Our unit study of Greece turned out to be a long one because there are so many great stories out there. While I started with and wanted to include some contemporary stories about Greece, my children were enthralled by the mythological tales. This list is a mix of modern and mythological, with more emphasis on the latter, though there’s a bit of science, math, and geography in here too. I always feel that a list has been successful when my children incorporate it into their play, and even after finishing this one, my younger daughter still runs around the yard shouting “I have the strength of Hercules!” Our captivation with these stories from a place rich in history and culture speaks to the enduring strength of Greece.
- The Adventures of Bella & Harry: Let’s Visit Athens by Lisa Manzione and Kristine Lucco
- Aesop’s Fables illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger
- Ancient Greece and the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Osborne
- Be Patient, Pandora! by Joan Holub and Leslie Patricelli
- The Best Book of Ancient Greece by Belinda Weber
- Christmas in Greece by World Book
- Color Crayola’s Greek Flag
- Count Your Way through Greece by Jim Haskins, Kathleen Benson, and Janice Lee Porter
- Cupid and Psyche by M. Charlotte Craft and K. Y. Craft
- D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
- Echo Echo: Reverso Poems about Greek Myths by Marilyn Singer and Josée Masse
- Favorite Greek Myths by Mary Pope Osborne and Troy Howell
- The First Marathon: The Legend of Pheidippides by Susan Reynolds and Daniel Minter
- The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus by Aliki
- Greece by C.I.A. World Factbook
- Hercules by Robert Burleigh and Raul Colón
- The Hero and the Minotaur: The Fantastic Adventures of Theseus by Robert Byrd
- Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne and Sal Murdocca
- I Am Pan! by Mordicai Gerstein
- I Have an Olive Tree by Eve Bunting by Karen Barbour
- The Iliad by Gillian Cross and Neil Packer
- King Midas and the Golden Touch by Charlotte Craft and K.Y. Craft
- The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky and Kevin Hawkes
- The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
- Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush’s Incredible Journey by Doug Kuntz, Amy Shrodes, and Sue Cornelison
- The Odyssey by Homer and Manuela Adreani
- The Odyssey by Gillian Cross and Neil Packer
- The Orphan: A Cinderella Story from Greece by Anthony Manna, Soula Mitkakidou, and Giselle Potter
- Pandora by Robert Burleigh and Raul Colón
- Pegasus by Marianna Mayer and K.Y. Craft
- Pegasus, the Flying Horse by Jane Yolen and Li Ming
- Mice, Morals, & Monkey Business: Lively Lessons from Aesop’s Fables by Christopher Wormel
- Semolina-Semolinus: A Greek Folktale by Anthony Manna, Christodoula Mitakidou, and Giselle Potter
- Mythological Monsters of Ancient Greece by Sara Fanelli
- The Pomegranate Seeds by Laura Geringer and Leonid Gore
- The Rabbit and the Turtle by Eric Carle
- Watch Rick Steves’ Greece & Turkey
- This is Greece by M. Sasek
- The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War by Emily Little and Michael Eagle
- Usborne Greek Myths for Young Children by Heather Amery and Linda Edwards
- What’s Your Angle Pythagoras? A Math Adventure by Julie Ellis and Phyllis Hornung
- Who Was Alexander the Great? by Kathryn Waterfield and Robin Waterfield
