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Miscellany

Pick a bar to narrow the shelf. Every panel below follows the same filter — the two charts, the plot, and the list of books — and each bar says how many books choosing it would leave you with.

3815 books on the shelf

3815 filed under a genre

16 genres

6 with no recorded year

For the same counts drawn as figures, see Statistics.

6 of them record no publication year at all — show those books.

Showing 110 of 3815 books, filtered by Folk Tale Clear all

Titles by genre

Each bar counts the books of that genre which survive the year filter, so it says what picking that genre would leave you with. The 0 books filed under no genre at all are in no bar here.

Titles by year published

The whole timeline, back to the catalogue's oldest book. The bars widen as they go back, because equal-width bars across four thousand years would press everything before 1900 into a single pixel — where the statistics page leaves those books out of its chart and says so in the caption, the explorer has to be able to reach them, so its bars change width instead of stopping. Each bar counts the books of that era which survive the genre filter.

Two measures at a time

The books above, as dots. 72 of the 110 carry both measures and can be plotted; a book missing a measure has no place on that axis, so it is left off rather than drawn at zero. Each axis covers the middle 98% of what is shown, with 2 books outside the frame.

Point at a dot to see which book it is, and where it sits on each axis. Click one to open that book's own page of neighbours — the same book, in the middle of a map, with the books closest to it around it.

Horizontal axis

Vertical axis

Number of pages

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Word count

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The 110 books that match

Adventures with a Microscope by Richard Headstrom, 1977 Folk Tale
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All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall, 2006 Folk Tale
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Lexile

950L

AR

5.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South by Gail Jarrow, 2022 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

1080L

AR

8.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope, 1734 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz, 2010 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

690L

AR

4.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
At the Edge of the World by Avi, 2006 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

730L

AR

4.8

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer, 1999 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

350L

AR

1.3

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Better Known as Johnny Appleseed by Mabel Leigh Hunt, 1950 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here
Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, 1887 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

1120L
Chicken Little by folk tale, 1840 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here
Chinese Menu by Grace Lin, 2023 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

AR

7.1

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Cinderella by folk tale, 1697 Folk Tale
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Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman, 2023 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

AR

3.9

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Eagle Drums by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson, 2023 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

910L

AR

6.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
East by Edith Pattou, 2005 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

900L

AR

6.1

AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, 1890 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

1040L
Ernie's War: The Best of Ernie Pyle's World War II Dispatches by Ernie Pyle, 1986 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here
Fables by Jean de La Fontaine, 1668 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here
Fables by Aesop, -600 Folk Tale
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AR

9.7
Far Far Away by Tom McNeal, 2013 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

790L

AR

5.3

AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney, 2003 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

730L

AR

5.1

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Goha the Wise Fool by Denys Johnson-Davies, 2005 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

860L

AR

4.8

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Grimm Fairy Tales by Grimm, 1812 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here
Hans in Luck by Brothers Grimm, 1819 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

1040L
Harriet the Invincible by Ursula Vernon, 2015 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

810L

AR

5.1

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Heidi by Joanna Spyri, 1880 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

1200L

AR

8.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve, 2008 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

890L

AR

5.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales by Virginia Hamilton, 1995 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

960L

AR

4.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
How the Leopard Got His Claws by Chinua Achebe, 2011 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

AR

3.5

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine Jinks, 2013 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

790L

AR

5.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Iktomi and the Berries: A Plains Indian Story by Paul Goble, 1989 Folk Tale
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In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz, 2012 Folk Tale
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Lexile

630L

AR

4.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
In The Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World by Virginia Hamilton, 1988 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

700L

AR

4.5

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Is It Real?: The Loch Ness Monster by Candace Fleming, 2025 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

AR

6.0

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly, 2019 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

600L

AR

4.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Legend of the White Buffalo Woman by Paul Goble, 1998 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

850L

AR

4.6

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story From China by Ed Young, 1989 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

670L

AR

3.5

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War by Kathy Henderson, 2006 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

910L

AR

5.1

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Mañanaland by Pam Muñoz Ryan, 2020 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

650L

AR

4.5

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa by Verna Aardema, 1994 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

760L

AR

5.0

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi, 2008 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

840L

AR

5.9

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe, 1987 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

790L

AR

4.3

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Mysterious Tales of Japan by Rafe Martin, 1996 Folk Tale
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My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie, 1996 Folk Tale
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Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris, 2002 Folk Tale
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Lexile

840L

AR

5.7

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Ouch! A Tale From Grimm by Natalie Babbitt, 1998 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

670L

AR

3.9
Parables from Nature by Margaret Gatty, 1903 Folk Tale
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Paul Bunyan and His Great Blue Ox by Wallace Wadsworth, 1964 Folk Tale
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Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Salley Mavor, 2010 Folk Tale
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AR

4.2

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, 1819 Folk Tale
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Lexile

1280L

AR

11.1

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Robin Hood: Children’s Classic by Louis Rhead, 1912 Folk Tale
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Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky, 1986 Folk Tale
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Lexile

620L

AR

4.0
Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker, 2019 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

640L

AR

4.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher, 1998 Folk Tale
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Lexile

710L

AR

4.6

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Shen of the Sea by Arthur Bowie Chrisman, 1926 Folk Tale
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Lexile

780L

AR

5.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Arni, 2011 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

750L

AR

4.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim, 2021 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

710L

AR

5.2

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman, 1992 Folk Tale
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AR

3.3
Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables by Jon Scieszka; Lane Smith, 1998 Folk Tale
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St. George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges, 1984 Folk Tale
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Lexile

1080L
Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola, 1975 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

730L

AR

3.9
Tales from Silver Lands by Charles Finger, 1925 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

1320L

AR

6.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Tales of Ancient Egypt by Roger Lancelyn Green, 1967 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

1270L

AR

7.2

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection by Alma Flor Ada, 2006 Folk Tale
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AR

6.0

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
The Analects by Confucius, -429 Folk Tale
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The Blind Men and the Elephant by Karen Backstein, 1992 Folk Tale
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Lexile

470L

AR

2.6

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
The Boy Who Lived with the Bears: And Other Iroquois Stories by Joseph Bruchac, 1995 Folk Tale
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AR

4.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Empty Pot by Demi, 1990 Folk Tale
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Lexile

630L

AR

3.8

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
The Fortune Tellers by Lloyd Alexander, 1992 Folk Tale
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Lexile

750L

AR

4.6
The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon by Grace Lin, 2025 Folk Tale
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AR

5.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Giant-Slayer by Iain Lawrence, 2009 Folk Tale
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Lexile

700L

AR

4.8

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio by Lloyd Alexander, 2007 Folk Tale
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Lexile

650L

AR

4.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Hotel Balzaar by Kate DiCamillo, 2024 Folk Tale
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Lexile

640L

AR

4.5

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz, 2016 Folk Tale
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Lexile

620L

AR

4.5

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, 1820 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

1460L

AR

11.0

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
The Legend of the Wandering King by Laura Gallego Garcia, 2005 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

900L

AR

6.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Maid of the North: Feminist Folk Tales from Around the World by Ethel Johnston Phelps, 1981 Folk Tale
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle, 1883 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

1200L

AR

8.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, 1996 Folk Tale
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Lexile

940L

AR

5.5

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton, 1985 Folk Tale
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Lexile

480L

AR

2.9
The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning, 1842 Folk Tale
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AR

5.7

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, 1890 Folk Tale
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Lexile

1120L
There's a Frog in My Throat: 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me by Loreen Leedy, 2002 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here
The Runaway Princess by Kate Coombs, 2006 Folk Tale
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Lexile

700L

AR

4.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer, 2004 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

670L

AR

4.7

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas by María García Esperón, 2021 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

910L
The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-Holland, 2000 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

640L

AR

4.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Shipwrecked Sailor: An Egyptian Tale of Hieroglyphs by Tamara Bower, 2000 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

710L
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen, 2023 Folk Tale
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AR

3.1
The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit by Julius Lester, 1987 Folk Tale
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Lexile

760L
The Tangle-Coated Horse and Other Tales by Ella Young, 1929 Folk Tale
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The Three Princes: A Tale from the Middle East by Eric A. Kimmel, 1994 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

770L

AR

4.1
Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland by Sorche Nic Leodhas, 1962 Folk Tale
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Tiger Moon by Antonia Michaelis, 2008 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

820L

AR

6.0

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals by Donna Jo Napoli, 2013 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

860L

AR

6.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters by Donna Jo Napoli, 2011 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

860L

AR

6.1
Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection by Matt Dembicki, 2010 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

730L
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia, 2019 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

680L

AR

4.8

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales by Ellen Datlow, 2009 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

880L

AR

5.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Truce of the Wolf and Other Tales of Old Italy by Mary Gould Davis, 1931 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here
Turtle Knows Your Name by Ashley Bryan, 1989 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here
Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings by Joel Chandler Harris Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

1430L
Viking Tales by Jennie Hall, 1902 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here
West of the Moon by Margi Preus, 2014 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

810L

AR

5.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
When Birds Could Talk and Bats Could Sing by Virginia Hamilton, 1996 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

620L

AR

3.9
When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, 2016 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

750L

AR

5.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller, 2020 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

590L

AR

4.1

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema, 1975 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

770L

AR

4.0

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Willa and the Wind by Janice M. Del Negro, 2005 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

720L

AR

4.2

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Xolo by Donna Barba Higuera, 2025 Folk Tale
its constellation roads from here

Lexile

530L

AR

3.9

AR Interest: MG (4–8)