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December 14, 2021 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2021 Fairy Folk, and Religious Tales

Fairytales and folktales are like mushrooms. You have a general sense when they'll crop up but you never know quite where. Today, they're cropping up here.

December 14, 2020 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Fairy, Folk, and Religious Tales

This year I was impressed by the sheer variety of the stories on display. Hope you like your tales done in all kinds of styles from all kinds of places! This year was a good one for this category.

December 14, 2019 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales

One of my favorite lists! Original and traditional tales for everyone to enjoy.

31 Days, 31 Lists: Day Fifteen: 2017 Fairy Tales / Folktales

December 15, 2017 by Betsy Bird

Ah! One of my favorite lists. Not a long one, to be sure, but beloved. As I’m sure you’ve heard me say far too many times, in the history of children’s librarianship there was once a plethora of folktales and fairytales published every single year. Some of them were great, some them were hugely problematic, […]

31 Days, 31 Lists: Day 15 – 2016 Fairy Tales / Folktales

December 15, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Credit where credit is due, there’s no way I could keep up this 31 Days, 31 Lists series if I hadn’t put in my time with New York Public Library. It was there that I learned how to read, track, remember, and call forth the books I read in a single year. The 100 Books […]