Perhaps the most read and favorite among children, Fairy Tales are stories that almost every human have heard or read at some point in their lives. Fairy tales are imaginary stories where fairies, giants, goblins, talking animals and objects, elves and other such unrealistic things come to life. Being largely for children, almost every fairy tale has a hidden message along with an attractive and interesting story.
Almost all vernacular language in the world has fairy tales , which are translated and used in other languages. These compilations in the form of books are perhaps the best gifts for children even till date. Although, Brother Grimm and Hans Anderson's name is associated with fairy tales in modern times, fairy tale books have been written in all languages, in all countries, across ages.
Most folk tales have come down generations without much information about the authors. Some of the authors who have worked on them and have made them available to readers in the form of compiled books include:
- Brother Grimm
- Hans Christian Anderson
- Terri Windling
- Donald Barthelme
- Robin McKinley
- Kelly Link
- Robert Bly
- Gail Carson Levine
- Kate Bernheimer
Fairy tales almost always present stories that have happy endings, with sudden twists of events. They mostly deal with kingdoms, kings, queens, princes and princesses. They sometimes even contain
riddles and
morals . Recent stories reveal that some
fairy tales have also contained certain messages.
The most famous fairy tale books include
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Cinderella
- Red Riding Hood
- Hansel and Gretel
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- Alice in Wonderland
- Beauty and the Beasts
- The Frog Prince
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Selfish Giant
- Rapunzel
- Thumbelina
- Peter Pan
A whole range of fairy tale books can be found in all bookstores and in many versions and forms.
