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Folktales
The following list contains folktales from around the world. The books range from Preschool level (age 1-3) to 8th grade (age 14). Links to sources for purchase may be found by clicking on each title or may readily be acquired through your local library. Additionally, several of the titles may be found in read-aloud form on YouTube or other video sharing platforms.
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
A Crowded Farmhouse Folktale
Fiction
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Always Room for One More
Fiction
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Arrow to the Sun
Fiction
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A Story A Story
Fiction
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Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story
Fiction
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Between Earth & Sky
Fiction
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Bony-Legs
Fiction
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Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Fiction
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Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl
Fiction
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Caps for Sale
Fiction
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Cinderella
Fiction
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Clever Tom and the Leprechaun
Fiction
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El Chupacabras
Fiction
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Elephant in the Dark
Fiction
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Fin M’Coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill
Fiction
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Five Sisters
Fiction
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Gluskabe and the Four Wishes
Fiction
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Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia
Fiction
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Helga’s Dowry: A Troll Love Story
Fiction
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How Chipmunk Got His Stripes
Fiction
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How Raven Stole the Sun
Fiction
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I, Doko: The Tale of a Basket
Fiction
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Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato
Fiction
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Japanese Children’s Favorite Stories
Fiction
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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Fiction
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Pacho Nacho
Fiction
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Peng’s Vase: A Chinese Folktale
Fiction
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Ronan and the Mermaid
Fiction
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Saint George and the Dragon
Fiction
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Shannon and the World’s Tallest Leprechaun
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Smoky Mountain Rose
Fiction
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Strega Nona
Fiction
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The Cat from Hunger Mountain
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The Children’s Moon
Fiction
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The Clown of God
Fiction
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The Egyptian Cinderella
Fiction
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The Fisherman and his Wife
Fiction
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The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Fiction
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The Ghoul
Fiction
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The Giant Bear
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The Gigantic Turnip
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The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
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The Great Ball Game
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The Empty Pot
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The First Strawberries
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The Funny Little Woman
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The Hunter’s Promise
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The Irish Cinderlad
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The Legend of Caribou Boy
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The Legend of the Bluebonnet
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The Little Red Hen
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The Magic Fish
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The Secret of the Kelpie
Fiction
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The Seven Chinese Brothers
Fiction
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The Star People
Fiction
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The Talking Eggs
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Fiction
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Tikki Tikki Tembo
Fiction
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Town Mouse Country Mouse
Fiction
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Two of Everything
Fiction
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When Turtle Grew Feathers
Fiction
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Zomo the Rabbit
Fiction
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2nd Grade - 4th Grade
A Man Called Raven
Fiction
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Antelope Woman: An Apache Folktale
Fiction
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A Taste of Honey
Fiction
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Babouschka and the Three Kings
Fiction
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Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird
Fiction
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Carrimebac: The Town that Walked
Fiction
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Cherokee Little People
Fiction
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Coyote in Love with a Star
Fiction
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Field Mouse Goes to War
Fiction
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Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal
Fiction
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How the Stars Came to Be
Fiction
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Legends of the Iroquois
Fiction
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One Grain of Rice
Fiction
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Pushing Up the Sky
Fiction
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The Butterfly Dance
Fiction
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The Crane Girl
Fiction
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The Girl with a Brave Heart
Fiction
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The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac
Fiction
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The Flute Player
Fiction
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The Legend of Poinsettia
Fiction
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The Milky Way
Fiction
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The Sea Lion: A Story of the Sea Cliff People
Fiction
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Why Mosquitos Buzz in People’s Ears
Fiction
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Wopila: A Giveaway
Fiction
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Yokki and the Parno Gry
Fiction
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4th Grade - 6th Grade
Coyote and the Sky
Fiction
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Golem
Fiction
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Healer of the Water Monster
Fiction
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The Myths & Legends of the Middle East
Fiction
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When the Chenoo Howls
Fiction
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6th Grade - 8th Grade
Beowulf
Fiction
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The Legend of Auntie Po
Fiction
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