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Fables, Folk & Fairy Tales
are stories whose characters are usually animals, and that end in a moral meant to teach a lesson, such as Aesop's fable The Tortoise and the Hare. Folk Tales are stories that have been passed down within a culture through oral tellings and retellings, often by elders. The form in which they come to us is usually the consequence of their being collected and written down by scholars, the best example being the German stories, such as Hansel and Gretel collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the 19th century. Fairy Tales can be either Folk tales with fairies or other magical creaturesor events, such as Rumpelstiltskin, or other similar stories whose authorship is known, such as those written by Hans Christian Andersen or Oscar Wilde. Fables, Folk and Fairy Tales are found both in collections, often heavily illustrated, and individually in Picture Book format.
INDIVIDUAL STORIES
COLLECTIONS AND ANTHOLOGIES

Novels, Short Stories
These fictional stories differ from chapter books in that they are written for older children. Otherwise they are similar in that they are not written with limited vocabulary and simplified grammar, but with themes and characters that appeal to older elementary school children. These works bridge the gap between chapter books and young adult and adult fiction.
ADVENTURE | MYSTERY | SCIENCE FICTION | FANTASY | HISTORICAL FICTION | SCARY STORIES | SPORTS FICTION | HUMOROUS FICTION ANIMAL STORIES | CONTEMPORARY STORIES | ANTHOLOGIES

Myths, Legends, Tall Tales
Myths are a culture's traditional stories about gods, creation, and how things came to be. Legends are stories of great heroes or events of the distant past. Tall Tales are mainly an American form of Legend in which the hero is physically larger than life and whose accomplishments are outlandishly exaggerated. Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales are regarded by most people as fictional, being types of folklore, but they may have some roots in fact. Myths in particular may be part of a cultureÍs religious beliefs.
INDIVIDUAL STORIES
COLLECTIONS AND ANTHOLOGIES

Jokes, Riddles

Poetry
Poetry that's as enjoyable as it is meaningful to young children.

Discovery and Knowledge (non-fiction)
Books about real things, people, places, events, the arts, and things to do. This category includes most books normally classified in libraries as non-fiction.
SPORTS | BIOGRAPHIES | HISTORY | PEOPLE AND PLACES | SCIENCE AND NATURE | MUSIC AND THE ARTS | CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES

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