Fairy tales have always been a fascinating genre for me.  As children, we are typically presented with the "happily ever after" versions.  However, many fairy tales did not originally have those happy endings.  Fairy tales were passed down orally as precautionary tales, so that people were on their guard.

My favorite fairy tales were those that had the prince who was smart enough to fall in love with the brave, intelligent (and typically beautiful, of course) girl, who may or may not have been a princess.  Beauty and the Beast has to rank as one of my all-time favorites.  The amount of bravery, compassion, intelligence, and caring that the heroine displays impacted me as a child.

This link will take you to a short powerpoint for fairy tales.
 Fairy Tales

There are many arguments that I can make about what fairy tales teach.  The truth of the matter is, fairy tales, like many children's tales, can help teach many lessons that are relevant today.  There are also messages in fairy tales that can be negative, if the reader chooses to pull those out as well.








What is your favorite fairy tale?  Why? 
Is there a particular fairy tale you don't care for?

The littlest reader in our family

Here is a little movie I am sharing with my son, who is almost as addicted to books as his mother is!