Here are the top 30 fairy tales, folk tales & myths books for 9 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. The Odyssey
by: Gillian Cross, Neil Packer Release date: Sep 11, 2012 Number of Pages: 178 Find in Library Read Review |
Odysseus faces storm and shipwreck, a terrifying man-eating Cyclops, the alluring but deadly Sirens, and the fury of the sea-god Poseidon as he makes his ten-year journey home from the Trojan War. While Odysseus struggles to make it home, his wife, Penelope, fights a different kind of battle as her palace is invaded by forceful, greedy men who tell her that Odysseus is dead and she must choose a new husband. Will Odysseus reach her in time? Homer’s epic, age-old story is powerfully told by Carnegie Medalist Gillian Cross and stunningly illustrated by rising talent Neil Packer.
2. Skinny Girl Stew
by: Tracy Arnot, Ann Thompson Release date: Mar 01, 2001 Number of Pages: 77 Find in Library Read Review |
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. Ravenheart (Ravenheart Series)
by: K. A. Thomas Release date: Oct 01, 2008 Number of Pages: 244 Find in Library Read Review |
6. Fantastic, Fabulous Creatures & Beasts
by: Melanie Dellas, Christopher Bennett Release date: Nov 10, 2010 Number of Pages: 54 Find in Library Read Review |
7. The Banyan Deer: A Parable of Courage and Compassion
by: Rafe Martin, Richard Wehrman Release date: Apr 10, 2010 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
8. Buried Treasures of the Pacific Northwest
by: W.C. Jameson Release date: Jan 30, 2006 Number of Pages: 192 Find in Library Read Review |
9. The Answered Prayer: And Other Yemenite Folktales
by: Sharlya Gold, Mishael Maswari Caspi Release date: Feb 23, 2004 Number of Pages: 80 Find in Library Read Review |
10. The Best of Grimm’s Fairy Tales: In Modern Language
by: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm Release date: Jun 17, 2009 Number of Pages: 196 Find in Library Read Review |
11. Tales of King Arthur: King Arthur and the Round Table (Books of Wonder)
by: Hudson Talbott, Hudson Talbott Release date: Sep 27, 1995 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
As a lad of only sixteen years, Arthur pulled the sword from the stone and thus became High King of all Britain. But scarcely has he begun to arrange his court when twelve of the country’s lesser kings, jealous of Arthur’s glory, declare war on him.
Culminating in the Battle of Bedegraine, this war is fateful in more ways than one–for not only does it secure Arthur’s place among his people, it also unites his destiny with that of Lady Guinevere.
In this, the second volume of his Tales of King Arthur series, Hudson Talbott masterfully retells the saga of Arthur’s early days as leader of Britain, his building of Camelot, and the dedication of the Round Table–a unique brotherhood of knights devoted to unity and peace.
Hudson Talbott’s thrilling text and dazzling paintings bring this tale of heroism, romance, and pageantry to life. The scenes of daring battle and the splendor of Arthur’s court are re, produced here in glorious full color for readers to turn to again and again.
12. The Boy & His Mud Horses: & Other Stories from the Tipi
by: Paul Goble, Albert White Hat Sr. Release date: Mar 16, 2010 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
13. 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.
14. Dance, Nana, Dance / Baila, Nana, Baila: Cuban Folktales in English and Spanish (English and Spanish Edition)
by: Joe Hayes, Mauricio Trenard Sayago Release date: Oct 01, 2008 Number of Pages: 128 Find in Library Read Review |
“With a style that captures the rhythmic pulse of the Cuban way of life, the vibrant storytelling in this collection of tales by Joe Hayes will delight Spanish-speaking and English-speaking children alike. The accurate translation builds familiarity in reading and expressing ideas in a second language. The colorful illustrations reflect the warmth of Cuban folk art. We hope that this anthology will inspire young readers to gain great awareness of Cuban cultural sensibilities.”—The American Folklore Society
If you travel to Cuba, the people will greet you with a smile. Right away they’ll want you to come to their home and eat a meal. In the meal, you’ll find a mixture of foods and flavors from Spain and Africa—and from many Caribbean cultures as well. In Cuban folktales, you will taste the same delicious mixture of flavors.”
Folklorist and storyteller Joe Hayes first visited Cuba in 2001. He fell in love with the island and its people and began to look for opportunities to meet and listen to Cuban storytellers and to share the stories he knew from the American Southwest. He has returned every year, establishing a rich cultural exchange between US and Cuban storytellers. Out of that collaboration came this savory collection of Cuban folktales, which Joe frames with an introduction and an all-important Note to Storytellers.
Joe Hayes is one of America’s premier storytellers. His bilingual Spanish-English tellings have earned him a distinctive place among America’s storytellers. Joe has published over twenty books. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and travels extensively throughout Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
Mauricio Trenard Sayago was born in Santiago de Cuba in 1963. He was raised in a home that was closely linked with art and was surrounded by the artistic debates sustained by the various artists and art history professors in his family. This environment strongly influenced him. Mauricio came to the United States in 2000, and now lives in Brooklyn.
15. The Sweet Adventures of Henry P. Twist
by: B. W. Van Alstyne Release date: Dec 16, 2014 Number of Pages: 126 Find in Library Read Review |
Henry loses his job and, with nowhere else to go, finds lodgings in a dilapidated retirement home in the countryside. Feeling miserable, old and useless, and wondering just what he will do, he meets a strange little man dressed in brightly colored clothes. The little man tells Henry of a wonderful place where he will never grow older; a place where he can be young and useful once again. He convinces Henry to follow him to this magical place where time moves differently and everything is edible – the Sweet Lands. As Henry starts a new life there, however, he soon learns that even in the Sweet Lands there may be danger lurking around the corner.
In this novella for middle readers, an elderly pastry chef rediscovers his youth in a land of faerie myth and magic.
16. Watermelons, Walnuts, and the Wisdom of Allah: And Other Tales of the Hoca
by: Barbara K. Walker, Harold Berson Release date: Jan 15, 1991 Number of Pages: 72 Find in Library Read Review |
17. Little Book of Fables (Groundwood Books)
by: Veronica Uribe, Constanza Bravo Release date: Aug 03, 2004 Number of Pages: 128 Find in Library Read Review |
18. The Maiden of Northland: A Hero Tale of Finland
by: Aaron Shepard, Carol Schwartz Release date: May 01, 1996 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
19. 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 |
20. The Fabrics of Fairy Tale: Stories Spun from Far and Wide
by: Tanya Batt, Rachel Griffin Release date: Sep 28, 2000 Number of Pages: 80 Find in Library Read Review |
21. The Troll With No Heart in His Body and Other Tales of Trolls from Norway
by: Lise Lunge-Larsen, Betsy Bowen Release date: May 24, 2013 Number of Pages: 96 Find in Library Read Review |
Born and raised in Norway, Lise Lunge-Larsen, known to many as “the Troll Lady,” met her first troll at the age of three, and the experience shaped her understanding of the natural world as a place alive and full of mysterious creatures and stories. She has been a storyteller for more than thirty years, and children still beg for “just one more troll story.”
What are trolls and why do children love them so much? As tall as trees and as ancient and rugged as the Norwegian landscape from which they come, trolls are some of folklore’s most fascinating and varied creatures. In this collection of nine troll tales, Lunge-Larsen brings a combination of childhood memories and careful research to the retelling of each story, while Betsy Bowen’s striking woodcuts are as timeless and rare as the trolls themselves.
22. Androcles And The Lion
by: Dennis Nolan Release date: Oct 01, 1997 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
23. De oro y esmeraldas: mitos, leyendas y cuentos popules de latinoamérica
by: Lulu Delacre, Lulu Delacre Release date: Nov 01, 1998 Number of Pages: 80 Find in Library Read Review |
24. Likely Fictions
by: K. Marvick, Brooklyn Henke Release date: Dec 05, 2012 Number of Pages: 250 Find in Library Read Review |
25. 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 |
26. 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.
27. Sleeping Beauty
by: Adele Geras, Christian Birmingham Release date: Oct 17, 2003 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
28. The Story Bag
by: Kim So-Un, Setsu Higashi Release date: Aug 21, 2012 Number of Pages: 229 Find in Library Read Review |
Written with earthy wit and pathos, these Korea children’s tales unveil the inevitable foibles of people everywhere and expose the human-like qualities of animals and the animal-like qualities of humans. Pulsating with the rhythm of life and the seasons, these stories transport the reader to a wonderland, where a tiny mouse teaches filial piety to a spoiled child, a blind man can “see” evil spirits, and fleas drink rice wine.
It is somehow deeply reassuring to know that even in present-day war-ravaged and politically-divided Korea, these same stories are still being told, just as they have been for generations.
29. Tales of Wisdom and Wonder
by: Hugh Lupton, Niamh Sharkey Release date: Mar 03, 2000 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
30. Under the Ice
by: Rachel A. Qitsualik, Jae Korim Release date: Sep 01, 2012 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
Best Selling Books for 9 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Children’s Cookbooks
- 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
Recommended Books for 9 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Children’s Cookbooks
- 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
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