Every effort is made to find the best version of each tale, evaluating the quality of the prose, pedagogical value, and illustrations. As a consequence some titles are out-of-print but can be found through online used book retailers.
Illustrated Fairy Tales
Beauty and the Beast by Marianna Mayer, illustrated by Mercer Mayer
Boots & the Glass Mountain by Claire Martin, illustrated by Gennady Spirin
Cinderella by Kinuko Y. Craft
The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies by Cicely Mary Barker (poetry)
The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone
The Kitchen Knight by Margaret Hodges, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Little Red Riding Hood by Trina Schart Hyman
Nibble Nibble Mousekin: A Tale of Hansel and Gretel by Joan Walsh Anglund
Puss in Boots by Paul Galdone
Rose Red and Snow White by Ruth Sanderson
Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky
Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde, illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger
The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde, illustrated by Ritva Voutila
Sleeping Beauty by Kinuko Y. Craft
The Sleeping Beauty by Felix Hoffmann
The Snow Queen adapted by Naomi Lewis, illustrated by Angela Barrett
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs by Randall Jerrell, illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
The Tasha Tudor Book of Fairy Tales by Tasha Tudor
The Three Bears by Paul Galdone
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, illustrated by William Nicholson
The Velveteen Rabbit (adaptation) by Margery Williams, illustrated by Florence Graham
The White Cat by Robert D. San Souci, illustrated by Gennady Spirin
Illustrated Myths
D’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths by Ingri & Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri & Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
King Midas and the Golden Touch by Charlotte Craft, illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft
Pegasus by Marianna Mayer, illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft
Cupid and Psyche by M. Charlotte Craft, illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft
The Hero and the Minotaur by Robert Byrd
The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie dePaola
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola
Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Berger
Illustrated Fables
Aesop’s Fables for Children illustrated by Milo Winter
Aesop’s Fables illustrated by Charles Santore
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
Three Aesop Fox Fables by Paul Galdone
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse by Paul Galdone
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