65.
Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest
Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest 3.91 avg rating — 445 ratings
66.
The Show-Off Monkey and Other Taoist Tales
The Show-Off Monkey and Other Taoist Tales 4.03 avg rating — 34 ratings
67.
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Comics: Tales of the World's Wildest Beasts
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Comics: Tales of the World's Wildest Beasts 3.61 avg rating — 49 ratings
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Norwegian Folktales
Norwegian Folktales 3.97 avg rating — 971 ratings
68.
Brave Red, Smart Frog: A New Book of Old Tales
Brave Red, Smart Frog: A New Book of Old Tales 3.71 avg rating — 321 ratings
70.
Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls
Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls 3.89 avg rating — 756 ratings
71.
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale 4.32 avg rating — 2,675 ratings
72.
Tales of Ancient Egypt
Tales of Ancient Egypt 3.77 avg rating — 2,026 ratings
73.
Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs
Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs 4.06 avg rating — 215 ratings
74.
Vasilissa the Beautiful
Vasilissa the Beautiful 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
74.
Little Lit: Folklore and Fairy Tale Funnies
Little Lit: Folklore and Fairy Tale Funnies 3.86 avg rating — 508 ratings
76.
The Tale of Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird, and the Grey Wolf
The Tale of Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird, and the Grey Wolf 4.19 avg rating — 74 ratings
77.
The Frog Princess
The Frog Princess 3.92 avg rating — 49 ratings
77.
Coyote Stories for Children: Tales from Native America
Coyote Stories for Children: Tales from Native America 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings
79.
Cendrillon : A Caribbean Cinderella
Cendrillon : A Caribbean Cinderella 4.06 avg rating — 1,831 ratings
79.
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey: The True Tale of Sleeping Beauty
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey: The True Tale of Sleeping Beauty 3.42 avg rating — 1,009 ratings
81.
Rapunzel
Rapunzel 4.05 avg rating — 214 ratings
81.
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti 4.12 avg rating — 7,287 ratings
83.
Mr. Semolina-Semolinus: A Greek Folktale
Mr. Semolina-Semolinus: A Greek Folktale 3.75 avg rating — 81 ratings
83.
The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India
The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India 3.72 avg rating — 158 ratings
85.
Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale
Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale 3.87 avg rating — 349 ratings
86.
The Crab Prince: An Entertainment for Children
The Crab Prince: An Entertainment for Children 3.44 avg rating — 18 ratings
86.
The Tale of La Llorona: A Mexican Folktale
The Tale of La Llorona: A Mexican Folktale 3.64 avg rating — 28 ratings
88.
Petrosinella: A Neapolitan Rapunzel
Petrosinella: A Neapolitan Rapunzel 3.90 avg rating — 148 ratings
88.
Up and Down the Andes: A Peruvian Festival Tale
Up and Down the Andes: A Peruvian Festival Tale 3.79 avg rating — 78 ratings
90.
East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon
East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon 4.20 avg rating — 2,902 ratings
90.
The Chocolate Tree: [A Mayan Folktale]
The Chocolate Tree: [A Mayan Folktale] 3.74 avg rating — 90 ratings
92.
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The Twelve Dancing Princesses 4.31 avg rating — 1,120 ratings
92.
The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus
The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus 4.14 avg rating — 1,585 ratings
94.
The Water of Life: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm
The Water of Life: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm 4.05 avg rating — 392 ratings
94.
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,056 ratings
96.
Rapunzel
Rapunzel 4.29 avg rating — 879 ratings
96.
Cats of Myth: Tales From Around the World
Cats of Myth: Tales From Around the World 3.70 avg rating — 46 ratings
98.
The Cat on the Dovrefell: A Christmas Tale
The Cat on the Dovrefell: A Christmas Tale 3.87 avg rating — 386 ratings
98.
The Pirate Princess And Other Fairy Tales
The Pirate Princess And Other Fairy Tales 3.79 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Tattercoats
Tattercoats 3.54 avg rating — 28 ratings
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