This week’s story, “ Ambrose ,” is about a sixth grader named Lily, who, as she says at the opening of the story, wants to ...

From rags to riches and beasts to beanstalks, these are the popular fairy tales that shape our happily ever afters Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a ...

Thought fairy tales were all pampered princesses and happily-ever-afters? Think again. The original versions of some of our best-loved fairy tales are a far cry from their Disney-fied incarnations ...

“The Shreds.” A Selection from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Gilbert James, London: Siegle, Hill and Co., [c. 1900], pp. 29-30. "The Witch in the Stone Boat.” The Yellow Fairy ...

How does the same story come to be known as “Beauty and the Beast” in the U.S. and “The Fairy Serpent” in China ... If a similar tale was told in German and Hindi, the researchers ...

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Oddly Modern Fairy Tales is a series dedicated to publishing unusual literary fairy tales produced mainly during the first half of the twentieth century. International in scope, the series includes ...

Magical powers of mass destruction and volleyball sounds like a fun combination. Is it? I’m sorry, but when I hear about ...

One of the most famous fairy tales ever, this story crossed the globe for thousands of years, winning hearts wherever it went ...

If you're looking for something new to read with your kids, these modern fairy tales are worth adding to your home library.