Grades K-2

Usborne, 2009
Illustrator: Eva Muszynski
32 pages
Reading Level: 1.4
Animal Folklore, African-American Folklore

Brer Fox was chasing Brer Rabbit. To escape, Brer Rabbit jumped into the well bucket and fell into the well. When Brer Fox discovered where Brer Rabbit was, he was tricked into trading places with Brer Rabbit. Brer Rabbit escaped, while Brer Fox was stuck in the well!

Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009
25 pages
Reading Level: 1.6
Folklore, Bears

Browne's modern day version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is complemented by beautiful illustrations contrasting the story of the lost little girl versus the three bears.

Usborne, 2006
Illustrator: Desideria Guicciardini
48 pages
Reading Level: 2.2

When the king hears the poor miller bragging about his beautiful daughter, the king takes her and demands she turn the straw into gold. Her life depends on it, so when a little man came to the window, the miller's daughter let him in. She bargains with the little man. In the end, the daughter makes a deal she hope the little man will soon forget.

Knopf, 2007
Illustrator: J. Otto Seibold
34 pages
Reading Level: 2.3
Etiquette, Humor

B.B. Wolf lives in a retirement center. When he is invited to a tea party at the local library, his polite manners impress other the attendees.

Usborne First Reading, 2008
Illustrator: Petra Brown
48 pages
Reading Level: 2.3
Fairies, Animals, Birds, Marriage

When a toad steals Thumbelina and floats her down the river so she can marry Toadikin, the fish help free her. She sets off on an adventure led by a butterfly, but soon things take a turn for the worse. Eventually, as she experiences additional adventures, Thumbelina eventually saves a frozen swallow who returns the favor in the end.

Usborne, 2006
Illustrator: Mike Gordon
Reading Level: 2.6
144 pages

Includes The Princess and the Pea, Cinderella, and The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Sleeping Bear Press, 2010
Illustrator: Zachary Pullen
34 pages
Reading Level: 2.9
Ireland Folklore

Finn was a giant thought to be far from wise. As he seeks wisdom, he comes across a salmon on the end of his fishing line. Something magical happens, and Finn no longer lacks the wisdom he once sought.

Harper Collins, 2005
40 pages
Reading Level: 2.9
Tall Tales, Folklore

"Presents a collection of folk tales by early twentieth-century storyteller, Zora Neale Hurston." (Titlewave)

Harcourt Brace, 1992
32 pages
Reading Level: 2.2
African Trickster Tale

Zomo the Rabbit is quite clever, but he also wants to be wise. The Sky God promised Zomo wisdom if he can complete 3 nearly impossible tasks. Through the use of his own cleverness, Zomo proves he already has the wisdom longs to possess!

Mondo, 1994
Illustrator: Miriam Katin
22 pages
Reading Level: 2.9
Birds, Porquoi

This touching tale tells the story of how a cold, little bird repays the young woman's act of life-saving kindness.