Fairy Tales are fantasy fiction. They are tales based on folklore characters like fairies, talking animals, elves and giants. Magical spell or enchantment is an integral part of these tales.
Fairy tales have hooked the imagination of children since time immemorial. The beginning line of fairy tales ‘Once upon a time’ have captured their fantasy like nothing else.
Some best selling fairy tales are
Grimms Fairy Tales
Andersen Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales by E.E Cummings
Fairy Books by Andrew Lang
Collected Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacob.
The Panchantra
George Macdonald’s The Princess And The Goblin
Emma Donoghue’s Kissing the Witch.
Patricia’s Wrede’s Snow White and rose Red
Kathryn Davis’s The Girl Who Tread on A Loaf.
Gregory Maguire’s Mirror Mirror
Even in today’s world of technology based tales, Fairy Tales continue to enthrall both children and grown ups alike
