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We have compiled this list of books with a variety of titles catered towards the interest of each individual child and to assist parents/guardians when selecting materials appropriate to reading level and content.
We have also included the AR levels and point values to help parents/guardians in choosing AR books for their children.
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Cinderella
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Sootface: An Ojibwas Cinderella Story
Robert D San Souci
Format: Book
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AR BL: 4.2 AR Points: 0.5
Abused by two lazy sisters who make her do all the work, Sootface dreams of finding a husband, until an invisible great hunter declares that he will marry the woman whose kind and honest heart enables her to see him.
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Cinderella
Ruth Sanderson - Little
Format: Print book
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Dreams come true with a little hope and a wave of a fairy godmother's wand. But will the prince find Cinderella after her ball gown turns back into rags? This classic tale is retold by Ruth Sanderson with the very youngest of readers in mind. |
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Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella
Jan Brett - Penguin Group
Format: Book
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AR BL: 4.5 AR Points: 0.5
Jan Brett sets her Cinderella story in a snowy Russian winter where one magical night, Cinders, the most picked upon hen in the flock, becomes the most loved by Prince Cockerel when she arrives at his ball looking... |
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Roberto Piumini - Picture Window Books
Format: Book
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AR BL: 3.5 AR Points: 0.5
As Goldilocks walks through the forest, she spies a cottage in a clearing. The curious little girl peeks in the window and sees that nobody is home, so she steps inside and takes a look around. What Goldilocks... |
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Goldilocks Returns
Lisa Campbell Ernst - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; 1st edition
Format: Audio CD
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AR BL: 3.8 AR Points: 0.5
Thirty years after Goldilocks first met the three bears, she returns to fix up their cottage and soothe her guilty conscience.
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Hansel and Gretel
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Hansel and Gretel
Rika Lesser - Dutton Children's Books
Format: Book
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AR BL: 4.4 AR Points: 0.5
The first Grimm tale illustrated by 1998 Caldecott medalist Paul O. Zelinsky is once again available in hardcover. Originally published in 1984, Zelinsky's paintings for Hansel and Gretel are as compelling... |
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Hansel and Gretel
Cynthia Rylant - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Book
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AR BL: 4.1 AR Points: 0.5
Once upon a time,deep in the dark, green forest there was an exquisite house made of cake and sugar--a house made to lure lost, hungry children. But the witch whose delicious houselured Hansel and his sister, Gretel had forgotten... |
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Hansel and Gretel
Rachel Isadora - Putnam Juvenile
Format: Book
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AR BL: 4.1 AR Points: 0.5
Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora gives readers a stunning new interpretation of this classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale, setting the infamous witch's cottage deep in a lush African forest. Hansel and Gretel's... |
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Jack and the Beanstalk
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Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries
Mark Teague - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover
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FEE FI FO FUM!When Jack trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans, he gets more beans than he ever expected or wanted. It's bean porridge for breakfast! Bean salad for lunch! Bean chowder for dinner! It doesn't take long before Jack is tired of eating nothing but beans--no matter... |
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Jack and the Beanstalk
John Howe - Little Brown & Co
Format: Library Binding
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A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune. |
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Jack and the Baked Beanstalk
Colin Stimpson - Templar Books
Format: Book
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AR BL: 4.2 AR Points: 0.5
"Fee-fi-fo-fummy, I'm always counting money!"
Jack and his mom run a little café, but business has dried up and they're nearly broke. So when Jack comes home... |
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Little Red Riding Hood
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Little Red Riding Hood Stories Around the World: 3 Beloved Tales
Jessica Gunderson - Picture Window Books
Format: Paperback
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AR BL: 3.4 AR Points: 0.5
Think theres just one fairy tale with a girl who meets danger in disguise? Think again! Cultures all around the world have their own Little Red Riding Hood stories. Visit Germany, Italy, and Taiwan, and find out whose... |
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Little Red Riding Duck (Animal Fairy Tales)
Charlotte Guillain - Raintree
Format: Book
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AR BL: 2.9 AR Points: 0.5
In Animal Fairy Tales, beautiful illustrations and simple text retell classic fairy tales from a new perspective: all the characters are animals! This book tells the story of Little Red Riding Duck's encounter... |
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Little Red Riding Hood
Lisa Campbell Ernst
Format: Book
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AR BL: 4.2 AR Points: 0.5
When Little Red Riding Hood sets off to deliver muffins to her grandmother, you can bet that a big bad wolf isn't far behind!
Set on the midwestern prairie, this is a Little Red Riding Hood that... |
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Rapunzel
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Rapunzel
Paul O. Zelinsky - Puffin; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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AR BL: 4.6 AR Points: 0.5
Trapped in a tower with no door, Rapunzel is allowed to see no one but the sorceress who has imprisoned her-until the day a young prince hears her singing to the forest birds. . . . The timeless tale of Rapunzel... |
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Rapunzel: Based on the Original Story by the Brothers Grimm
Sarah Gibb - Albert Whitman
Format: Print book
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Beautiful Rapunzel is locked away in a tall, tall tower, visited only by the little creatures of the forest and the witch who has imprisoned her. Until one day a handsome prince, passing by on his horse, is transfixed by the magical sound of Rapunzel singing to her animals friends and knows... |
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Ratpunzel
Charlotte Guillain - NA-r
Format: Book
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AR BL: 3.1 AR Points: 0.5
In Animal Fairy Tales, beautiful illustrations and simple text retell classic fairy tales with a twist: all the characters are animals! This book, a retelling of Rapunzel, tells the story of a beautiful rat girl... |
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Rumpelstiltskin
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Rumplesnakeskin
Charlotte Guillain - NA-r
Format: Book
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AR BL: 3.1 AR Points: 0.5
In Animal Fairy Tales, beautiful illustrations and simple text retell classic fairy tales with a twist: all the characters are animals! This book, a retelling of Rumplestiltskin, tells the story of a beautiful... |
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Rumpelstiltskin
Paul O Zelinsky - E.P. Dutton
Format: Book
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AR BL: 4.0 AR Points: 0.5
"Adult and child can delight together in the richness of color, gilt and detail...captured in such art. The story is palinly and gracefully told."--The New York Times Book Review"A lush and substantial... |
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Rumpelstiltskin: A Retelling of the Grimms' Fairy Tale
Eric Blair - Picture Window Books
Format: Book
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AR BL: 3.2 AR Points: 0.5
A retelling of a classic tale in which a strange man spins straw into gold, asks a huge reward, and offers a seemingly impossible way out of the deal.
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Sleeping Beauty
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The Sleeping Beauty
Trina Schart Hyman
Format: Book
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AR BL: 5.5 AR Points: 0.5
Elaborate illustrations supplement a retelling of the fairy tale of love's triumph over the dark power of revenge
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Sleeping Beauty
Cynthia Rylant - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover
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Many see Time as a friend and many see Time as a foe.But for a sleeping beauty, Time was a promise. Born into royalty and surrounded by fairy godmothers, a sweet princess seems destined for a blissful life. But when a bitter fairy casts a curse, it will take true friends and true love to save... |
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Waking Beauty
Leah Wilcox - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback
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AR BL: 2.9 AR Points: 0.5
When Prince Charming finds Sleeping Beauty and her fairies, he doesn't know what to do. The fairies try to tell him, but he keeps interrupting with crazy ideas of his own such as shouting, jumping on her bed,... |
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Snow White
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Snow White Stories Around the World: 4 Beloved Tales
Jessica Gunderson - Picture Window Books
Format: Book
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AR BL: 3.9 AR Points: 0.5
Think theres just one fairy tale with a beautiful girl and an evil stepmother? Think again! Cultures all around the world have their own Snow White stories. Visit Albania, Germany, Mozambique, and Turkey, and find... |
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Joe Bright and the Seven Genre Dudes
John Manders - Upstart Books
Format: Hardcover
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In this humorous version of "Snow White," Joe Bright challenges the talents of storytelling enchantress Stella with his tales of seven book-loving genre dudes. |
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Snow White And the Seven Dwarfs
Lesley Sims - Usborne Pub Ltd
Format: Hardcover
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A princess takes refuge from her wicked stepmother in the cottage of seven dwarfs. |
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Three Billy Goats Gruff
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The Three Silly Girls Grubb
John Hassett
Format: Book
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AR BL: 3.2 AR Points: 0.5
Skippity-skip-skip. One after the other, three silly sisters skip over a bridge on their way to school. But before she can cross to safety, each sister must face Ugly-Boy Bobby, a bully who hides in a hole beneath... |
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Paul Galdone - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The three goat brothers brave the terrible troll in a colorful version of the classic tale. |
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The Three Little Pigs
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The Three Little Pigs
James Marshall - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Book
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AR BL: 3.3 AR Points: 0.5
Retells the familiar tale in which one of three brother pigs survives a wolf's attacks by using his head and planning well.
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The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
Eugene Trivizas - Heinemann
Format: Book
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AR BL: 4.6 AR Points: 0.5
A quirky take on the traditional fairytale, humorously re-telling this long-beloved story from the point of view of the wolf! A hit with all age groups.
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The Three Little Tamales
Eric A. Kimmel - Two Lions
Format: Book
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AR BL: 3.3 AR Points: 0.5
While the three little tamales cool off on a windowsill, a tortilla rolls by. Youll be eaten. Youd better run! he tells them. And so the tamales jump out the window. The first runs to the prairie and builds a house... |
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
B. G. Hennessy - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Book
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AR BL: 2.7 AR Points: 0.5
"Nothing ever happens here," the shepherd thinks. But the bored boy knows what would be exciting: He cries that a wolf is after his sheep, and the town's people come running. How often can that trick... |
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The Snow Queen
Hans Christian Andersen - HarperCollins; Reprint edition
Format: Book
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AR BL: 4.3 AR Points: 0.5
Hans Christian Andersens The Snow Queen the classic tale of friendship love and bravery is beautifully retold with lavish illustrations by master artist Bagram IbatoullineBest friends Kai and Gerda would do anything... |
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Beauty and the Beast Stories Around the World: 3 Beloved Tales
Cari Meister - Picture Window Books
Format: Book
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AR BL: 3.5 AR Points: 0.5
Think there's just one fairy tale with a beautiful girl and a monster? Think again! Cultures all around the world have their own Beauty and the Beast stories. Visit France, China, and Switzerland, and find out who asks... |
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The Little Red Hen
Jerry Pinkney - Dial; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Caldecott Medal winner Jerry Pinkney enlivens the beloved fable with cheerful and classically beautiful illustrations, making this the ideal edition for every child's library. As he did with his Caldecott-winning The Lion and the Mouse, Jerry Pinkney has masterfully adapted this story... |
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Paul Bunyan
Steven Kellogg
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Who was the largest baby ever born in the state of Maine? Who dug the Great Lakes? Who gouged out the Grand Canyon? Why, Paul Bunyan, of course, America's finest, fastest, funniest lumberman and favorite tall-tale hero. |
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The Elves and the Shoemaker
Leigh Corra - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Here is the classic tale of elfin magic, loved by generations of children and made new by an artist of international acclaim. Jim LaMarche's stunning paintings, reminiscent of his earlier work in The Rainbabies, are the perfect compliment to this favorite Grimm fairy tale. |
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The Gingerbread Girl
Lisa Campbell Ernst - Dutton Juvenile; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The lonely old woman and the lonely old man decide to bake a girl this time, but when they open the oven, she runs off like her brother did. Never fear, this smart cookie has a plan to outfox the fox. Will it work? Let?s just say that the ending is sweet for everyone. ?Ernst?s familiar... |
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Val Biro - Windmill Books
Format: Print book
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The Emperors New Clothes is a familiar fable that teachers readers important life lessons in an entertaining way. In this engaging retelling, readers are introduced to this classic story through clear text thats closely aligned with colorful illustrations to enhance reading comprehension... |
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