Do you ever do a Fairy Tale theme in therapy? I’ve recently started using a Fairy Tale theme in the Spring. The awesome thing about Fairy Tales is that you can use this theme year-round! Plus, Fairy Tales are just so much fun for everyone! I compiled a list of my favorite Fairy Tale books for speech therapy below. Affiliate links are included, but you can find many of these as read-alouds online. If you’re looking for Fairy Tale Activities for Speech Therapy, check out this post HERE. Freebies are included!
Fairy Tale Books for Speech Therapy
- The Paper Bag Princess, by Robert Munsch
- There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight, by Penny Parker Klostermann
- Strega Nona Her Story, as told to Tomie dePaola
- The Knight and the Dragon, by Tomie dePaola
- Princess Pigtoria and the Pea, by Pamela Duncan Edwards
- Thelma the Unicorn, by Aaron Blabey
- How to Catch a Unicorn, by Adam Wallace
- When a Dragon Moves In, by Jodi Moore
- How to Catch a Dragon, by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton
- Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One, by Kate Duke
- The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf, by Mark Teague
- The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark
- The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived, by Daniel Errico
- Never Feed a Queen a Jellybean, by Thomas Nelson
Classic Fairy Tale Books for Speech Therapy
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by James Marshall
- Jack and the Beanstalk, by Samantha Berger
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff, by Stephen Carpenter
- Hansel and Gretel, by James Marshall
- Little Red Riding Hood, by James Marshall
- The Princess and the Pea, by Rachel Isadora
- Rumpelstiltskin, by Paul O. Zelinsky and Brothers Grimm
- The Frog Prince, by Jess Stockham
- The Three Little Pigs, by DK and Giuseppe Di Lernia
- Fairy Tales: A Beautiful Collection of Favorite Fairy Tales, by Parragon Books
- Disney Princess Storybook Collection, by Disney Book Group
Twisted Fairy Tale Books for Speech Therapy:
Twisted Fairy Tales are an incredible way to increase engagement, get some laughs, and introduce students to the concepts of different points of view, facts vs. opinions, and comparing and contrasting. I love using Twisted Fairy Tales throughout the year to address these concepts, and the students LOVE reading them! Following is a list of the Twisted Fairy Tales in this series currently available. You can find book companions for them HERE.
- No Lie, I Acted Like a Beast, by Nancy Loewen
- Seriously, Cinderella is So Annoying, by Trisha Speed Shaskan
- Believe Me, I Never Felt a Pea, by Nancy Loewen
- Trust Me, Hansel and Gretel Are Sweet, by Nancy Loewen
- Frankly, I Never Wanted to Kiss Anybody, by Nancy Loewen
- No Lie, Pigs (And Their Houses) Can Fly, by Jessica Gunderson
- Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten, by Trisha Speed Shaskan
- Frankly, I’d Rather Spin Myself a New Name, by Jessica Gunderson
- Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks, by Nancy Loewen
- Truly, We Both Loved Beauty Dearly, by Trisha Speed Shaskan
- Trust Me, Jack’s Beanstalk Stinks, by Eric Braun
- Listen, My Bridge is So Cool, by Nancy Loewen
- Really, Rapunzel Needed a Haircut, by Jessica Gunderson
- Seriously, Snow White Was So Forgetful, by Nancy Loewen
- No Kidding, Mermaids Are a Joke, by Nancy Loewen
Book Companions:
Book companions are a great way to target speech and language goals with prepped and no prep materials that you can use year after year! The following Book Companion are available for the above listed books!
The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Shark companion features activities in color, black and white no-prep pages, and free access to the BOOM card version!
The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf companion features activities in color and black and white no-prep pages.
No Lie, Pigs (And Their Houses) Can Fly companion features activities in color and black and white no-prep pages.
Princess Pigtoria and the Pea companion features activities in color and black and white no-prep pages.
The Paper Bag Princess companion features activities in color and black and white no-prep pages.
The Paper Bag Princess No Prep Companion– features only black and white no-prep pages.
Twisted Fairy Tales: Each of the Twisted Fairy Tales has a companion listed separately, but they are also included in a giant BUNDLE! The bundle is discounted, so you save 20% by purchasing them all together!
There Was An Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight- There are two freebies available for this book: A Boom Card Feed Me Freebie, and a mini companion freebie (free to email subscribers!)
Looking for other fairy tale themed books and activities? Check out these additional posts:
Fairy Tale Activities for Speech Therapy
Three Little Pigs Activities for Speech Therapy
Three Little Pigs Books for Speech Therapy
Using Twisted Fairy Tales in Speech Therapy
Dragon Books for Speech Therapy
Do you use Fairy Tale Books for speech therapy? Which ones are your favorite? Let me know!! For Fairy Tale Activities for Speech Therapy, check out this blog post HERE.
