And They Lived Happily Ever After . . . .

This week, we're sharing classic fairy tales, folk tales, and fables.  Here are a few of our favorites . . .

Golem by David Wisniewski
A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.

Stone Soup by Jon J. Muth

Three hungry men charm a poor village into making enough soup to feed them all.

The Rabbit and the Turtle: Aesop's Fables by Eric Carle

Eleven fables from Aesop retold and illustrated by Eric Carle.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Joan Aiken

Retells the story of a princess who escapes her wicked stepmother by hiding out in the home of seven hospitable dwarfs.

More Books --

The Adventures of Robin Hood by Marcia Williams

Aesop's Fables by Beverley Naidoo

Cinderella by K.Y. Craft

Jack and the Beanstalk by Ann Keay Beneduce

Jump! The Adventures of Brer Rabbit by Van Dyke Parks

Little Book of Fables by Veronica Uribe

The Mitten by Jan Brett

Old Mother Hubbard by David Johnson

Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault

Sleeping Beauty by Mahlon F. Craft

Soap! Soap! Don't Forget the Soap! by Tom Birdseye

The Talking Eggs by Robert San Souci

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema

It Was a Dark and Gloomy Book . . .

Check out these gothic books for kids!

A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk.

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
After the sudden death of their parents, the Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.

Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver
A mix-up involving the greatest magic in the world has tremendous consequences for Liesl, an orphan who has been locked in an attic, Will, an alchemist's runaway apprentice, and Po, a ghost, as they are pursued by friend and foe while making an importantjourney.

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
Three children become involved in a series of adventures when left under the care of a detestable governess in a rural English manor.

Measle and the Wrathmonk by Ian Ogilvy
Twelve-year-old orphan Measle Stubbs is shrunk down to half an inch tall and placed in a train set by his evil guardian, the Wrathmonk.