Here are the top 30 fairy tales, folk tales & myths books for 10 year olds. Please click Read Review to read book reviews on Amazon. You can also click Find in Library to check book availability at your local library. If the default library is not correct, please follow Change Library to reset it.
1. Skinny Girl Stew
by: Tracy Arnot, Ann Thompson Release date: Mar 01, 2001 Number of Pages: 77 Find in Library Read Review |
2. The Spirit of Steel (The Morus Chronicles Book 2)
by: J.R. Roper Release date: May 13, 2015 Number of Pages: 201 Find in Library Read Review |
Ethan will face beasts and enchantments on this dangerous adventure, from deep below the water’s surface to high in the mountains. Yet his greatest enemies stand by his side as the line between Light and Dark blurs in the search for the Spirit of Steel.
3. The Girl Who Saved Yesterday
by: Julius Lester, Carl Angel Release date: May 10, 2016 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
4. The Legend of Hong Kil Dong: The Robinhood of Korea (Aesop Prize (Awards))
by: Anne Sibley O’Brien Release date: Jul 01, 2006 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
5. Buried Treasures of the Pacific Northwest
by: W.C. Jameson Release date: Jan 30, 2006 Number of Pages: 192 Find in Library Read Review |
6. The Mystery of Dragon Bridge: A Peach Blossom Village Story
by: Ann Howard Release date: Aug 26, 2014 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
7. Native Ways: California Indian Stories and Memories
by: Malcolm Margolin, Yolanda Montijo, Malcolm Margolin, Yolanda Montijo Release date: Dec 01, 1995 Number of Pages: 128 Find in Library Read Review |
Native Ways has been approved by the California Department of Education and is listed in the Instructional Materials Approved for Legal Compliance Catalog.
8. Little Book of Fables (Groundwood Books)
by: Verónica Uribe, Constanza Bravo Release date: Aug 03, 2004 Number of Pages: 128 Find in Library Read Review |
well-known fabulists.
Verónica Uribe chose these fables for their inherent charm as amusing and popular stories known to many in one version or another. Young readers will recognize traditional favorites such as “The Fox and the Crow” and “The Shepherd and the Wolf” while other tales such as “The Milkmaid” and “Belling the Cat” may be new to them. The lessons derived from many of these fables have been adopted by cultures the world over and are reflected in familiar sayings such as “Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg” or “Slow and steady wins the race.”
Uribe includes fascinating, comprehensive notes at the end of the book describing the life history of Aesop, the origin of fables and the other early fabulists, and fables as morality tales.
Beautifully retold and humorously illustrated, this collection of fables will entertain readers both young and old. The small format and elegant design of the book make it an ideal gift selection.
9. The Mythical World of Atlantis, from Plato to Disney: Theories of the Lost Empire
by: Jeff Kurtti Release date: Jun 02, 2001 Number of Pages: 96 Find in Library Read Review |
10. Androcles And The Lion
by: Dennis Nolan Release date: Oct 01, 1997 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
11. Meow: Cat Stories from Around the World
by: Jane Yolen, Hala Wittwer Release date: Jul 26, 2005 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
Why are cats and mice enemies?
Why do cats always land on their feet?
Are cats as smart as they seem?
Here’s a story behind each of these feline traits. For centuries, people everywhere, from Tibet to Oman to Scotland to the United States, have been fascinated with cats and their intriguing personalities. In this captivating collection, New York Times best-selling author Jane Yolen has gathered and adapted cat stories, sayings, and nursery rhymes from around the world. The glowing jewel-like illustrations of cats galore in their native homes have been lavishly painted by Hala Wittwer.
12. Mysteries of Life in Children’s Literature
by: Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian, Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian Release date: Dec 02, 2014 Number of Pages: 200 Find in Library Read Review |
The wonders found in fairy tales and myths have enriched childhoods for centuries. In between “Once upon a time” and “happily ever after” we embark on adventures that seem an eternity away from our everyday lives, and yet through these adventures we are brought back to the innocence and beauty of the truth. In The Mysteries of Children’s Literature, journey through a treasury of well-known fables and folk tales, as well as others not so well known, and discover the wisdom hiding within them. In an age that rejects the moral absolutes and repudiates the whole idea of intrinsic evils, children’s literature restores the meaning of good and evil, beautiful and ugly, and normal and abnormal.
“Fairy tales clear the way for sanctity. They are the child’s first morality play, clear-cut, no-nonsense black and white, good and evil, life and death – with a bit of fun thrown in to alleviate the pain.” -Ethel Pochocki
13. The Legend of the Old Man of the Mountain (Myths, Legends, Fairy and Folktales)
by: Denise Ortakales, Robert Crawford Release date: Sep 22, 2004 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
14. The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
by: James Riordan, Shelley Fowles Release date: Mar 03, 2008 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
Sinbad’s adventures are the most fantastic of the stories in The Thousand and One Nights. During his twenty years as a merchant adventurer, Sinbad encounters a Rookh’s egg, a valley of diamonds, streams of amber, a terrifying sea-monster, an ogre’s feast, the Cave of the Dead, the Old Man of the Sea and much, much more… For this vibrant retelling, James Riordan has drawn particularly on Sir Richard Burton’s remarkable translation. Shelley Fowles tackles the illustrations with gusto and her comic touch gives these classic stories a highly contemporary feel.
15. #05 Tricky Spider Tales (Tricky Journeys TM)
by: Chris Schweizer, Courtney Huddleston Release date: Nov 01, 2013 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
16. Arabian Nights: Three Tales (Trophy Chapter Books)
by: Deborah Nourse Lattimore, Deborah Nourse Lattimore Release date: Nov 07, 2000 Number of Pages: 80 Find in Library Read Review |
Enter an underground cave and come face-to-face with the Queen of the Serpents.
Journey across a boundless desert to find the Lost City of Brass–and discover for yourself the horrible fate that befell its inhabitants.
Many years ago, the stars twinkled in the desert sky as a beautiful woman entertained a sultan for one thousand and one nights with tales of demons and jinns, sultans and sailors, glittering jewels and lost lands. In this lively and accessible retelling, Deborah Nourse Lattimore brings to wondrous life all the adventure and magic of three of those special tales–tales so amazing, they can’t be true.
Or can they?
17. The Dancing Fox
by: John Bierhorst, Mary K. Okheena Release date: May 20, 1997 Number of Pages: 192 Find in Library Read Review |
18. The Days When the Animals Talked: Black American Folktales and How They Came to Be (Young Readers)
by: William J. Faulkner, Troy Howell Release date: Mar 01, 1993 Number of Pages: 190 Find in Library Read Review |
19. The Raven Queen: The Feral Child Trilogy
by: Che Golden Release date: Oct 06, 2015 Number of Pages: 260 Find in Library Read Review |
20. Gods, Heroes, and Monsters: Discover the Wonders of Ancient Greek Myths
by: Selene Nicolaides Release date: Jul 01, 2016 Number of Pages: 80 Find in Library Read Review |
21. How Dark the Light Shines (Chronicles of the Secret Prince Book 3)
by: M.J. Bell Release date: Oct 15, 2015 Number of Pages: 241 Find in Library Read Review |
Long before Deston was born, the gods chose him to be the match which drives the darkness from the planet. But he has no desire to be the hero. All he wants is to fit in and live happily-ever-after with his parents and Margaux. The problem with that dream is, it can’t happen as long as Grossard has the Shard of Erebus.
For months Deston tries hiding out in the Great Bear Rainforest, denying who he is, but it eventually becomes obvious that no place is far enough away for him to escape his destiny. When the realization that his delays are only putting his loved ones in danger is finally forced upon him, he pushes aside his own wishes and accepts the mantle the gods laid out for him; for it’s going to take the human side of his nature to kill Grossard, and no other fae has that.
It’s Deston’s last epic journey—the final showdown between light and dark, good and evil, and he knows the risks are high. But what he doesn’t know is that even if he wins, it could very well cost him the very thing he wants most in the world—to become a real fae.
22. My Land Sings: Stories from the Río Grande
by: Rudolfo Anaya Release date: Nov 03, 2015 Number of Pages: 176 Find in Library Read Review |
Rich in the folklore of his ancestors, Rudolfo Anaya’s tales will delight young readers from across the globe. In stories both original and passed down, this bestselling author incorporates powerful themes of family, faith, and choosing the right path in life. In “Lupe and la Llorona,” a 7th grader searches for the legendary Llorana; in “The Shepard Who Knew the Language of Animals,” a shepherd named Abel saves a snake and gains the ability to understand the language of animals; In “Dulcinea,” a 15-year-old dances with the Devil. Other tales feature coyotes, ravens, a woodcutter who tries to cheat death, the Virgin Mary, a golden carp, and a young Latino who seeks immortality.
Deeply rooted in ancient mythological beliefs, these accounts of enchantment are as beautiful and mysterious as the Rio Grande itself—and serve as a testament to the lost art of oral storytelling.
This ebook features illustrations by by Amy Córdova.
23. Tales of Cats
by: Pleasant DeSpain Release date: Jul 01, 2016 Number of Pages: 80 Find in Library Read Review |
24. Way Up and Over Everything
by: Alice McGill, Jude Daly Release date: Mar 21, 2008 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
So begins this account of the author’s great-great-grandmother Jane, and how she meets a slave new to the plantation, a slave who would prove to have magical powers . . . created by the wish for freedom. Alice McGill remembers this story, passed down in her family through the generations, from her childhood and how her greatgrandmother told it to her “as if unveiling a great, wonderful secret. My siblings and I believed that certain Africans shared this gift of taking to the air—’way up and over everything.’”
25. When Lion Could Fly: And Other Tales from Africa
by: Nick Greaves, Rod Clement Release date: Sep 01, 1993 Number of Pages: 144 Find in Library Read Review |
26. The Woman Who Married a Bear
by: Elizabeth James, Atanas Release date: Mar 10, 2017 Number of Pages: 44 Find in Library Read Review |
27. #01 Tricky Coyote Tales (Tricky Journeys TM)
by: Chris Schweizer, Chad Allen Thomas Release date: Nov 01, 2013 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
28. #03 Tricky Fox Tales (Tricky Journeys TM)
by: Chris Schweizer, Michelle Paroline Release date: Nov 01, 2013 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
29. Aesop & Company: With Scenes from His Legendary Life
by: Barbara Bader, Arthur Geisert Release date: Mar 29, 1999 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
30. Beauties and Beasts (The Oryx Multicultural Folktale Series)
by: Betsy Hearne Release date: Apr 13, 1993 Number of Pages: 192 Find in Library Read Review |
Best Selling Books for 10 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Technology
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Sports & Outdoors
- Children’s Cookbooks
Recommended Books for 10 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Technology
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Sports & Outdoors
- Children’s Cookbooks
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