What are some popular American fairy tales?

The U.S. is a young nation. Snow White, Goldilocks, Cinderella and Rumplestiltskin are folk tales of Europe - not the U.S. Any bookstore in the U.S. will have those folk tales and many others - but they're not of American origin. Because it's a young nation - it has few folktales. read more

For tales that have more in common with the structures, tale types, motifs, and characters one associates more often with other bodies of folk tale lore, I would suggest searching under Native American, First Nation, or Indigenous American stories. read more

Retellings of American folktales and legends, Native American myths, weather folklore, ghost stories and more from each of the 50 United States of America. Great for school children and teachers. read more

Sally Gardner won the Carnegie medal and the Costa children's books award with her novel for teens, Maggot Moon. Her lates book, Tinder, inspired by a classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale features a young soldier, a captive princess, witches, wolves and Death. 1. Beauty and the Beast . This is a favourite fairy tale of mine. read more