Famous fairy tales and folktales from around the world Fairy tale stories are part and parcel of childhood. Endlessly retellable (and spoofable—we’re looking at you, Shrek) and filled with ...

But if I use fairy tales, they get it.” And fairy tales reassure us. “They point to the possibility of survival and rescue,” Tatar says. In lots of young adult fiction, children die.

Fairy tales have a timeless appeal, and no matter how old we get, we never quite outgrow them. Maybe it's because they are so familiar to us, so reliable. We can trust their dependable narrative ...

Wilhelm Grimm – who together with his brother, Jacob, popularized in the 19th century many fairy tales that remain favorites today – believed many were probably thousands of years old.

And you can read them online right now. It's interesting, really, that we talk about modern fairy tales as "retellings" or "adaptations" when (in most cases) we don't actually have an original source.

Story Warriors: Fairy Tales is a highly inventive take on interactive stories and puzzles, where the words on the page come alive and interact allowing you to solve puzzles as you read along ...

The Fisherman and His Wife (1882) by Alexander Zick (1845–1907) from Grimms' Fairy Tales, published by Gebruder Reichenbach Source: Gebruder Reichenbach/Public Domain Fairy tales have enchanted ...

There have been several recent studies exploring how fairy tales can be useful in therapeutic practice. In 2014, researchers at the University of Bologna explored group therapy workshops with 21 ...

This week, the United Nations hosts the Mother of all Meetings—the Special Session on Children. No less than 71 heads of state, 70 other top government leaders, and a zillion members of 830 ...

Morning Mix What fairy tales tell us about where we came from January 21, 2016 More than 9 years ago Summary ...

Grauerholz discusses what parents should be aware of when their children read fairy tales. (43 seconds) November 11, 2003 Experts say fairy tales not so happy ever after WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Fairy ...