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Franklin and Luna and the Book of Fairy Tales

Jen Campbell & Katie Harnett

It’s Franklin’s birthday! Luna and all the villagers are planning a surprise party, and Franklin’s family are visiting from the moon. While the party is being set up, Luna takes Franklin book shopping. They find a padlocked book of fairy tales, which the bookseller tells them is full of dangerous magic. Luna’s tortoise, Neil, can’t […]

Fairy tales and folk tales, Family, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Rabunzel

Gareth P Jones & Loretta Schauer

A uniquely silly and rebellious twist on a favourite fairy tale – with a fabulously foiled cover! “Rabunzel, Rabunzel, let down your ears!…” Rabunzel has a teeny tufty tail, a twitchy nose and two wide brown eyes. She also has VERY long ears – so long that her mother worries they will make her easy […]

Fairy tales and folk tales, Fiction, Friendship, Funny, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

The Girl who Speaks Bear

Sophie Anderson

Found abandoned in a bear cave as a baby, Yanka has always wondered about where she is from. She tries to ignore the strange whispers and looks from the villagers, wishing she was as strong on the inside as she is on the outside. But, when she has to flee her house, looking for answers […]

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Folklore & Folk Tales

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

The Castle of Tangled Magic

Sophie Anderson

The magical bestselling adventure book by acclaimed author Sophie Anderson. Magic awaits, all you have to do is believe… When thirteen-year-old Olia, steps through a magical doorway, she discovers another land. A land tangled by magic, where hope is lost, and a scheming wizard holds all the power. Soon Olia learns that she is destined […]

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Family, Fiction

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

The House with Chicken Legs

Sophie Anderson

A spellbinding adventure, bound-up with traditional folk and fairy tales, The House with Chicken Legs transports readers to a world of spells and spirits bound by ancient rules and one girl who longs to break free. Marinka dreams of a normal life, she dreams of standing still, but her house has chicken legs and a will […]

Fairy tales and folk tales, Fiction, Identity

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

This is NOT a Fairy Tale

Fred Blunt & Will Mabbitt

A sequel to the acclaimed This Is Not A Bedtime Story by rising stars Will Mabbitt and Fred Blunt. Sophie doesn’t want a fairy tale about drippy princesses and pompous princes, she wants the princess to do the rescuing, with a ferocious, fighting transformer! Together Sophie and her dad revolutionise story time for a second […]

Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Myths and Legends, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

The Elephant’s Garden

Jane Ray

A humorous fantasy story of greed set in a small Indian village, stunningly illustrated and retold by award-winning artist Jane Ray. Jasmine’s garden has the most delicious fruit in the village–but someone is eating all her beautiful apples and apricots, kiwis and kumquats, papayas and peaches. Determined to discover the thief’s identity, Jasmine waits . […]

Adventure, Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Food, Magic, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

A Dollop of Ghee and a Pot of Wisdom

Chitra Soundar

Illustrated by Uma Krishnaswamy Here is a bunch of dung-dropping, sweet-stealing, luck-jinxing villains! Four stories about young Prince Veera, who, along with his friend Suku, helps his father, the king, solve some of the problems he is having with his subjects. Trickster tales with lots of humour and colour, based on traditional Indian folktales.

Fairy tales and folk tales, Faith/ Culture, Family, Fiction, Funny, Personal/social issues

AGES: 3-7

Hercufleas

Sam Gayton

Greta needs a new hero to defeat Yuk, a giant who keeps returning to her town to eat people. Many heroes have tried and failed in the past. Then she discovers Hercufleas who, more than anything, would love an adventure. Trouble is, Hercufleas is tiny, but what he lacks in brute strength he makes up […]

Adventure, Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Family, Fiction, Friendship

AGES: 7-10

His Royal Whiskers

Peter Cottrill & Sam Gayton

The bloodthirsty Czar of Petrossia is boiling mad. Despite the protection of his poodle Bloodbath, and his fearsome War Council, two scruffy children have turned his son into a fluffy-wuffy kitten. But Pieter and Teresa are no ordinary children – Pieter is a master mathemagician and Teresa an imaginative alchemist. Their second potion makes the […]

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Friendship, Magic

AGES: 10-12

The Happy Prince

Maisie Paradise Shearring

A Tale by Oscar Wilde. Illustrated and adapted by Maisie Paradise Shearring. In a town where a lot of poor people suffer and where there are a lot of miseries, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter, meets the statue of the late ‘Happy Prince’, […]

Adventure, Animals, Emotion/ Feelings, Empathy, Fairy tales and folk tales, Faith/ Culture, Fiction, Friendship, Picture Books, Values/ Virtues

AGES: 3-7

The Runaway Dinner

Bruce Ingman

Talk about fast food! A hilarious, high-speed tale from the inimitable Allan Ahlberg – catch it if you can! The celebrated Allan Ahlberg is in his element in this fast-paced, funny story about what happens when dinner decides that it doesn’t fancy being eaten. Just as hungry little boy Banjo is about to tuck into […]

Fairy tales and folk tales, Fiction, Food, Funny, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

Under the Great Plum Tree

Sufiya Ahmed

An unlikely friendship between Miss Bandari and Mr Magarmach forms when the pair meet under the great plum tree, deep in the heart of India. Mr Magarmach is old and his hunting days are over but Miss Bandari loves hearing his stories as they munch plums together. One day their friendship is tested but with […]

Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Fiction, Folklore & Folk Tales, Friendship, Jungle, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

Graphic Canon of Children’s Literature

Rachael Ball

The original three-volume anthology The Graphic Canon presented the world’s classic literature – from ancient times to the late 20th century – as eye-popping comics, illustrations and other visual forms. In this follow-up volume, young people’s literature through the ages is given new life by the best comics artists and illustrators. Fairy tales, fables, fantastical […]

Fairy tales and folk tales, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Funny, Graphic Novel/ Comic

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Pandora

Victoria Turnbull

Pandora lives alone, in a world of broken things. She makes herself a handsome home, but no one ever comes to visit. Then one day something falls from the sky . . . a bird with a broken wing. Little by little, Pandora helps the bird grow stronger. Little by little, the bird helps Pandora […]

Fairy tales and folk tales, Family, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Folklore & Folk Tales, Friendship, Magic, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

The Legend of Robin Hood

Michaela Morgan

The Legend of Robin Hood describes how Robin Hood became an outlaw, formed his band of Merry Men and met Maid Marion.

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Folklore & Folk Tales, Friendship, Myths and Legends, Nature/ Outdoors, Romantic

AGES: 10-12

Cadi dan y Dwr

Bethan Gwanas

Mae Cadi’n mynd i gael picnic ar lan y môr. Wrth iddi orwedd mewn pwll dwr cynnes, braf, mae’n cael ei thynnu i lawr ac i lawr i waelod y môr mawr! Dyna pryd mae’n cwrdd â’i ffrind newydd, Mabli’r fôr-forwyn. Ond rhaid cadw’n ddigon pell oddi wrth ogof Morlais, y Morgi Mawr Gwyn… Stori […]

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Picture Books, Water

AGES: 3-7

The Phoenix of Persia

Amin Hassanzadeh Sharif & Sally Pomme Clayton

In a bustling marketplace in Iran, a traditional storyteller regales her audience with the tale of Prince Zal and the Simorgh. High up on the Mountain of Gems lives the Simorgh, a wise phoenix whose flapping wings disperse the seeds of life across the world. When King Sam commands that his long-awaited newborn son Zal […]

Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Faith/ Culture, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Folklore & Folk Tales, Historical, Magic, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends, Picture Books, Waddesdon Manor

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

The Night Dragon

Naomi Howarth

“I wish I could fly, and breathe fire, and fill the sky with great grey, sooty clouds,” Maud said to her friend, Mouse. Maud is picked on by the other dragons, so stays cooped up in her cave, sad and lonely. But when the chance comes, will her friend Mouse help her pluck up the […]

Fairy tales and folk tales, Friendship, Magic, Monsters, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

The Legend of the Frog

Guy Bass

Prince Frog is convinced he’s destined to rule the world … the trouble is, the world has ended. Undeterred, Frog sets out to claim his crown, armed with nothing more than a pair of Catastrophe Pants and his trusty stick, Basil Rathbone. But Frog soon realizes that the world isn’t quite as ended as he […]

Adventure, Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Fantasy, Funny, Magic, Science Fiction, Space/ Rockets

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Princess Swashbuckle

Deborah Allwright

Tired of the same old princess-meets-her-prince stories? Bored of princesses in frilly pink dresses? Fed up with princes getting all the action? Yes? So is Princess Swashbuckle. She’s Swashbuckle by name, swashbuckling by nature and she’s about to show the world what a great pirate captain she can be. Charmingly breaking the mould, Princess Swashbuckle is a […]

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Funny, Picture Books, Pirates

AGES: 7-10

There Is No Dragon In This Story

Deborah Allwright

A glorious story about dragons, heroes and one very big sneeze.

Fairy tales and folk tales, Fiction, Funny, Monsters, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

Little Red

Bethan Woollvin

A traditional tale with an unexpected twist!

Adventure, Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Fiction, Nature/ Outdoors

AGES: 3-7

Freddie and the Fairy

Julia Donaldson & Karen George

Illustrated by Karen George, Freddie and the Fairy is a delightful tale full of Julia Donaldson's trademark rhyme and wit, with a subtle message about hearing impairments.

Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Funny, Magic, Picture Books, Poetry

AGES: 3-7

The Crow’s Tale

Naomi Howarth

A beautiful debut book from author-illustrator Naomi Howarth.

Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Faith/ Culture, Fiction, Folklore & Folk Tales, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends, Waddesdon Manor

AGES: 3-7

Ella Bella Ballerina and Swan Lake

James Mayhew

Can Ella Bella help the swan princess to be reunited with her prince? Will she help to break the wicked sorcerer's spell? Will true love conquer all?

Biography, Fairy tales and folk tales, Music/ Dancing, Picture Books, School/ Learning

AGES: 3-7

Frogspell

CJ Busby

Max Pendragon is probably the worst squire in King Arthur's kingdom...

Fairy tales and folk tales, Fiction, Funny, Self-discovery

AGES: 7-10

The King of Capri

Jane Ray

A greedy king wakes up one morning and everything he owns has gone

Fairy tales and folk tales, Picture Books, Romantic

AGES: 3-7

Falling Out of the Sky

Rachel Piercey

Hansel and Gretel's witch takes us behind the scenes in her gingerbread cottage, and Medusa explains how the snakes on her head rule out a lot of options in everyday life – wearing a hat, for example.

Fairy tales and folk tales, Funny, Monsters, Myths and Legends, Poetry, Waddesdon Manor

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Imelda and the Goblin King

Briony May Smith

Dive into a story of how a brave and cunning little girl manages to defeat the evil Goblin King to save her fairy friends!

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Magic, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Ahmed and the Feather Girl

Jane Ray

Ahmed's life is changed when he finds a beautiful egg in the forest, and brings it back to the circus.

Adventure, Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Fantasy, Multicultural/international

AGES: 3-7

Can you Catch a Mermaid?

Jane Ray

Have you ever seen a mermaid? Eliza has!

Fairy tales and folk tales, Friendship, Picture Books, Self-discovery, Water

AGES: 3-7

The Dolls’ House Fairy

Jane Ray

A touching and memorable tale about friendship and caring for others.

Fairy tales and folk tales, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Magic, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Previously

Bruce Ingman

Do you know what Jack was doing before he climbed the beanstalk? Or what Jack and Jill were arguing about before they went up the hill? And what happened before that? And even before that?

Fairy tales and folk tales, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

The Witch with an Itch

Deborah Allwright

A spellbinding tale of the littlest witch, understanding an itch!

Fairy tales and folk tales, Funny, Picture Books, Poetry

AGES: 3-7

Blackberry Blue

Jamila Gavin

Prepare to enter a world of magicians, enchanted forests, talking animals and wicked witches . . .

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Fantasy, Magic, Monsters

AGES: All-Ages

Tales from Schwartzgarten: The Lily-Livered Prince: Book 3

Christopher William Hill

Meet Eugene, the most portly of princes, and Kalvitas, the most courageous of chocolate makers.

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Fantasy, Funny, Waddesdon Manor

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Dog Loves Fairytales

Louise Yates

Dog LOVES stories - and he especially loves fairy tales!

Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Folklore & Folk Tales, Funny, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

The Wickedest Witch in the World

Kaye Umansky

Hansel and Gretel as you’ve never read it before!

Fairy tales and folk tales, Fantasy, Fiction, Funny

AGES: 7-10

Masha and the Firebird

Margaret Bateson-Hill

Magical artwork enhances this beautiful story set in Russia.

Fairy tales and folk tales, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Magic, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Half a Creature from the Sea

David Almond

An anthology of dark, powerful and moving short stories from master storyteller David Almond, inspired by his childhood in the north-east of England.

Anthology, Fairy tales and folk tales, Fiction, Grief/Loss, School/ Learning, Spooky/Scary

AGES: 10-12

The Elephant’s Friend

Marcia Williams

These eight individual stories form a magical collection of India's best-loved animal folk tales.

Fairy tales and folk tales, Faith/ Culture, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Magic, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts

Lari Don

Fabled Beasts don't just exist in legends. They're real and they need help.

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Family, Fantasy, Magic, Monsters, Spooky/Scary

AGES: 10-12