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ⓘ About Kevin Crossley-Holland
Kevin Crossley-Holland is a YA fiction and historical romance author. He won the Carnegie Medal in 1985 for Storm. Crossley has written many books for children and adults in classic retellings, poetry, and anthologies. The Seeing Stone was awarded the Smarties Prize Bronze medal and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award and The Arthur trilogy won worldwide critical acclaim and has been translated into 21 languages. Crossley has written and presented multiple BBC radio programs. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and for years he held a university post in Minnesota as an endowed chair in the humanities. He lectures abroad representing the British Council and sometimes leads sessions for teachers and librarians.
All Book Series by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Wordhoard: Anglo-Saxon Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 27 · published 1965 Co-authored · Jill Paton Walsh
Across the Rainbow Bridge
Latest in the series · book 27 of 27 · published 2021
Household Tales by Brothers Grimm
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 1812 Anthology · Andrew Lang,Jacob Grimm,Wilhelm Grimm,Margaret Hunt
Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece
Book 2 of 15 · published 1837 Anthology · Gustav Schwab
Eventyrskatter
Book 3 of 15 · published 1868 Anthology · Jacob Grimm,Wilhelm Grimm,Hans Christian Andersen,Peter Christen Asbjørnsen,Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies
Book 5 of 15 · published 1980 Anthology · Moss Roberts
American Indian Myths and Legends
Book 7 of 15 · published 1985 Anthology · Richard Erdoes
Favorite Folktales From Around the World
Book 8 of 15 · published 1986 Anthology · Jane Yolen
The Victorian Fairy Tale Book
Book 9 of 15 · published 1988 Anthology · Michael Patrick Hearn
Yiddish Folktales
Book 10 of 15 · published 1988 Anthology · Beatrice Weinreich
Legends and Tales of the American West
Book 12 of 15 · published 1998 Anthology · Richard Erdoes
Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions
Book 13 of 15 · published 2001 Anthology · John Bierhorst
Russian Fairy Tales
Book 14 of 15 · published 2011 Anthology · Alexander Afanasyev
African Folktales
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2016 Anthology · Wole Soyinka
Tales from the Inner City
Series opener · book 1 of 28 · published 2008 Anthology · Shaun Tan
Nine Worlds in Nine Nights
Book 19 of 28 · published 2019 Anthology · Hiawyn Oram
The House by The Lake
Book 22 of 28 · published 2020 Anthology · Thomas Harding
My First Book of London
Book 23 of 28 · published 2020 Anthology · Ingela P. Arrhenius
Trees: Haiku from Roots to Leaves
Latest in the series · book 28 of 28 · published 2023 Anthology · Sally M. Walker
The Faber Book Of Northern Folk Tales
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1977
Light Unlocked: Christmas Card Poems
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2005
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kevin Crossley-Holland?
Kevin Crossley-Holland is a YA fiction and historical romance author. He won the Carnegie Medal in 1985 for Storm. Crossley has written many books for children and adults in classic retellings, poetry, and anthologies.
Which Kevin Crossley-Holland series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library series, the earliest of Kevin Crossley-Holland's multi-book series: it opens with Household Tales by Brothers Grimm (1812) and runs to 15 books across 1812–2016, ending with African Folktales (2016). Kevin Crossley-Holland's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kevin Crossley-Holland written?
Kevin Crossley-Holland has 129 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1812 and 2026. 48 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Walker Studio series with 28 books — and 81 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kevin Crossley-Holland's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kevin Crossley-Holland's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library (1812–2016, 15 books), Arthur Trilogy (2000–2003, 3 books) and Walker Studio (2008–2023, 28 books), plus 1 more.
How are Kevin Crossley-Holland's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kevin Crossley-Holland's 129 books into 4 named series and 81 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Walker Studio (28 books, 2008–2023); The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library (15 books, 1812–2016); Arthur Trilogy (3 books, 2000–2003); Viking Sagas (2 books, 2011–2012).