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 ...

Like the catchy tune in their live action remake of Snow White, Disney clearly has some "princess problems" with their classic fairy tale source material. The 2025 retelling suffers from the ...

The imagined worlds of fairy tales offer not only entertainment for children but also reflections on contemporary times. Polish writers such as Henryk Sienkiewicz, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Bolesław Prus, and ...

The books in this series are written by contemporary children's authors and are based on classic fables and folk and fairy tales. The series is designed to encourage children to read and develop a ...

Jason Treat, NGM STAFF. art: SAM FALCONER. Sources: Sara Graça da Silva, Institute for the Study of Literature and Tradition (IELT), New University of Lisbon, Portugal; Jamie Tehrani, Durham ...