Fairy Tales and Folktales

For Preschoolers

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The Aesop for Children.
LP 126
A collection of 141 Aesop fairy tales, including well-known tales as well as lesser-known stories. For grades K-3.

Chicken Little.
BR 50643
When an apple hits her on the head, Chicken Little is joined by several other silly birds as she sets off to warn the king that the sky is falling. Print/Braille without pictures. For preschool-grade 2.

Cinderella by Barbara Karlin.
RC 34192
When Cinderella’s father, a kind widower, marries a “vain and horrid” woman with two “vain and horrid” daughters, Cinderella is mistreated and made to work like a servant. Until, that is, a fairy godmother, a prince, and a glass slipper enter her life. This retelling of the classic fairy tale includes a touch of humor. For preschool-grade 2.

A Frog Prince by Alix Berenzy.
RC 31396
Rebuffed by the beautiful princess after retrieving her golden ball, a noble frog sets out in search of a princess “who can see good in me.” For grades K-3.

The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth.
BR 12030
A traditional version of a tale about a gingerbread man who jumps from the oven and runs away from the little old man and woman of the house. He doesn’t want to be their snack. He keeps running until he meets a clever fox. Print/Braille. For grades K-3.

Ghosts! Ghostly Tales from Folklore by Alvin Schwartz.
LP 1042
Presents seven easy-to-read ghost stories based on traditional folk tales and legends from various countries. For grades K-3.

A Handful of Beans: Six Fairy Tales by Jeanne Steig.
RC 48400
“Rumpelstiltskin,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Hansel and Gretel,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” “The Frog Prince,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” are retold in the traditional spirit with modern inflections. For grades K-3.

It’s Perfectly True by Janet Stevens.
BR 07550
A jolly hen makes a humorous remark to herself about losing a feather. By the time the overheard remark is passed from one bird to another and is printed in the newspaper, it has turned into a wild story about the suicidal deaths of five lovesick hens. For grades K-3.

Jack and the Beanstalk by Steven Kellogg.
BR 08957
Retells the classic fairy tale of a boy named Jack, who trades away a cow named Milky-white—his and his mother’s only source of income—for five beans. But the beans are indeed magic, and Jack, through courage and quick wit, outsmarts a giant, gruesome ogre and makes his and his mother’s fortune. Print/Braille. For grades K-3 and older readers.

The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone.
BR 13864
None of the little red hen’s lazy friends will help her plant, harvest, or grind the wheat to bake a cake, but all of them want to eat it. Then the little red hen teaches them a lesson. For grades K-3.

The Little Red Hen by Mary Reed.
BR 50052
The Little Red Hen teaches an important lesson in this timeless folk tale. For preschool-grade 2.

Little Red Riding Hood by Paul Galdone.
BR 03030
The classic folk tale of the little girl who finds a wolf dressed in her grandmother’s clothes. Based on the version by the Brothers Grimm. For preschool-grade 2.

Little Red Riding Hood by Trina Schart Hyman.
BR 11014
When Little Red Riding Hood is walking through the forest to take a basket of food to her sick grandmother, she meets a hungry wolf. Print/Braille. For grades K-3.

Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young.
BR 7926 or LP 866
Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother. For grades K-3.

The Magic Fish by Freya Littledale.
RC 28080
A simple adaptation of Grimm’s classic tale in which a poor fisherman’s greedy wife loses all that she has been granted by a magic fish. For preschool-grade 2.

Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky.
BR 11018
Rapunzel is 12, with beautiful, long red-gold hair, when a sorceress places her in a high tower in a lonely forest. A handsome prince secretly visits Rapunzel until the sorceress finds out and punishes them, keeping them apart. But their love for each other promises to restore their happiness. Print/Braille. For grades K-3.

Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky.
BR 07108 or RC 25470
A lively retelling of how the miller’s daughter and her faithful servant outwit Rumpelstiltskin. For preschool-grade 2.

The Shoemaker and the Elves by Ilse Plume.
RC 36058
A vivid retelling of the folktale about the kind shoemaker and the elves who do him a good deed and receive one in return. For grades K-3.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm.
BR 07536 or RC 18633
When Snow White runs away from the jealous queen of the kingdom, she is protected by seven dwarfs until the disguised queen gives her a poisonous apple. A young prince, however, brings Snow White out of her deep sleep with a kiss. For grades K-3 to share with older readers.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Peter Christen Asbjornsen.
BR 4663 or RC 43600
Three clever billy goats outwit a mean, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain. For grades K-3.

The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone.
BR 13866
A retelling of the traditional tale about two foolish pigs and their clever brother, the houses the three build, and the wolf who wants to eat them. For grades K-3.

The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Other Tales from Grimm
by Jacob Grimm.
RC 26838
A collection of 14 fairy tales from the Grimm Brothers including favorites such as “Hansel and Gretel” and “Cinderella,” and lesser-known tales like “The Spirit in the Bottle” and “Jorinda and Joringel.” For grades K-3 and older readers.

The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen.
RC 48266
A mother duck is disappointed when the extra-large egg she has been sitting on opens and a big, awkward chick tumbles out. The poor bird gets teased by everyone because he looks so different, but the next spring, he gets a surprise when he sees himself in the water. For preschool-grade 2.

Zomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott.
LP 1096
Zomo the Rabbit, an African trickster, sets out to gain wisdom. For grades K-3.