18 books like The Faber book of northern legends

What to read after The Faber book of northern legends — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Japanese Fairy Tales Yei Theodora Ozaki · 1905 · 196p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Japanese folktales are somewhat of a loaded term. In commonplace usage, it signifies a certain set of well-known classic tales, with a vague distinction of whether they fit the rigorous definition of folktale or not. The admixed imposters are literate written pieces, dating back to the Muromachi period (14th-16th centuries) or even earlier times in the Middle Ages. These would not normally… Shares: Legends, Folklore, Children's fiction

The Crimson Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1903 · 338p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Twenty four fairy tales from the folklore of Hungary, Russia, Rumania, Serbia, Tunis, Finland, Iceland, Japan, and Sicily. Shares: Tales, Folklore, Children's fiction

The Pink Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1897 · ★ 4.1 · 110p · ≈ 3h · Challenging A collection of more than thirty fairy tales gathered from all over the world. Shares: Tales, Folklore, Children's fiction

Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki Kevin Crossley-Holland · 1993 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A retelling of fourteen Norse myths about gods, monsters, giants, dwarfs, etc., their contests, quests, battles, etc., and the mysteries of creation, life, love, death and rebirth. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary. Shares: Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories Alvin Schwartz · 1984 · ★ 4.4 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries. Shares: Tales, Folklore, Children's fiction

The Scary Stories Treasury Alvin Schwartz · 1981 · ★ 4.3 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories. Shares: Tales, Folklore, Children's fiction

9 From the Nine Worlds Rick Riordan · 2018 · ★ 4.4 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Beloved characters from the Magnus Chase series star in these short stories, each set in a different one of the Nine Worlds from Norse mythology. The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy may have concluded, but we haven't heard the last of our favorite peeps from the Nine Worlds. Join Hearthstone, Blitzen, Samirah, Alex, Jack, T.J., Mallory, Halfborn, and more on a hilarious and… Shares: Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

The dragon's tears Manju Gregory · 2001 · 26p · ≈ 52m · Moderate Shares: Tales, Folklore, Children's fiction

Buri and the Marrow Henriette Barkow · 2000 · 24p · ≈ 48m · Moderate An old woman and her daughter foil the attempts of several hungry animals to eat her while journeying across the forest. Shares: Tales, Folklore, Children's fiction

The sword in the stone Grace Maccarone · 1992 · ★ 3.9 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Despite the boasting of grown men, only young Arthur is able to draw a sword from a stone, thereby becoming king. Shares: Legends, Folklore, Children's fiction

The runaway Kate O'Hearn · 2017 · ★ 4.4 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Freya and Archie are sent back to Earth by Odin in order to locate a banished Valkyrie and bring her back to Asgaard. But Brunnhilde has built a life for herself on Earth and has no desire to return. And what Freya learns about that life, changes her understanding of her own family"-- Shares: Norse Mythology, Folklore, Children's fiction

Dear Mili Maurice Sendak · 1957 · 40p · ≈ 1h · Moderate In order to save her daughter from a terrible war, the mother sends her into the forest telling her to return in three days. She meets St. Joseph who cares for her for three days, which in reality is thirty years. Shares: Tales, Legends, Folklore, Children's fiction

The Sword and the Circle Rosemary Sutcliff · 1981 · ★ 4.5 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A retelling of the adventures and exploits of King Arthur and his knights at the court of Camelot and elsewhere in the land of the Britons. Shares: Legends, Folklore, 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: Folklore, 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: Folklore, 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: Folklore, Children's fiction

The Cat Who Went to Heaven Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth · 1930 · ★ 3.7 · 63p · ≈ 2h · Challenging A little cat comes to the home of a poor Japanese artist and, by humility and devotion, brings him good fortune. Shares: Tales, Folklore, Children's fiction

Scary Stories 3 Alvin Schwartz · 1991 · ★ 3.9 · 115p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares: Tales, Folklore, Children's fiction Shares: Tales, Folklore, Children's fiction

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