Many much-loved traditional fairy tales are inappropriate, outdated and too scary for young children, according to young Brits. Forty-six per cent of Brits under 30 believe that traditional fairy ...

Fairy tales like Cinderella, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood could help children develop better emotional intelligence and STEM skills. Monica Cull is a Digital Editor/Writer for Discover Magazine ...

Many traditional children’s stories are criticised for gender stereotyping and questionable morals – but is this really the case? Hephzibah Anderson takes a look. Once upon a time, I’d have rolled my ...

“Nix Nought Nothing” and many, many more. Many of the tales in this volume, as in similar collections from other European countries, are what the folklorists call Drolls, or a short comical sketch.

There was a time when fairy tales were much more than just bedtime stories. Actually, the fanciful tales that have enthralled generations of people have their roots in real historical events. Real ...

Jacob Grimm died 150 years ago today, four years after his younger bother Wilhelm. Together they changed forever the face of literature, especially children’s literature, with their collection of ...

For my money, this is without a doubt the story of the week. For years we’ve been hearing how the Grimm fairy tales were a lot more horror-based and bloody than the sanitized versions we’ve been ...

Local publisher Owall Communications has launched a package of fairy tale books written in English in an ambitious drive to sell them in foreign countries. The company, headed by Song Jun-sik, said ...

Stephen Evans explores the twisted world of Grimm's Fairy Tales – bedtime stories complete with mutilation, cannibalism, infanticide and incest. On the covers are the most innocent of titles: Grimm’s ...