# 3rd grade Fairy Tale/Folklore books

**4** fairy tale/folklore books commonly assigned to 3rd grade students in US schools. Every title's grade range covers 3rd grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 3rd grade  ·  **Genre:** Fairy Tale/Folklore
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/fairy-tale-folklore/grade/3
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.
**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## 3rd grade Fairy Tale/Folklore reading list

- [Many Moons](https://readinglist.school/book/many-moons) by James Thurber _(Grades K–3 · pub 1943)_
- [Smoky Mountain Rose](https://readinglist.school/book/smoky-mountain-rose) by Alan Schroeder _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1997)_
- [The Legend of Mackinac Island](https://readinglist.school/book/the-legend-of-mackinac-island) by Kathy-jo Wargin _(Grades 2–8 · pub 1999)_
- [Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears](https://readinglist.school/book/why-mosquitoes-buzz-in-peoples-ears) by Verna Aardema _(Grades K–3 · pub 1975)_

---

_Generated from primary-source citations indexed on ReadingList.school. HTML view: https://readinglist.school/genre/fairy-tale-folklore/grade/3._