Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Mythology

Even Grimmer Tales

by Valerie Volk & Leszek Hermanowicz

Adult fairy tales - not for the faint-hearted, indeed! Valerie Volk has transported and adapted many of the classic Brothers Grimm tales into a modern context, demonstrating that the "real" can sometimes be...

Jack and the Beanstalk (Illustrated)

by Joseph Jacobs & Walter Crane

Jack and the Beanstalk is an English fairy tale about a boy named Jack who ventures to climb up a magic beanstalk in search of his fortune. This edition includes color illustrations by Walter Crane.

Of Mothers and Little People: A Short Story

by Lucy Wood

In Cornish folklore, the “little people” are one of a complex tribe of elves, pixies and fairies. Their world is invisible to the human eye; some folks say that young women are chosen to go and live in their...

Blue Moon: A Short Story

by Lucy Wood

What happens to witches as they get older? Welcome to Blue Moon Nursing Home, where residents turn into rabbits, vacuum bags fill up with bits of potion ingredients, and residents, despite never seeming to age...

The Tale of Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird, and the Grey Wolf (Illustrated)

by Alexander Afanasyev & Ivan Bilibin

A Russian fairy tale about Tsarevich Ivan sent by his father to find a firebird. A wise grey wolf helps Ivan in his quest. Color illustrations by Ivan Bilibin.

The Frog Princess: A Russian Fairy Tale (Illustrated)

by Alexander Afanasyev & Ivan Bilibin

A Russian fairy tale about Tsarevich Ivan and his wife, Vasilisa the Wise, who was enchanted to be a frog. Color illustrations by Ivan Bilibin.

Tanglewood Tales: Greek Mythology for Kids (Illustrated)

by Nathaniel Hawthorne & Virginia Frances Sterrett

Tanglewood Tales is a collection of famous Greek myths beautifully retold and adapted for young readers. The collection includes six tales: the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, the myth of Antaeus and the Pygmies,...

Corpse Candles and Fire Coffins: Paranormal Parlor, A Weiser Books Collection

by Elliot O'Donnell & Varla Ventura

Varla Ventura, Coast to Coast favorite, Weird News blogger on Huffington Post, and author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces Weiser Books’ new Collection of forgotten occult classics....

House that Stood on Chicken Feet: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection

by Varla Ventura

Varla Ventura, fan favorite on Huffington Post’s Weird News, frequent guest on Coast to Coast, and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces a new Weiser Books Collection...

The Book of Jasher, Part Four: Magical Antiquarian Curiosity Shoppe, A Weiser Books Collection

by Lon Milo DuQuette

Master of modern occultism, Lon Milo DuQuette, (author of Enochian Vision Magick and The Magick of Aleister Crowley) introduces the newest Weiser Books Collection—The Magical Antiquarian Curiosity Shoppe....

The Ogre of Rashomon: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection

by Yei Theodora Ozaki & Varla Ventura

Varla Ventura, fan favorite on Huffington Post’s Weird News, frequent guest on Coast to Coast, and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces a new Weiser Books Collection...

The Pinocchio Megapack: 4 Classic Puppet Tales

by Carlo Collodi & Collodi Nipote

The Pinocchio Megapack includes 4 tales of Pinocchio -- the original book, "The Adventures of Pinocchio," by Carlo Collodi; "Pinocchio under the Sea," by Mongiardini-Rembadi; "The Heart of Pinocchio," by Collodi...

Rush

by Addison Terry

RUSH is set in North Florida in the Winter of 1941-42, the first year of World War II for the United States. The principal protagonist, Rush Butts, is a newly arrived red-neck from Georgia whose knowledge of...

The Goblin Pony and Other Tales: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection

by Andrew Lang, Reginald Bakeley & Varla Ventura

Varla Ventura, fan favorite on Huffington Post’s Weird News, frequent guest on Coast to Coast, and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces a new Weiser Books Collection...

Changelings: Or, Beware Baby Snatchers of the Fairy Kingdom: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection

by W. B. Yeats, T. Crofton Croken & Varla Ventura

Varla Ventura, fan favorite on Huffington Post’s Weird News, frequent guest on Coast to Coast, and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces a new Weiser Books Collection...

Death Bogle at the Crossroads: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection

by Elliot O'Donnell & Varla Ventura

Varla Ventura, fan favorite on Huffington Post’s Weird News, frequent guest on Coast to Coast, and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces a new Weiser Books Collection...

Beauty and the Werewolf

Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms #6

by Mercedes Lackey

The eldest daughter is often doomed in fairy tales. But Bella—Isabella Beauchamps, daughter of a wealthy merchant—vows to escape the usual pitfalls.

Anxious to avoid the traditional path, Bella dons a red cloak...

Sidhe : The Alphabet of the Trees

by Shari Schultz

Synopsis:

A sidhe is a fairy mound that acts as a portal between two worlds. One of these ancient Irish openings is explored by Diedre, a fourteen-year-old American who is visiting Ireland, the home of her...

A Bridge to the Other Side

by Michael Berman

A Bridge to the Other Side is a collection of articles and traditional folk tales that deal with our feelings about and attitudes towards Death, both our own death and that of those nearest and dearest to us....

Thumbelina (Illustrated)

by Hans Christian Andersen & H. B. Paull

The famous Andersen's tale about the adventures of a tiny girl born from a flower.