Robin Hood
by J. Walker McSpadden
Robin Hood is the leader of a band of men who live in the forest. He and his band help the poor people survive.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
A story told by 'Huck' (Huckelberry) Finn, who has to return to live with his drunken father. He escapes and meets the runaway slave, Jim, and they travel together.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
With their new friend Dorothy, The Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion follow the yellow brick road to the Land of Oz.
Cinderella
by George Routledge and Sons (Folktale)
Cinderella is a sweet girl who constantly cleans her stepmother's house and is treated cruelly. She makes friends with the critters and animals around the house that help her everyday.
Sherlock Holmes - A Study in Scarlet
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The novel about the smartest detective, Sherlock Holmes. He and his sidekick, Doctor Watson, solve mysteries.
Mrs. Peter Rabbit
by Thornton W. Burgess
A story about Peter Rabbit who lives with his mother and three sisters. They take many adventures through the farmer, Mr. Mcgregor's, garden patch.
Pinocchio
by C. Collodi
A story about a puppet, Pinocchio, who wants to become a real boy. His friend, Jiminy cricket, helps him all throughout his adventures.
Jungle Tales of Tarzan
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
This tale is about a boy named Tarzan who is a human raised in a tribe of apes. He struggles with being a human in the jungle but through his adventures helps many animals and humans.
Mother Goose
by W.W. Denslow
Mother Goose holds all of the beloved nursery rhymes and tales in one collection. She is the keeper of bed time moments.
Rumplestiltskin
by The Brothers Grimm (German Fairy Tale)
The fairy tale about Rumpelstiltskin and his deal with the queen to take her first-born child. In order to keep her child the Queen has to guess Rumpelstiltskin's name in three days time.
The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling
The story about Mowgli, a boy raised by a pack of wolves. Baloo, the Bear and Bagheera the Black Panther, become his friends too and protect him from the dangers.
The Hare and the Tortoise
in Aesop's Fables
The Hare makes fun of the Tortoise because he's slow. He then challenges the Tortoise to a race.
The Snow Queen
by Hans Christian Andersen
A story about the evil snow queen who tricks Kay to fall in love with snowflakes, and brings him to her palace. Gerda, his best friend, sets out to find Kay and save him from the Snow Queen.
Snow White
by Laura E. Richards
A tale of a girl named Snow White who is the most beautiful woman in the world. She is kidnapped and taken to the woods where she meets and lives with seven dwarfs.
White Fang
by Jack London
The narrative about White Fang, a wolf-dog, that grows up in a Native American tribe in Canada. He hunts, fights and fends for his life.
The Pied Piper of Homelin
by Robert Browning
A legend of a city infested with rats. The people hire a piper to play a song that guides the rats away, but they never pay the piper. He gets mad and seeks revenge.
Three Blind Mice
by John W. Ivimey
A tale of three mice and their travels. They learn from a farmer and his wife while roaming along.
The Three Little Pigs
Fairy Tale
A fairy tale about three pigs that are enemies to the Big, Bad Wolf. They build houses to protect themselves because the wolf is hungry for piggy.
The Three Bears
by Robert Southey
The fairy tale of a girl named Golden Hair, who finds the house of Papa bear, Mama bear, and Tiny bear. She enters the empty house only to be discovered by the bear family later.
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The story of Mary Lennox, a 10-year old who goes to live with her uncle in England. She meets new friends and discovers a secret garden.
The Ugly Ducking
by Hans Christian Andersen
A famous fairytale about a duckling who hatched later than the other ducks around him. He looks different and suffers greatly while growing up.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
A story about a girl named Alice who falls into a rabbit hole that leads to a fantasy world. She meets many new creatures and strangers in this world as she tries to find her way out.
Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery
The Cuthbert family mistakenly adopts Anne, an orphan girl with red hair and freckles. Anne learns how to help on the farm and begins school in her new home.
The Sleeping Beauty
by C.S. Evans
A tale about a King and Queen who celebrate the birth of their baby girl, Briar-Rose. She is cast under a spell by an evil witch, but has fairy godmothers to help her.
Hansel and Grethel
by Hamilton Wright Mabie (editor)
A well-known fairytale about Hansel and Grethel who are brother and sister. Lost in the forest an evil witch finds them and the two siblings work together to escape her cottage.
Nights with Uncle Remus
by Joel Chandler Harris
African American tales concerning Bre'r fox and his friends. Bre'r Fox tries to trick them but finds out that they, too, are very smart.
Jack and the Beanstalk
English Folktale
The story of Jack who sells his cow for magical beans. His beanstalks grow so big that he climbs them and discovers a world with giants.
Rapunzel
by The Brothers Grimm
The daughter of the king and Queen, Rapunzel, was given to the evil witch, who took her deep in the forest to live in a tower. Rapunzel's long hair allowed anyone to enter the tower, especially her new friend, the prince.
Peter and Wendy
by J.M. Barrie
The story of Peter who doesn't want to grow up and flies. He and his friend, Wendy, travel to Never Never Land where they have many adventures.
In the Court of King Arthur
by Samuel E. Lowe
Stories about King Arthur and his court in Camelot. King Arthur was the proper king as he pulled the sword, Excalibur, out of the stone and received other magical aid.
Humpty Dumpty
by W.W. Denslow
Originally written as a rhyme, Humpty Dumpty, the egg, falls off of the wall he's sitting on and shatters. The king's men ride their horses to try to help put him together.
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
A novel about the vampire, Dracula, and his human connections. The two different lifestyles collide and John Harker and his friends create plans to destroy Dracula.
Red Riding Hood
by The Brothers Grimm
The tale of Red Riding Hood and her travels to see her grandmother. She meets the Wolf along the way who stops to speak with her and hopes to eat her by the end of the night.
Treasure Island
by R.L. Stevenson
The adventures of Jim Hawkins and his mother are told throughout this tale. They find a treasure map and decide to sail out to find the buried goods.
Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
The novel about Ishmael's quest with Captain Ahab. Captain Ahab has one goal, to find Moby Dick, the whale and sails with Ishmael to find the monster of the sea.
The Arabian Nights
by Kate D. Wiggin and Nora A. Smith (editor)
The story of a Persian King and Scheherazade, his new wife, who the King will likely kill. Each night she tells the king a story, but never finishes so he won't kill her, as he wants to hear the end of her story.