# Books about fairy tales assigned in US schools

**12** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _fairy tales_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/fairy-tales
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore fairy tales

- [Chris Colfer](https://readinglist.school/author/chris-colfer) (2 books)
- [Adam Gidwitz](https://readinglist.school/author/adam-gidwitz)
- [Alan Schroeder](https://readinglist.school/author/alan-schroeder)
- [Audrey Wood](https://readinglist.school/author/audrey-wood)
- [Jon Scieszka](https://readinglist.school/author/jon-scieszka)
- [O'Malley, Kevin](https://readinglist.school/author/omalley-kevin)
- [Ruth Sanderson](https://readinglist.school/author/ruth-sanderson)

## fairy tales canon

- [A Tale Dark and Grimm](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tale-dark-and-grimm) by Adam Gidwitz _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Enchanted Wood](https://readinglist.school/book/enchanted-wood) by Ruth Sanderson _(Grades K–3)_
- [Giants Beware](https://readinglist.school/book/giants-beware) by Jorge Aguirre _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Heckedy Peg](https://readinglist.school/book/heckedy-peg) by Audrey Wood _(Grades K–3)_
- [Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude](https://readinglist.school/book/once-upon-a-cool-motorcycle-dude) by O'Malley, Kevin _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Rapunzel](https://readinglist.school/book/rapunzel) by Paul O. Zelinsky _(Grades 1–4)_
- [Smoky Mountain Rose](https://readinglist.school/book/smoky-mountain-rose) by Alan Schroeder _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell](https://readinglist.school/book/the-land-of-stories-the-wishing-spell) by Chris Colfer _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Secret of Platform 13](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-of-platform-13) by Eva Ibbotson _(Grades 3–5)_
- [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)_
- [The Uglified Ducky](https://readinglist.school/book/the-uglified-ducky) by Willy Claflin _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Wishing Spell](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wishing-spell) by Chris Colfer _(Grades 3–8)_

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