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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm researched and collected fairy tales. They published them in a book called Children's and Household Tales.

Popular film versions of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" feature a witch and a tasty Gingerbread House, and are perfect for family Halloween viewing.

Rumpelstiltskin is a story that can be used as an example for a variety cautions. But perhaps it is not about what we should not do but about the power in a name.

Disney may have sanitized the telling of fairy tales, but these television adaptations stay close to the written word, villains and all.

Brief biography and folklore of the Brothers Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, German writers and philologists, best known for fairy tales.

The origin of the Brothers Grimm classic fairy tale is traced back to the 15th century and has been altered for the benefit of children audiences.

Some folklorists and scholars believe that Snow White was based on the life of Margarete von Waldeck, the German mistress of a Spanish prince.

Are the Grimm's tales a historical resource for the study of oral storytelling culture? Or were fairy tales not really the products of the folk's imagination?

Like Cinderella, everyone dreams of overcoming adversity and living happily ever after.

Hansel and Gretel is one of the classic fairy tales of youth; one that has stood both the test of time and of popularity. Where did it come from?

Director Yim Pil-Sung helmed this inspired visual feast that turns the tables on those evil adults who might lure children to a cruel fate.

Olga Dugina and Adrej Dugin take the classic children's fairy tale, The Brave Little Tailor, to a whole new level with their compelling illustrations.

The Walt Disney animated feature "Cinderella" (1950) offers no other solution to her plight, except through magical, supernatural intervention.

The timeless forces of good and evil fighting to the death continue to light up the silver screen.

Adding a bit of fun and surprise to book reading is a sure way to grab a child's attention.

Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls) has become Disney's first black princess. However, both movie and character are undergoing a name change.

Shannon Hale is the author of the Newbery Honor-WInning "Princess Academy" as well as the critically aclaimed "Goose Girl".

Louise Glück's challenging poems, Gretel in Darkness and Mock Orange, tap into deep-seated anxieties through the use of sense memories and a childhood fairy tale.

In times of economic duress, a homemade costume is a wise option this Halloween. Often, a single accessory from around the house can inspire an entire get-up.

Both boys and girls enjoy playing with well-constructed, charming fairy, elf, and gnome plastic or wood figurines and playsets. Mix and match figures and sets!

Activists in pagan circles leap out of the broom closet, but pagan groups are not always listed in the yellow pages.

Stories about the spirit of Christmas are always popular. Get your family together for an evening of reading these Christmas specials, or sit down with a Christmas DVD.

With its colourful Renaissance buildings and cobbled streets, the Pied Piper town of Hamelin on the River Weser in North Germany has a fairytale atmosphere.

Simon & Schuster and Starz Media are producing a series of television and DVD movies for Johnny Gruelle's classic Raggedy Ann & Andy characters.

She's not a damsel in distress anymore! Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and Nathan Hale give Rapunzel a Western outlaw makeover in their all ages graphic novel.

As animation continues to soar this year Disney decides to reclaim its roots and bring back traditional fairy-tales and the figure of the princess. Will it be enough?

Independent comic book artist and superhero creator Ben Glendenning gives details about his past, present, and future comic book.

Rebel Books LLP is a new and promising independant publishing company which promises to deliver high quality children's literature.

This story, like many other classic fairy tales, has been the basis for many contemporary interpretations. Some are quite innovative.

Award winning author Shannon Hale talks about why she enjoys re-imagining fairy tales like the Rapunzel story and other Brothers Grimm tales.

Mandy Moore voices the title character, and Zachary Levi a dashing bandit, in Disney's upcoming CGI animated film Rapunzel. Movie comes out December 2010.

Rapunzel, like many other classic fairy tales, has been the basis for many interpretations by contemporary writers in novels, short stories and poetry.

This article contains a list of highly-readable books that will be meaningful and will stimulate discussion at your Young Adult book club.

The brothers Grimm tailored this story to suit the perspective and needs of small children. In The Brave Little Tailor the simplest and most childlike person becomes King

A keen but erratically educated intellect, an overprotective mother, life-long poverty, prejudices and an abiding love for Providence shaped a most unusual life.