Medieval Book List

Mar 11

Castles by Eyewitness

The Usborne Medieval World (Bingham) - The internet linked version has downloadable pictures for other uses

A Medieval Feast by Aliki

Come to the Castle - A Visit to a Castle in 13th Century England, by Linda Ashman

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Robert Byrd

Monologues written in verse

Chaucer the Cat and the Animal Pilgrims, by Patricia Borlenghi and Giles Greenfield

(A collection of animal folk tales while they take a pilgrimage to see St. Francis of Assisi)

Chanticleer and the Fox, Adapted from Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, illustrated by Barbara Cooney

Marguerite makes a Book, Wrtitten by Bruce Robertson, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt

The Hawk of the Castle - A Story of Medieval Falconry, Danna Smith, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

The Door in the Wall, by Marguerite De Angeli

(Chapter book)

Robin Hood, by Shepherd and Watson

(Graphic novel)

Knights, by Philip Steele

(Non-fiction)

The Knight and the Dragon, by Tomis DePaola

Excalibur, by Hudson Talbot , A King Arthur Tale

Behold… the Dragons!, by Gail Gibbons

Behold… the Unicorns!, by Gail Gibbons

Margarita’s Unicorn by Briony May Smith

An illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures

(We read the monster of Loch Ness)

The Barefoot Book of Fairies, by Batt, Tonya Robyn, Newey, Gail

Sir Cumference Series, by Cindy Neuschwander - 13 books with math concepts based around medieval characters

Shannon Torres

Medieval Resources