So many ways to tell a tale! We tell and retell stories, and never tire of the familiar. There is something comforting about knowing where a story is going, and something thrilling about realizing ...

Fairy tales have long celebrated the realm of the imagination. But when an author transplants classic make-believe elements to the present day, does the charm remain? In her Fairy Tale Novel trilogy, ...

In Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold, ed. by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, 13 authors transform traditional fairy tales into original stories. ""The Girl in the Attic"" by Lois Metzger follows a ...

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 ...

The children’s story of “Cinderella” is about stepping into someone else’s shoes, and in “Cinderella: A Tale Retold,” there are plenty of shoes to fill. The fairy tale rewrite, by Magnolia Artistic ...

On verso of t.-p.: Ninth edition. Illustrated t.-p. and lining-papers in colors. "With one exception, all the tales in this book are adapted from the legends collected by Henry R. Schoolcraft ... and ...