Some Suggested Fairy and Folk Tales
Classics
Beauty and the Beast. Retold and illustrated by Jan Brett, Clarion Books, 1989.
Bremen Town Musicians. Retold and illustrated by Ilse Plume, Bantam Doubleday Dell Books, 1980.
Cinderella. Retold by Amy Ehrlich; illustrated by Susan Jeffers, Dutton, 2004.
East of the Sun & West of the Moon. Written and illustrated by Mercer Mayer. Macmillan, 1980.
The Fisherman and his Wife; a tale from the Brothers Grimm. Translated by Randall Jarrell; pictures by Margot Zemach, Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1980.
The Frog Prince. Adapted by Paul Galdone, McGraw-Hill, 1974.
The Gingerbread Baby. By Jan Brett. G.P. Putnam's, 1999.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Retold and illustrated by Jan Brett.Dodd, Mead, 1987.
Hansel and Gretel. Retold by Rika Lesser; illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Putnam, 1984. Another version retold and illustrated by Jane Ray. Candlewick Press, 1997.
Iron John. As told by Mariana Mayer; illustrated by Winslow Pels, Morrow Junior Books, 1999.
Jack and the Beanstalk. Retold by Susan Pearson; illustrated by James Warhola, Simon and Schuster, 1989.
Jack and the Beanstalk. Retold by Ann Keay Beneduce; illustrated by Gennady Spirin. Philomel Books, 1999.
The Juniper Tree and other Tales from Grimm, Vol. I & II. Translated by Lore Segal and Randall Jarrell; pictures by Maurice Sendak, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973.
Little Red Riding Hood. By the Brothers Grimm, retold and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, Holiday House, 1973.
Little Red Riding Hood. Retold by Josephine Evetts-Secker; illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli, Barefoot Books, 2004.
Puss in Boots. By Charles Perreault; illustrated by Fred Marcellino, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990.
Rumplestiltskin. Retold & illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky, Dutton, 1986.
Rapunzel. Retold by Barbara Rogasky; with illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman, Holiday House, 1982.
Sleeping Beauty. From the Brothers Grimm; retold and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, Little, Brown, 2000.
Snow White and Rose Red. By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm; illustrated by Gennady Spirin. Philomel Books, 1992/.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; a tale from the Brothers Grimm, Retold by Randall Jarrell ; pictures by Nancy Eckholm Burkert, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1972.
Stone Soup. Retold by Heather Forest; illustrated by Susan Gaber, August House Little Folk, 1998.
Tales from Grimm. Freely translated and illustrated by Wanda Gag. Coward McCann, 1936.
Three Billy Goats Gruff. Adapted by David Jorgensen; illustrated by Tom Roberts, Rabbit Ears Productions, 1989.
Three Little Pigs. Retold and illustrated by Barry Moser, Little, Brown, 2001.
Thumbeline. By Hans Christian Andersen; illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. Morrow, 1980.
Tom Thumb. Retold and illustrated by Richard Jesse Watson. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989. Another version written by Marianna Mayer; illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft, Sea Star Books, 2001.
Twelve Dancing Princesses. Retold and illustrated by Ruth Sanderson. Little, Brown, 1990.
The Wild Swans. By Hans Christian Andersen; retold by Deborah Hautzig; illustrated by Kaarina Kaila, Knopf, 1992.
The following illustrators are recommended for their excellent versions of fairy and folk tales: James Marshall, Susan Jeffers, Gerald McDermott, Leo and Diane Dillon, Robert San Souci, Eric Kimmel, Jan Brett, Paul Zelinsky, Trina Schart Hyman, Ruth Sanderson, Ed Young, Paul Goble, Tomi De Paola, Gennady Spirin, and Lisbeth Zwerger.
Other Favorites From Different Cultures:
Anansi the Spider; a Tale from the Ashanti. Adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1978.
Anansi Goes Fishing. Retold by Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Janet Stevens, Holiday House, 1992. (and his others about Anansi)
Brave Margaret: An Irish Adventure. By Robert San Souci; illustrated by Sally Wern Comport, Simon & Schuster, 1999.
Finn M' Coul; Giant of Knockmanny Hill; retold and illustrated by Tomie de Paola, Holiday House, 1981.
The Gift of the Crocodile: a Cinderella story. By Judy Sierra; illustrated by Reynold Ruffins, Simon & Schuster, c2000.
Kancil and the Crocodiles: a Tale from Malaysia. Written by Noreha Yussof ay; illustrated by Britta Teckentrup. Simon & Schuster, 1996.
Little Sister and the Month Brothers. Retold byDe Regniers, Beatrice Schenk; pictures by Margot Tomes, Lothrop, 1994.
Lon Po Po: a Red Riding Hood story from China. Translated and illustrated by Ed Young. Philomel, 1989.
Remarkable Christmas of the Cobbler's Sons. Told byRuth Sawyer: illustrated by Barbara Cooney, Viking, 1994.
The Rough-Face Girl. By Rafe Martin; illustrated by David Shannon, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1992.
Sense Pass King: a Story from Cameroon. Retold by Katrin Tchana; illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, Holiday House, 2002.
The Silver Charm: a Folktale from Japan. By Robert D. San Souci; illustrated by Yoriko Ito. Doubleday, 2002.
Strega Nona; an Old Tale, Retold and illustrated by Tomie De Paola, Prentice Hall, 1975.
Ten Small Tales. Retold by Celia Barker Lottridge; illustrated by Joanne Fitzgerald, Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1993.
The Three Princes: a Tale from the Middle East. Retold by Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher, Holiday House, 1994.
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears. Retold by Verna Aardema; pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon, Dial Press, 1975.