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Books in the Myth genre:

The Golden Wedge (1942)

A collection of nine tales drawn from the indigenous people of South America.

Mythical Monsters (1942)

Reprinted in “Oldebus” along with “The Magic Flute.”... View More

Author(s): Powell Perry
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Superstitious? Here’s Why! (1954)

Common superstitions and how they originated.

Read online at achive.org

The Little Mermaid Who Could Not Sing (1956)

Sometimes having a voice like a foghorn is not such a bad thing!

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Old Greek Fairy Tales (1958)

A retelling of sixteen Greek myths.

Author(s): Roger Lancelyn Green
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Martin’s Dinosaur (1959)

Martin’s education has been neglected and he doesn’t recognize a dragon when he sees one.

Author(s): Reda Davis
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Stories of Strange Happenings (1959)

A collection of stories and poems about strange events.  Includes Helpful Henry and The Left-Over Hat illustrated by Tibor Gergely. 

Best in Children’s Books Volume 35 (1960)

An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Hero Tales From Many Lands (1961)

A collection of stories about the great heroes of mythology and history.

Mogo’s Flute (1966)

A young Kenyan boy discovers his flute can help him recover the respect of the villagers.

Author(s): Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s): Robin Jacques

The Black Stallion’s Ghost (1969)

While between races at a Florida horse farm, Alex Ramsay and the Black meet the Ghost and her trainer and are caught up in a supernatural horror story.

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Angie Draper

The Book of Wishes and Wishmaking (1971)

A listing of the many occasions on which to wish, like saving the tip of your cherry pie for last and making a wish on it.

Author(s): Duncan Emrich
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Tales and Legends (1971)

Twenty-one classic tales from European literature from Gogmagog to Melusine.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Jennifer Westwood
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Spin Straw to Gold (1974)

A collection of fairy tales and legends from around the world. This may be an abridged edition of North of Nowhere.

Author(s): Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s): Victor Ambrus

Tales of the Greek Heroes (1979)

A collection of the most famous Greek hero tales.

Read online at archive.org

Tonweya and the Eagles and Other Lakota Tales (1979)

A collection of Native American myths and legends from oral tradition.

Author(s): Rosebud Yellow Robe
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Welsh Legends and Folk-Tales (1979)

A selection of tales from the Mabinogion.

Author(s): Gwyn Jones
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes
Joan Kiddell-Monroe

A Companion to World Mythology (1980)

An exhaustive listing of the mythologies of diverse cultures.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Richard W. Barber
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Black Stallion Legend (1983)

Alex Ramsay is distraught over the death of his young daughter and takes the black stallion to the southwest to try to find meaning. Not for younger readers. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Ruth Sanderson

How Dog Began (1985)

The author speculates on how the first wolf was tamed and became a dog.

Author(s): Pauline Baynes
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Drylongso (1992)

During a drought on the Great Plains, Drylongso is blown to Lindy’s family’s farm.

Author(s): Virginia Hamilton
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Morgoth’s Ring (1993)

In this tenth volume, Christopher Tolkien presents more of J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings.

Author(s): J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s): None

Journeys with Elijah (1999)

A collection of myths about appearances of the prophet to people in many times and places.

Author(s): Barbara Diamond Goldin
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

The Two Towers (1999)

In volume two of The Lord of the Rings, the fellowship is sundered. Frodo, Sam and Gollum to Mordor, Merry and Pippin to Isengard and Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli to Rohan.... View More

Author(s): J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Rama and Sita (2002)

A retelling of a Hindu epic poem.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Legendary Creatures of Myth and Magic (2006)

Strange creatures and monsters from the Centaur to the Cyclops are described and illustrated.

Author(s): Marianna Mayer
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Tales from the Perilous Realm (2008)

An anthology containing Roverandom, Farmer Giles of Ham, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Smith of Wooton Major, Leaf by Niggle, and the essay ‘On Fairy-Stories’.

Author(s): J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s): Alan Lee

Another Testbook (2022)

Author(s): None
Illustrator(s): None

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 2022

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