Favorite Fairy Tales

Fairy tales are not always about fairies! While they are hard to define, fairy tales are often short, easy stories to remember with characters clearly identified as “good” or “evil.” They are part of folklore, often set in the very distant past. Whether it’s Snow White, Cinderella, Rapunzel, or Aladin, there are many fairy tales to enjoy and share with your children. Children not only enjoy the stories but benefit from the exposure to the wisdom of folklore and the oral tradition. The world of fairy tales is full of magic, wonder, heroes and adventure. In the pages of our favorite fairy tales children discover the stories they love to hear again and again.

Fairy tales are magical in more ways than one. Not only are the stories often full of magic, but magic also lies in the audience that it captures the attention of. At a very young age children develop a love for the characters in their favorite fairy tales. Even a young toddler is captivated by the story of Snow White and wants the story repeated again and again. It would be difficult to find another genre that has such a strong hold on such a young audience.

Fairy tales are demonstrations of storytelling at it’s finest. Unlike folktales in which stories are passed verbally from generation to generation with no know author, fairy tales are written down and often have a known author. Fairy tales often contain the elements of magic, witches, talking animals, giants, and heroes. The names of the Grimm Brothers and Hans Christian Anderson often come to mind when thinking of fairy tales.

More recently young children associate the name Disney with the fairy tales they have come to know and love. As adults we can use this to our advantage in creating a love of reading in our children. These stories have become familiar and recognizable and therefore the book form of the story becomes of interest to our children. They love to hear the stories and see the characters that have become so recognizable.

As you browse the list of fairy tales we have compiled, please know that we have chosen our favorites. Books that our children love and enjoy, and stories that they love to hear over and over.

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    The Gruffalo

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    The Mitten

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