Tales from Beyond the Rainbow, Pete Jordi Wood
Tales from Beyond the Rainbow, Pete Jordi Wood
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Tales from Beyond the Rainbow
Ten LGBTQ+ Fairy Tales Proudly Reclaimed

Author: Pete Jordi Wood

Narrator: Dino Fetscher, Roy McMillan

Unabridged: 3 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/22/2025

Synopsis

Epic stories of love, adventure, and resilience featuring LGBTQ+ narratives and heroes, published as a collection of queer classics for the first time.

These are the fairy tales that history forgot—or concealed. Ten tales in which gender is fluid and where queer stories can have a happy ending. Some are rare examples of LGBTQ+ folklore, like “The Dog and the Sailor,” which features a male protagonist who meets his own handsome prince. These stories include folklore from Europe, Asia, and the African savanna. They remind listeners that folk tales are our tales, and invite them to be whoever they want to be. Researcher Pete Jordi Wood has combed through generations of history to collect and adapt these ten unforgettable stories celebrating LGBTQ+ themes and characters.

This title is already included on the Puffin Classics list, indicating its importance in preserving the ancient folklore of queer histories.

About The Author

Pete Jordi Wood is a British author, illustrator, and screenwriter who describes himself as a “fairy tale detective.” He is based in Cornwall in the United Kingdom.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy on May 28, 2025

I’m a bit of a fairy tale nerd. I come by it honestly. Growing up we had a copy of the marvelous Idries Shah World Tales collection (replete with creations from artists more accustomed to rock record albums than classic folktale accompaniments). Later I’d become a children’s librarian at New York Pu......more

Goodreads review by Steph on July 19, 2023

It’s so incredibly refreshing to read an anthology of stories featuring LGBT+ characters: love, loss, gender identity, unrequited love, embracing our uniqueness. I appreciate this so much - this is full of stories I’ll read to my own kids some day. There’s a few stories that will stay with me foreve......more

Goodreads review by Ian on February 27, 2024

This was a really wholesome book, and all the stories were so sweet and cute. And i loved how the writer found these old folktales from history, amd brought them to life again.......more

Goodreads review by Motherbooker on July 01, 2023

So often, the phrase "gay agenda" is thrown around with reckless abandon. This is especially true where children are concerned. Like the time a bunch of right-wing nuts got upset about an exam question talking about gay people. What people are less concerned about is the fact that pretty much every......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on May 21, 2025

Ten international folktales with LGBTQ elements, adapted for a middle grade/middle school audience. "The girl in the market" from Benin. A trans-girl in the market captures the heart of a king, but not everyone is happy with the situation. I liked this one because the mean girl didn't win; just becau......more

Quotes

“This accessible, joyful sampling is both entertaining and educational, and a provocative springboard from which readers will be compelled to seek out more queer literature.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A creative and insightful achievement in folktale adaptation.”—Kirkus

“A unique offering that gives the LGBTQIA+ community the representation they deserve in folk literature and a nice addition to folkand fairy-tale collections.” —Kirkus Reviews

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