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The Best Fairytales and Retellings (Goodreads List)

These are collections of classic or modern fairytales, retellings of fairytales, or fiction with a fairytale setting. I edited it for variety by only including one book in a series except for the Once Upon a Time series because the books are written by many different authors.
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Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
1
Gail Carson Levine
The Goose Girl (Shannon Hale)
The Goose Girl
2
Shannon Hale
Beauty (Robin McKinley)
Beauty
3
Robin McKinley
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
4
William Goldman
Fairest (Gail Carson Levine)
Fairest
5
Gail Carson Levine
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
6
Neil Gaiman
The Two Princesses of Bamarre (Gail Carson Levine)
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
7
Gail Carson Levine
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
8
Marissa Meyer
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
9
Diana Wynne Jones
Beastly (Alex Flinn)
Beastly
10
Alex Flinn
Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier)
Daughter of the Forest
11
Juliet Marillier
Book of a Thousand Days (Shannon Hale)
Book of a Thousand Days
12
Shannon Hale
East (Edith Pattou)
East
13
Edith Pattou
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
14
Gregory Maguire
Wildwood Dancing (Juliet Marillier)
Wildwood Dancing
15
Juliet Marillier
Princess of the Midnight Ball (Jessica Day George)
Princess of the Midnight Ball
16
Jessica Day George
Spindle's End (Robin McKinley)
Spindle's End
17
Robin McKinley
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (J.K. Rowling)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
18
J.K. Rowling
The Looking Glass Wars (Frank Beddor)
The Looking Glass Wars
19
Frank Beddor
Dealing With Dragons (Patricia C. Wrede)
Dealing With Dragons
20
Patricia C. Wrede
Princess Academy (Shannon Hale)
Princess Academy
21
Shannon Hale
Ever
Ever
22
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Gregory Maguire)
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
23
Gregory Maguire
Just Ella
Just Ella
24
Rose Daughter (Robin McKinley)
Rose Daughter
25
Robin McKinley
Deerskin (Robin McKinley)
Deerskin
26
Robin McKinley
The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley)
The Blue Sword
27
Robin McKinley
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
28
J.M. Barrie
Briar Rose (Jane Yolen)
Briar Rose
29
Jane Yolen
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
30
C.S. Lewis
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow (Jessica Day George)
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
31
Jessica Day George
The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Book of Lost Things
32
John Connolly
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
33
J.R.R. Tolkien
Enchantment
Enchantment
34
Entwined (Heather Dixon)
Entwined
35
Heather Dixon
The Fairy Godmother
The Fairy Godmother
36
The Frog Princess (E.D. Baker)
The Frog Princess
37
E.D. Baker
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith)
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
38
Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith
Once Upon a Marigold
Once Upon a Marigold
39
A Kiss in Time
A Kiss in Time
40
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