Fairy Tales Books

Turkish fairy tales and folk tales

Levetus

The almost unique collection of Dr. Ignatius Kunos may therefore be regarded as a brand snatched from the burning; in any case it is an important “find,” as well for the scientific folk-lorist as for ..

Little Mexican & Other Stories

Aldous Huxley

My holidays had no variety. From the time when I first went to my preparatory school to the time when my parents came back for good from India—I was sixteen or seventeen then, I suppose—they were all ..

The Lost Giant, and Other American Indian Tales Retold

Violet Moore Higgins

Once upon a time, far back in the days when the elk, the moose, and the buffalo roamed over the hills and plains of North America, and little Indian children could call all the animals by name, there ..

Little Miss Dorothy

Martha James

Dorothy May was a dear little girl, whose soft eyes met yours with a twinkle in their brown depths. She was very fond of Cousin Ray, a bright-haired boy all curves and dimples, who lived quite near an..

The Starlight Wonder Book

Henry Beston

The Starlight Wonder Book is a collection of short stories for children written by Henry Beston. THE BRAVE GRENADIERTHE PALACE OF THE NIGHTTHE ENCHANTED BABYTHE TWO MILLERSTHE ADAMANT DOORTH..

Daffydowndilly and the Golden Touch

Alpha Banta Benson

There was once a little boy whose name was Daffydowndilly. Isn’t that a pretty name? Well, Daffydowndilly was a very pretty little boy. He had bright blue eyes and his cheeks were like roses, while hi..

Wonder Tales from Tibet

Eleanore Myers Jewett

The Siddhi-kur is a strange and mysterious creature! He is so old that we cannot even guess at his age, and he has traveled so many leagues from the land that originally produced him. Some Europe..

Fairy Tales for Workers' Children

Herminia zur Muhlen

The work of translating this little book of fairy tales for workers’ children is very small in comparison to the joy I get from the knowledge that you, my beloved young comrades, are going to enjoy it..