18 books like Aesop's Fables

What to read after Aesop's Fables — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling · 1922 · ★ 4.0 · 113p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Seven tales that explain special things about animals, such as how the whale got his tiny throat, the camel his hump and the leopard his spots. Shares: Children's fiction

The light princess George MacDonald · 1926 · ★ 4.0 · 44p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Because she is not invited to the christening of the princess, the King's sister casts a spell depriving the child of gravity and the ability to weep tears. Shares: Fables, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) Andrew Lang · 1901 · ★ 4.0 · 266p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Thirty-five fairy tales from the folklore of Japan, Serbia, Lithuania, Africa, Portugal, Romania, and Russia. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

Snow Queen Hans Christian Andersen · 2012 · 85p · ≈ 2h · Moderate The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen is a collection of classic stories that have inspired movies, animation, plays, ballets, and much more. Some of the most popular tales in this collection are The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor’s Clothes, The Philosopher’s Stone, and The Nightingale. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

Fairy Tales Hans Christian Andersen · 1990 The collection consists of more than 20 stories by Hans Christian Andersen, including such favorites as The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Thumbelina, The Princess and the Pea. This edition features illustrations by Arthur Rackham, a famous artist from the Golden Age of book illustration, who created fascinating images of… Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Lilac Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1910 · 186p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Thirty-three fairy tales including The one-handed girl and The raspberry worm. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The tale of Johnny Town-Mouse Beatrix Potter · 1900 · ★ 3.8 · 58p · ≈ 1h · Challenging When the country mouse and the town mouse visit each other, they each conclude that there is no place like home Shares: Fables, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Spiderwick Chronicles Tony DiTerlizzi · 2004 · ★ 4.0 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate German-language description Jared und seine Geschwister Simon und Mallory haben in dem alten Haus, in dem sie seit kurzem wohnen, eine geheimnisvolle Entdeckung gemacht: Arthur Spiderwicks Handbuch der magischen Geschöpfe! Plötzlich eröffnet sich den Kindern eine Welt voller Magie und Zauberwesen – doch nicht alle sind ihnen freundlich gesonnnen. Urplötzlich heiklen Situationen und ungeahnten… Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Sleeping Beauty Arthur Quiller-Couch · 1910 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Challenging The Sleeping Beauty told at length, with the hundred years of sleep and the family the prince has to leave, and other tales retold by a scholar-novelist for children. Quiller-Couch edited the Oxford Book of English Verse and wrote as a professor who never lost the storyteller's ear. The additions to Perrault are made with an obvious relish for the parts he thought too short. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Green Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1892 · ★ 4.2 · 120p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Fairy tales gathered from the folklore of Russia, Germany, Italy, France, China, Scotland, and England. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Brown Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1904 · 215p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Thirty-two fairy tales from the folklore of Africa, Australia, Brazil, India, New Caledonia, and Persia. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Frog Princess Elizabeth Dawson Baker · 2002 · ★ 3.9 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Princess Emeralda aka Emma isn't exactly an ideal princess. Her laugh is more like a donkey's bray than tinkling bells, she trips over her own feet and she does not like Prince Jorge, whom her mother hopes she will marry. But if Emma ever thought to escape her troubles, she never expected it to happen by turning into a frog! When convinced to kiss a frog so he might return to being a prince,… Shares: Fables, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Patchwork Girl of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1913 · ★ 3.9 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Challenging "Where's the butter, Unc Nunkie?" asked Ojo. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Orange Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1906 · 254p · ≈ 8h · Challenging A collection of fairy tales brought and translated from Rhodesia, Uganda, and Punjaub. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Grey Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1900 · ★ 4.0 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Challenging A collection of thirty-five fairy tales from the folklore of Lithuania, Africa, Germany, Greece, and France, and other parts of the world. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Book of Dragons Edith Nesbit · 1973 · ★ 3.9 · 104p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Eight madcap tales of unpredictable dragons — including one made of ice, another that takes refuge in the General Post Office, and a fire-breathing monster that flies out of an enchanted book and eats an entire soccer team! Marvelous adventure and excitement for make-believers of all ages. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Road to Oz L. Frank Baum · 1909 · ★ 3.7 · 127p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Dorothy and her friends follow the enchanted road to Oz and arrive in time for Ozma's birthday party. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The dragons of Blueland Ruth Stiles Gannett · 1951 · ★ 4.1 · 93p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Elmer must come once again to the aid of his flying baby dragon when men discover its retreat and begin to hunt it. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

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