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 ...

In the depths of a cold, cold winter, on a night blanketed in snow, a Moomintroll who should be deep in hibernation suddenly ...

Two scholars helped provide perspective to my Sunday (Oct. 23) Times-Picayune piece about the two new TV series that are built on fairy-tale characters and stories. This post is an edited e mail Q&A ...

Once upon a time there were two very hungry foxes, a small and a big one, lying along the edge of a woods near a roadway too weak and tired to try and find food. Then they spied a peasant girl coming ...

One day, a young hunter saw three swans fly by and settle down near him. He was astonished to find that the three swans removed their feathery attire, and revealed themselves to be dazzlingly ...