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What to read after Aesop’s Fables by Aesop: 24 titles sharing themes of Folklore & Mythology, Legends, Myths, Fables, and Social Science, chosen for mood and literary overlap.

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Titles selected for shared themes, overlapping readership, and similar literary appeal.

Treasury of Norse Mythology Stories of Intrigue, Trickery, Love, and Revenge — Donna Jo Napoli

Treasury of Norse Mythology Stories of Intrigue, Trickery, Love, and Revenge

Donna Jo Napoli

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Tales of Robin Hood — Anna Claybourne

Tales of Robin Hood

Anna Claybourne

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

North of Ireland Folk Tales for Children — Doreen McBride

North of Ireland Folk Tales for Children

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Old Peter’s Russian Tales — Arthur Ransome

Old Peter’s Russian Tales

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Swedish Fairy Tales — Holger Lundbergh

Swedish Fairy Tales

Holger Lundbergh

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Tales of Ancient Egypt — Roger Lancelyn Green

Tales of Ancient Egypt

Roger Lancelyn Green

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Demon in the Woods Tall Tales and True from East Tennessee — Charles Edwin Price

Demon in the Woods Tall Tales and True from East Tennessee

Charles Edwin Price

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

The Ant and the Grasshopper — Amy Lowry

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Norse Myths Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki — Kevin Crossley-Holland

Norse Myths Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki

Kevin Crossley-Holland

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Tales of the Greek Heroes — Roger Lancelyn Green

Tales of the Greek Heroes

Roger Lancelyn Green

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

The Midnight Unicorn — Alice Hemming

The Midnight Unicorn

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Treasury of Egyptian Mythology Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals — Donna Jo Napoli

Treasury of Egyptian Mythology Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals

Donna Jo Napoli

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

The Way Past Winter — Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Way Past Winter

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Snow White and Other Tales — Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Snow White and Other Tales

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Kay Nielsen. East of the Sun and West of the Moon — Noel Daniel

Kay Nielsen. East of the Sun and West of the Moon

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Favourite Irish Legends in Irish and English A Dual Language Book — Bairbre McCarthy

Favourite Irish Legends in Irish and English A Dual Language Book

Bairbre McCarthy

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Legends of the Seminoles — Betty Mae Jumper

Legends of the Seminoles

Betty Mae Jumper

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Children of the Quicksands — Efua Traoré

Children of the Quicksands — Efua Traoré

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Squids Will Be Squids Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables — Jon Scieszka

Squids Will Be Squids Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

The Taniwha of Wellington Harbour — Moira Wairama

The Taniwha of Wellington Harbour

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Tales of Troy and Greece — Andrew Lang

Tales of Troy and Greece

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends A Gift Edition of 73 Enchanting Chinese Folk Stories and Fairy Tales — Frederick H. Martens

Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends A Gift Edition of 73 Enchanting Chinese Folk Stories and Fairy Tales

Frederick H. Martens

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Gods Don’t Cry Unsung Stories of Ireland’s Forgotten Immortals — Ellen Ryan

Gods Don’t Cry Unsung Stories of Ireland’s Forgotten Immortals

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

Who Let the Gods Out? — Maz Evans

Who Let the Gods Out?

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Legends, Myths, Fables • Social Science

If Aesop’s Fables by Aesop is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Folklore & Mythology, Legends, Myths, Fables, Social Science and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Donna Jo Napoli, Anna Claybourne, Doreen McBride, Arthur Ransome, and others.

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