Kids: Fairytales and fables

Find a book here featuring fairies, folk tales, myths and legends, magic, and maybe a few medieval themes too!

Updated July 28, 2025
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Wellington City Libraries Children's team at Wellington City Libraries
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The Fairy Tale Fan Club : legendary letters collected by C.C. Cecily
Ayoade, Richard
Paper Book
Cautionary verses
Belloc, Hilaire
Paper Book
If you are you prone to telling tales or running away then ignore these poems at your peril or you might suffer the same fate as Matilda, Who told lies and was Burned to Death or Jim, Who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a Lion! First published over a hundred years...
Stories for bedtime
Blyton, Enid
Paper Book
A dreamy collection of tales by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! From adventures with sleepy giants to bedtime stories about how Bobs the dog got a cold nose, drift into dreamland with these short stories by Enid Blyton. Look out for...
The School for Good and Evil
Chainani, Soman
Paper Book
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is now a major motion picture from Netflix, starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett, and many more! A dark and enchanting fantasy adventure for those who prefer fairytales with a twist.....
Pinocchio
Collodi, Carlo
Paper Book
(Trans. by E Harden)
Into the uncut grass
Noah, Trevor
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'What will we find in the uncut grass? 'It depends on what we're looking for.' From the author of the #1 bestselling Born a Crime comes a gorgeously illustrated fable about a young child's journey...
Once Upon A Fairytale : A Choose-Your-Own Fairytale Adventure
O'Hara, Lauren.
Paper Book
From the inimitable Natalia and Lauren O'Hara, Once Upon a Fairytale is an enchanting story where the reader gets to decide on the adventure, and the possibilities are endless. Did you ever wish to feast with fairies, live in a tree, or ride a unicorn across the sun-lit...
The little prince
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de
Paper Book
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's tender and magical classic fable, adapted for picture book readers for the very first time! Please - draw me a sheep. I blinked. The voice belonged to a charming little prince. The characters of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's...

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