# 4th grade books about fairy tales

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

**Grade:** 4th grade  ·  **Theme:** fairy tales
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## 4th grade fairy tales reading list

- [A Tale Dark and Grimm](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tale-dark-and-grimm) by Adam Gidwitz _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2010)_
- [Giants Beware](https://readinglist.school/book/giants-beware) by Jorge Aguirre _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2012)_
- [Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude](https://readinglist.school/book/once-upon-a-cool-motorcycle-dude) by O'Malley, Kevin _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2005)_
- [Smoky Mountain Rose](https://readinglist.school/book/smoky-mountain-rose) by Alan Schroeder _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1997)_
- [The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell](https://readinglist.school/book/the-land-of-stories-the-wishing-spell) by Chris Colfer _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2012)_
- [The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales](https://readinglist.school/book/the-stinky-cheese-man-and-other-fairly-stupid-tales) by Jon Scieszka _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1992)_
- [The Wishing Spell](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wishing-spell) by Chris Colfer _(Grades 3–8 · pub 1990)_

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