Picture Book Lists

Picture Books based on the folktale The Three Little Pigs
A Listmania! list by Storysinger "LaurenLanita"

1.  The Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen Schwartz Whoohoo! Ninjas!

2.  The 3 Little Dassies by Jan Brett   "the three little pigs in an African setting"

3.  The Three Pigs by David Wiesner

4.  The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas   "A fun story with a very unusual ending"

5.  The Three Horrid Little Pigs by Liz Pichon These pigs are not not your average sweet, innocent piggies!

6.  The Three Little Javelinas/Los Tres Pequenos Jabalies: Bilingual (Multilingual Edition) by Susan Lowell   "The pigs get a southwestern twist"

7.  Les Trois Cochons by Sheila Hébert-Collins   "les trois cochons (three little pigs) outwit the wiley loup-garou (wolf) in this Cajun twist to the classic tale"

8.  Alaska's Three Pigs (PAWS IV) by Mindy Dwyer   "These pigs camp, fish and ski! The story is full of Alaskan details."

9.  The Three Little Pigs by Steven Kellogg   ""Open up, Pork Chop! Or I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll flatten this dump!""

10.  Big and Bad by Etienne Delessert   "a very different retelling"

11.  The Three Little Fish And The Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist   ""Little fish, little fish, let me come in." "Not by the skin of my finny fin fin!" "Then I'll munch, and I'll crunch, and I'll smash your house in!""

12.  The Three Little Hawaiian Pigs and the Magic Shark by Donivee Martin Laird

13.  Tell the Truth, B.B. Wolf by Judy Sierra   "a fun fractured fairytale"

14.  NIR! Plays: Three Little Pigs - Level 1 (Now I'm Reading! Plays) by Nora Gaydos   "book comes with play script and character masks"

15.  The Three Little Pigs: An Architectural Tale by Steven Guarnaccia   "An interesting retelling of “The Three Little Pigs,” with architectural nods to three famous architects—Frank Gehry, Phillip Johnson, and Frank Lloyd Wright"

16.  Three Little Cajun Pigs by Mike Artell   ""`Oh piggy,' say Claude with dat big gator smile, `Could I come inside of you house for a while?' Dat's when Trosclair shout, `No! I won't let you in; Not by all dem hairs dat I got on my chin.'""

17.  Wait! No Paint! by Bruce Whatley   "a very odd but fun version of The Three Little Pigs"

18.  The Three Swingin' Pigs by Vicky Rubin

19.  The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Lane Smith

20.  Three Hungry Pigs and the Wolf Who Came to Dinner (Picture Book) by Charles Santore   "not your average three little pigs tale but fun"

Picture Books based on the song "There was an Old Lady who....."

1.  I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello by John O'Brien

2.  There Was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea by Jennifer Ward

3.  There Was a Bold Lady Who Wanted a Star by Charise Mericle Harper

4.  There Was An Old Monster! by Rebecca Emberley

5.  I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie (Picture Puffins) by Alison Jackson

6.  There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout by Teri Sloat

7.  I Know an Old Teacher (Carolrhoda Picture Books) by Anne Bowen

8.  There Was an Old Monkey Who Swallowed a Frog by Jennifer Ward

9.  There Was An Ol' Cajun by Deborah Kadair

10.  Fly Guy #4: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold

11.  I Know an Old Texan Who Swallowed a Fly by Donna D. Cooner

12.  There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell! by Lucille Colandro

13.  There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed the Sea (Classic Books with Holes) by Pam Adams

14.  There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell! by Lucille Colandro

15.  There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick by Lucille Colandro

16.  There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! - Audio by Lucille Colandro

17.  There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro

18.  There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (Caldecott Honor Book) by Simms Taback

19.  There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly by Michael Kohn

20.  I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Nadine Bernard Westcott

21.  There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (Books with Holes) by Simms Taback

Picture Books based on Folk and Fairy Tales
"I could not possibly list all of the picture books based on folk and fairy tales and this list only lists single story books. There are many many more anthologies for kids. Not quite picture books but with enough pictures to make them kid friendly. Hmmm...maybe I think I'll do a list of those next."

1.  The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci

2.  How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend (Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin Books) by Jerrie Oughton

3.  The Lost Horse: A Chinese Folktale by Ed Young

4.  An Apple Pie for Dinner by Susan VanHecke

5.  Tops & Bottoms (Caldecott Honor Book) by Janet Stevens

6.  The Three Spinning Fairies (A Tale from the Brothers Grimm) by Brothers Grimm

7.  Pickin' Peas by Margaret Read MacDonald

8.  Dancing Turtle: A Folktale from Brazil by Pleasant DeSpain

9.  Iktomi and the Boulder by Paul Goble

10.  Why The Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale by Mary-Joan Gerson

11.  Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel

12.  Anansi's Narrow Waist (Let Me Read) by Len Cabral

13.  Judge Rabbit and the Tree Spirit: A Folktale from Cambodia by Cathy Spagnoli

14.  The First Strawberries (Picture Puffins) by Joseph Bruchac

15.  Fat Cat: A Danish Folktale by Julie Paschkis

16.  Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell

17.  Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest by Gerald McDermott

18.  The People Could Fly: The Picture Book (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards)) by Virginia Hamilton

19.  The Drum: A Folktale from India (Story Cove: a World of Stories) by Rob Cleveland

20.  How Chipmunk Got His Stripes (Picture Puffins) by Joseph Bruchac

21.  Who's in Rabbit's House? (Masai Tale) by Diane Dillon

22.  The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin

23.  Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon by Gerald McDermott

24.  The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle by Margaret Read MacDonald

25.  Koi and the Kola Nuts : A Tale from Liberia by Verna Aardema

26.  Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale by Verna Aardema

27.  Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave by Marianna Mayer

28.  Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott

29.  Bruh Rabbit And The Tar Baby Girl by Virginia Hamilton

30.  Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ed Young

31.  The Twelve Dancing Princesses (Mulberry books) by Marianna Mayer

32.  The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo

33.  The Flying Tortoise: An Igbo Tale by Tololwa M. Mollel

34.  Anansi Goes Fishing by Eric A. Kimmel

35.  The Jade Stone: A Chinese Folktale by Caryn Yacowitz

36.  Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young

37.  The Green Frogs: A Korean Folktale by Yumi Heo

38.  Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa by Gerald McDermott

39.  Anansi and the Tug O' War (Story Cove: a World of Stories) by Bobby Norfolk

40.  Anansi and Turtle Go to Dinner (Story Cove: a World of Stories) by Bobby Norfolk

Picture books based on the folk tale The Little Red Hen

1.  The Little Red Pen by Janet Stevens

2.  Little Red Hen and the Grains of Wheat in Korean and English (English and Korean Edition) by Henriette Barkow "This version of the Little Red Hen is published in a number of English and ---- formats. I know it comes in Korean, Bulgarian and Polish. It may come in other languages also."

3.  The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) by Philemon Sturges

4.  With Love, Little Red Hen by Alma Flor Ada "This is a fun version of the story. I love the letter writing and the little subplots. It's a great chance to introduce or practice letter writing."

5.  The Little Red Elf by Barbara Barbieri McGrath "A holiday version of the story"

6.  Little Red Hen Makes Soup (Sight Word Readers, Gr. 1-2) by Rozanne Lanczak Williams

7.  The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah by Paul Meisel

8.  The Little Red Hen (Folk Tale Classics) by Paul Galdone "This version also so comes as a Big Book."

9.  The Little Red Hen (Little Golden Book) by Diane Muldrow "The classic Golden book version."

10.  Mr. Wolf's Pancakes by Jan Fearnley "I love this story but you may want to read it before you read it to kids. The ending is not traditional and some will not like it."

11.  Little Red Hen Gets Help (Green Light Readers Level 2) by Kenneth Spengler

12.  Digger Pig and the Turnip (Green Light Readers Level 2) by Caron Lee Cohen

13.  Gator Gumbo: A Spicy-Hot Tale by Candace Fleming "A good story but just like Mr. Wolf's Pancakes, some will not like the ending."

14.  Manana Iguana by Ethan Long "Iquana wants to have a party but no one will help."

15.  Armadilly Chili by Helen Ketteman

16.  Cook-a-Doodle-Doo! by Janet Stevens "A story about little red hen's great grandson who seems to face some of the same problems as his great grandmother."

17.  Burro's Tortillas by Terri Fields

18.  The Little Red Hen: An Old Fable by Heather Forest

19.  The Little Green Witch by Barbara Barbieri McGrath

20.  The Little Red Hen: Folk and Fairy Tales (Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater) by Dona Herweck Rice

21.  The Little Red Hen Big Book by Paul Galdone

22.  The Little Red Hen by Byron Barton

23.  The Little Red Hen: Level 2 (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) by Harriet Ziefert

24.  The Little Red Hen (Phyllis Fogelman Books) by Jerry Pinkney

25.  The Little Red Hen by Carol Ottolenghi

26.  The Little Red Hen by Public Domain

27.  The Little Red Hen - Audio Library Edition by Lucinda McQueen

Picture Books based on the song "Over in the Meadow"

1.  Over in the Meadow Lap Book (Happy Reading, Happy Learning: Math) by Holly Karapetkova

2.  Over in the Meadow (Picture Books) by Ezra Jack Keats

3.  Over in the Meadow (Classic Books with Holes) by Michael Evans

4.  Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme by Marianne Collins Berkes

5.  Over at the Castle by Boni Ashburn

6.  Way Out in the Desert by Jennifer Ward

7.  Somewhere in the Ocean by Jennifer Ward

8.  Over in the Hollow by Rebecca Dickinson

9.  Over in the Grasslands by Anna Wilson

10.  Over in the Forest: Come and Take a Peek by Marianne Collins Berkes

11.  Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under by Marianne Collins Berkes

12.  Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun by Marianne Collins Berkes

13.  Way Up in the Arctic by Jennifer Ward

14.  Over in the Arctic: Where the Cold Winds Blow (Sharing Nature with Children Books) by Marianne Collins Berkes

15.  Over in the Clover by Lindsey Gardiner

16.  Over on the Farm by Christopher Gunson

17.  Over in the Valley by Linda Knoll

18.  Over in the Rainforest Audiocassette Tape (Over in the Rain Forest)

19.  Over in the Garden by Jennifer Ward

20.  Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef by Marianne Collins Berkes

21.  Over in the Meadow by Louise Voce

22.  Over in the Meadow: An Adaptation of the Old Nursery Counting Rhyme (First Little Golden Book) by Lilian Obligado

23.  Over in the Meadow by A. Olive Wadsworth

24.  Over in the Meadow Big Book: A Counting Rhyme by Louise Voce

25.  Over in the Meadow by Heather Philpott