Reading fairy tales can be essential to building the imagination of young readers. Folk tales, meanwhile, can help illuminate life lessons and teach children about traditions held by people all over ...

Over the centuries fairy tales have gone through a number of changes and are now often considered to be specifically tales to ...

Once upon a time, there was a fair princess who was kidnapped by an evil king who held her prisoner high in the tower of his castle, deep in the forest. Her only hope was to be rescued by her beloved ...

SITKA, Alaska (AP) - For centuries fairy tales have been used to introduce and address difficult subjects to children and adults. But Island Institute’s current artist in residence wondered whether ...

If you’ve watched the recent movie “Jack the Giant Slayer,” you’ve heard Jack’s angry uncle order him to sell his lovely white horse. Maybe your memory protested: “Hey, isn’t it supposed to be his ...

From Spirited Away to Pan's Labyrinth, these are the best fantasy movies that prove fairy tales will remain forever relevant, ...

“Grimmz Fairy Tales” puts the rap in Rapunzel, leaves Cinderella hip-hoppin’ in new shoes, gets Snow White slammin’ and Hansel and Gretel jammin’. Purists might envision the Brothers Grimm pirouetting ...

Three classic fables — The Wizard of Oz, Snow White, and The Emperor’s New Clothes — offer timeless lessons on how to deal with narcissistic people in your life. The Wizard of Oz The great and ...

I usually enjoy a new take on a classic fairy tale, especially one that has a darker twist to it. "Poisoned" by Jennifer Donnelly is just such a book and it did not disappoint. It takes Snow White to ...

Ahead of its Feb. 18 stop at the Capitol Theatre, Disenchanted playfully and pointedly revisits classic fairy tales to challenge the myth of “happily ever after,” giving princesses the chance ...