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Old books of fairy tales contain some of the most beautifully illustrated pages you can find. I have put together a list of some great fairy tale books that are in the public domain, that have been digitized, and made available for all to enjoy. Summer is on the way… do you have your reading list ready? Enjoy

Here are some more Fairy Tale Books in the Public Domain. If you know of a great illustrated fairy tale book that should be on this list, let me know!  This selection links to books found at the Internet Archive, as are the embedded books above.

At the Back of the North Wind
Celtic Wonder Tales
Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm
Grimms’ Complete Fairy Tales
Favourite French Fairy Tales
Indian Fairy Tales
Laboulaye’s Fairy Book
Perrault’s Fairy Tales
Polish Fairy Tales
Serbian Fairy Tales
The Arabian Nights
The Book of Elves and Fairies
The Crock of Gold
The Firelight Fairy Book
The Land of Enchantment
The Lilac Fairy Book
The Marquis of Caraba’s Picture Book
The Orange Fairy Book
The Rainbow Book
The Red Fairy Book
The Sleeping Beauty
The Tales of Mother Goose
The Violet Fairy Book
The Water-Babies
The White Cat
The Woodcutter’s Son
Wonder Tales from Tibet

Be sure to check out the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature another great source for fairy tale books in the public domain