Recs if you like The Goose Girl...

No Hans Christian Andersen on this list. Retellings based on...Twelve Dancing Princesses, Cinderella, The Goose Girl, Snow White, Snow White + Rose Red, Rapunzel, Hansel + Gretel, Rumplestiltskin, Bluebeard, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, King Thrushbeard, The Pied Piper, The Six Swans, The Brave Little Tailor, Bearskin, Puss in Boots, Allerleirauh, The Wolf + the Fox, The Pink, Maid Maleen, Brother + Sister, The Golden Goose, The Six Swans, etc. As always… no Gaiman

The red flag emoji is because geese are diabolical, obviously.

Books where there is a strong female friendship in a Fantasy book.

Credit to @leong.john.silvers for the name

Two nobles arranged in marriage, magical worlds, fragile political alliances, kingdoms at stake... what could go wrong?

Some marriages will flourish, some are simply convenient, and some won't end happily ever after ❤️‍🔥

feminine old-timey fairytail-esque feelgood fantasy/historical fiction that defined girlhood

Books with maps or other helpful charts or illustrations, an offshoot of my Paper for the Win list.

Do you sometimes just want to wind down and forget about the world around you? Same! That's one of the great things about reading, it gives you the opportunity to live other lives and experience different things that you might not ever be able to in real life! But sometimes there will be heavy/depressing books that will be hard to get out of a slump from☹️. And that's what this list is for! These are low stakes, easy/comfortable reads that just let your emotions be for awhile. Enjoy! 😉

YA fiction retelling, inspired by, and about fairy tales, published for teens between 1990 and 2009.

Stories I’d recommend to my younger self (maybe like 13?) —before the depravity of the internet got to me and ruined my taste

Books with princesses, list idea based on a lyric from the 2025 Snow White

What I fell asleep reading in the back of my dad’s car

A curated assortment of clean, age-appropriate books for girls ages 11-14, featuring picks from across genres, all with younger protagonists, light or no romance, and minimal heavy content; perfect for readers transitioning between middle grade and young adult who want engaging stories that feel safe, fun, and comfortable.

Some of my favorite fantasy novels that are not talked about enough. Mostly middle grade and young adult :D

Middle school fantasy books from the early 2000s: books that kept me occupied during recess as an unsocialized child lmao

Books that changed me—stories full of magic, heart, and meaning that stayed with me long after I finished them.

Gimme more magic, myth, romance, and once upon a time...For series, only the first book is listed

a mix of classics from a variety of stages, to be enjoyed at all ages

middle grade and ya fairytale retellings

Use to be a middle school library para, so here’s some books I’ve read that are appropriate for middle school :)

(I am only gonna put the first one since there's a lot of series that are longer. I have removed those who are sequels)