Classics like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and The Little Mermaid remain timeless favourites. This list of fairy tales highlights enduring stories that continue to captivate readers today.

Old-school fairy tales were decidedly darker than Disney would have you believe, full of allegory and cannibalism, gruesome death, and unheeded warnings. In every tale, a lesson and a zodiac archet… ...

When I was a kid, I used to love the “Fractured Fairy Tales” shorts that appeared on the Rocky and Bullwinkle animated TV show. They took classic fairy tales, like Sleeping Beauty, and added a ...

GANNA BOZHKO/GETTY IMAGES. Famous fairy tales and folktales from around the world. Fairy tale stories are part and parcel of childhood. Endlessly retellable (and spoofable—we’re looking at you ...

“The Lunar Chronicles” is a young adult science-fiction series of four novels, a novella and a short story collection, which is very loosely inspired by classic fairy tales. The setting is a ...

A poignant and suspenseful retelling of a classic fairy tale set in a war-torn world, for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, We Were the Lucky Ones and Lilac Girls. $6.99.

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6 Y.A. Fairy Tale Retellings to Add to Your Reading List Elizabeth Lim, the author of “Six Crimson Cranes,” recommends some of her favorite retellings of classic fairy tales. Share full article ...