Folktales
The Library has a diverse collection of international folktales and cultural stories: Grimm, Perrault, Anderson, Aesop, plus many classic stories from around the world. Collected tales are located in the juvenile nonfiction collection, while those in picture book format (with the J/FT in their call numbers) are located in the preschool area.
Picture book versions of favorites stories
The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney
Sleeping Beauty by Adele Geras
Three Little Pigs by James Marshall
Cinderella by K.Y.Craft
The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Marianna Mayer
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett
Jack and the Beanstalk by John Cech
Thumbelina by Susan Jeffers
Town Mouse Country Mouse by Jan Brett
Collections and longer versions
If you’re looking for a collection or longer folktale, check out the J/398.2 area in the juvenile nonfiction collection.
Storytime First Tales for Sharing
Nursery rhymes
You can find traditional Mother Goose and other nursery rhymes shelved immediately following the above area (under J/398.8). Here you’ll find both collections and individual picture books of rhymes.
Mother Goose by Sylvia Long
A Child’s Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Kady MacDonald Denton
Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone
