Well Read Kid

A list of our favorite beautifully illustrated fairy tales.

The Questing Knights of the Faerie Queen
by Geraldine McCaughrean

Snow White: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm
by Brothers Grimm, Illustrated by Charles Santore

Cupid and Psyche
by M. Charlotte Craft, Illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft
Also: Memoria Press 3rd Grade Read-Aloud Program
Also: What We Read: Greece

The Tale of The Firebird
by Gennady Spirin, Translated by Tatiana Popova
Also: Memoria Press 3rd Grade Read-Aloud Program

Sleeping Beauty
by Mahlon F. Craft, Illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten

The Sword in the Stone
by Terence Hanbury White, Illustrated by Dennis Nolan

The Selfish Giant
by Oscar Wilde, Illustrated by Ritva Voutila
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade

Hansel and Gretel
by Cynthia Rylant, Illustrated by Jen Corace

Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
by Marianna Mayer, Illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft
Also: What We Read: Russia

Snow-White and Rose-Red
by Brothers Grimm, Illustrated by Marjorie Cooper

Tenggren's Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights
by Gustaf Tenggren, Illustrated by Mary Pope Osborne

The Twelve Dancing Princesses
by Ruth Sanderson

The Snow Princess
by Ruth Sanderson

Cinderella
by Ruth Sanderson

Saint George and the Dragon
Retold by Margaret Hodges, Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Recommended Age: 6
Also: Caldecott Medal Winners
Also: What We Read: England

The Wild Swans
by Amy Ehrlich, Illustrated by Susan Jeffers

East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North
Illustrated by Kay Nielsen

Beauty and the Beast
by Marianna Mayer, Illustrated by Mercer Mayer

Rapunzel
by Paul O. Zelinsky
Recommended Age: 5
Also: Caldecott Medal Winners
Also: Memoria Press 3rd Grade Read-Aloud Program
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten

Classic Fairy Tales Vol 1
by Scott Gustafson