Tell A Fairy Tale Day
The Funtastic Festivities Booklists compile stories that relate to fun and festive days so that readers of all ages can join the celebration with a good book!
Saturday, February 26th, is Tell A Fairy Tale Day. We celebrate fantastic adventure stories with royalty, magic, and dragons. Fairy tales allow us to venture into worlds beyond our own while leaving us with lessons about kindness and the dangers of the woods. Let’s read and explore fairy tales today with loved ones!
Ages 4-6
A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers, illus. by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston (Candlewick Press) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action / Adventure, ages 4-6.
Hildie Bitterpickles Needs Her Sleep by Robin Newman, illus. by Chris Ewald (Creston Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Humor, ages 4-6.
It’s Not Jack and the Beanstalk by Josh Funk, illus. by Edwardian Taylor (Amazon / Two Lions) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, ages 4-6.
Maiden & Princess by Daniel Haack and Isabel Galupo, illus. by Becca Human (Little Bee) — Fiction, Picture Book, Poetry, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, ages 4-6.
Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin, illus. by Ebony Glenn (HarperCollins) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Music / Art, ages 4-6.
Power to the Princess: 15 Favorite Fairytales Retold with Girl Power by Vita Murrow, illus. by Julia Bereciartu (Quarto) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, ages 4-6.
The Prince and the Witch and the Thief and the Bears by Alastair Chisholm, illus. by Jez Tuya (Kane Miller) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Humor, Animals, ages 4-6.
Prince Ribbit by Jonathan Emmett, illus. by Poly Bernetene (Peachtree Publishing) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Animals, ages 4-6.
Princesses Wear Pants by Savannah Guthrie and Allison Oppenheim, illus. by Eva Byrne (ABRAMS) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series, ages 4-6.
The Seven Princesses by Smiljana Coh, illus. by Smiljana Coh (Running Press) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, ages 4-6.
The Tiny King by Taro Miura, illus. by Taro Miura (Candlewick Press) — Fiction, Picture Book, Concepts, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, ages 4-6.
The Three Little Yogis and the Wolf that Lost His Breath: A Fairy Tale to Help You Feel Better by Susan Verde, illus. by Jay Fleck (ABRAMS) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, ages 4-6.
Violet and Victor Write the Most Fabulous Fairy Tale by Alice Kuipers, illus. by Bethanie Deeney Murguia (Hachette) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, ages 4-6.
The Woman Who Flummoxed the Fairies by Heather Forest, illus. by Susan Gaber (August House) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action / Adventure, ages 4-6.
The Wrong Fairy Tale: Goldilocks and the Three Little Pigs by Tracey Turner, illus. by Summer Macon (Kane Miller) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Animals, ages 4-6.
Ages 7-12
The Crown Affair by Jeanie Franz Ransom, illus. Stephen Axelsen (Charlesbridge) — Fiction, Picture Book, Mystery / Thriller, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action / Adventure, ages 7-12.
Cursed by Jen Calonita (Sourcebooks) — Fiction, Prose, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action / Adventure, ages 7-12.
The Dollmaker of Krakow by R. M. Romero (Penguin Random House) — Fiction, Prose, Historical Fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action / Adventure, ages 7-12.
The Grimm Conclusion by Adam Gidwitz, illus. by Hugh D’Andrade (Penguin Random House) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action / Adventure, Humor, ages 7-12.
The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman (Penguin Random House) — Fiction, Prose, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Humor, Romance, ages 7-12.
Hocus & Pocus: The Legend of Grimm’s Woods by Manuro, illus. by Gorobei (Quirk Books) — Fiction, Graphic Novel, How-to / Activity, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action / Adventure, ages 7-12.
A Most Magical Girl by Karen Foxlee (Random House Children’s Books) — Fiction, Prose, Historical Fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, ages 7-12.
Power of a Princess by E. D. Baker (Bloomsbury) — Fiction, Prose, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action / Adventure, ages 7-12.
The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine by Philip C. Stead and Mark Twain, illus. by Erin Stead (Random House Children’s Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action / Adventure, ages 7-12.
Red: The (Fairly) True Tale of Red Riding Hood by Liesl Shurtliff (Charlesbridge) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Humor, ages 7-12.
The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse by Brian Farrey (Algonquin Young Readers) — Fiction, Prose, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action / Adventure, ages 7-12.
The Secret of Nightingale Wood by Lucy Strange (Scholastic) — Fiction, Prose, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Mystery / Thriller, ages 7-12.
Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige (Bloomsbury) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action / Adventure, Series, ages 7-12.
The Way to Rio Luna by Zoraida Córdova (Scholastic) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action / Adventure, ages 7-12.
Wicked Nix by Len Coakle, illus. by Jaime Zollars (ABRAMS) — Fiction, Prose, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, ages 7-12.
Yet Another Dreadful Fairy Book by Jon Etter (Chicago Review Press) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, ages 7-12.
Teen
The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter (HarperCollins) — Fiction, Prose, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Romance, Teen.
Geekerella: A Fangirl Fairy Tale by Ashley Poston (Quirk Books) — Fiction, Prose, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Romance, Teen.
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang, illus. by Jen Wang (Macmillan) — Fiction, Graphic Novel, Romance, LGBTQIA+, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Teen.
The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman, illus by Chris Riddell (HarperCollins) — Fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Teen.
Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco (Sourcebooks) — Fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series, Teen.
Have a great Tell A Fairy Tale Day!
List compiled by CBC’s resident trivia expert, Sommer Wissner. Check out other diverse book lists on our blog and from our Inclusivity Resources list.
