I have several 3rd graders who are hooked on fairy tale novels. I think most of them were hooked with the Whatever After series early in the year, and they've moved on from there (even though they devour the new ones as they are released). Many books I have in the classroom. Others, they've discovered on their own and shared with other readers who have similar tastes. There are so many series out there that fit exactly what these kids are looking for---fairy tales or something connected in some way to the fairy tales they know and love. These are some of the favorites in the classroom right now. They are all great for grades 3-5ish.
The Whatever After Series--You can learn more about this series on the Scholastic website.
Hero's Guide to Saving the Kingdom--The series website is here.
The Grace Lin trilogy (3rd one due out this year) is a great series for kids who enjoy other fantasy/fairy tales. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is the first in this trilogy.
We are currently reading aloud Rump by Liesl Shurtliff. My kids love this one and are anxious to read the other two in this series, Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk and Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood.
The Kingdom Keepers series isn't quite a fairy tale but there are lots of familiar characters and storylines as it takes place in Disney World! There is a Kingdom Keepers website that you can visit here.
The Sisters Grimm( Fairy Detectives is the first in the series) is another great fairy tale series by Michael Buckley.
A new favorite is the Hamster Princess series by Ursula Vernon (author of the Dragonbreath series). I read this one last summer and could not believe how much I loved this princess and the humor in these stories. There are only 2 out in the series but we hope there are lots more coming soon!
And we love the Tuesdays at the Castle series at our school. Last year we were lucky enough to host Jessica Day George for an author visit and it's been fun to see kids continue to be excited about the new books in the series too!
This is one of my favorite kinds of books so it has been fun to watch a group of 3rd graders discover the fun in these this year!
by Elisa Amado
by Kate Bernheimer
by Barbara Bottner
by Andrea Cheng
by Kate Cleminson
by Carolyn Crimi
by Mem Fox
by Michael Garland
by Dennis Haseley
by Julian Hector
by Amy Hest
by Tad Hills
by William Joyce
by Jesse Klausmeier
by Lane Smith
by David Ezra Stein
by Mo Willems
by Louise Yates
by John Green
by Markus Zusak
by Gail Carson Levine
by Laura Purdie Salas
by Penny Kittle
by Donalyn Miller
