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Fairness, Justice and the Legal System

From the September 2, 2007 Pigeon Post essay, You Have the Right to Remain Silent.

What are the books that can open children's eyes to fairness, justice and the legal system?

This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults

The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults


Picture Books

Aesop's Fables by Aesop and illustrated by Fritz Kredel
Aesop's Fables by Aesop and D.L. Ashliman and illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Aesop's Fables by Aesop and illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger
Aesop's Fables by Aesop and illustrated by Don Daily
Aesop's Fables by Aesop and illustrated by Helen Ward
Unwitting Wisdom by Aesop and illustrated by Michael Hague
Han Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen and illustrated by Michael Hague
The World of Peter Rabbit The Complete Collection of Original Tales 1-23 by Beatrix Potter
The World of Peter Rabbit The Original Tales 1-12 by Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Rapunzel by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Mother Goose by Michael Hague
Hansel and Gretel by Rika Lesser, Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky


Independent Reader

Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen and illustrated by Arthur Szyk
Uncle Wiggily's Storybook by Howard R. Garis
Grimm's Fairy Tales by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm and illustrated by Arthur Rackham
More Tales from Grimm by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm and illustrated by Wanda Gag
The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris and illustrated by Barbara McClintock and A.B. Frost
The Favorite Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris
Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann
Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire's Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by the author
The Crimson Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
The Green Fairy Book by Andrew Lang


Young Adult

Aesop The Complete Fables by Aesop and edited by Olivia and Robert Temple
Blind Justice by Bruce Alexander
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
Tales of Greek Heroes by Roger Lancelyn Green
The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green
The Juniper Tree by Jacob Grim and illustrated by Maurice Sendak
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee

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