Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmEast of the Sun and West of the Moon by Peter Christen AsbjørnsenItalian Folktales by Italo CalvinoAngela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales by Angela CarterRussian Fairy Tales by Alexander Afanasyev
Fairy Tale Collections
118 books — 16 voters
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée AhdiehThe Rose & the Dagger by Renée AhdiehA Thousand Nights by E.K. JohnstonThe Storyteller's Daughter by Cameron DokeyThe Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury
One Thousand and One Nights Retellings
137 books — 168 voters

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeSir Princess Petra's Talent by Diane Mae RobinsonThe Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineSir Princess Petra by Diane Mae Robinson
Girl Power Princesses
190 books — 73 voters
Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. JoosseSleep Well, Siba and Saba by Nansubuga Nagadya IsdahlHush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong HoDragon Dancer by Joyce ChngSing to the Moon by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Multicultural Children's Books
207 books — 63 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
FIFTY YEARS OF READING
177 books — 65 voters
Beowulf by Beowulf PoetThe Odyssey by HomerThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Iliad by HomerAesop’s Fables by Aesop
Mythology/Folklore
573 books — 202 voters

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna AardemaMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoeAnansi the Spider by Gerald McDermottBringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna AardemaSleep Well, Siba and Saba by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Picture Books on Africa
361 books — 48 voters