Showing posts with label Fairy Tales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fairy Tales. Show all posts
Thursday, February 26, 2015
National Tell a Fairy Tale Day
Tell a Fairy Tale Day is always observed in the United States on February 26th of each year.
There is no official record as to the origin of this day.
Encourages family time telling tales and getting away from television and other hectic activities.
What is a Fairy Tale? Here is the Wikipedia article to get you started.
News story from wtop about 7 stories that show the twisted truth behind fairy tales
Sunday, February 1, 2015
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
•1900 by L. Frank Baum
•Was not predicted to be a success
•Was published when the manager of the Chicago Grand Opera House committed to making it into a musical stage play to publicize the novel
•Influenced by the stories of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, as well as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The Princess and the Goblin
- 1872 fantasy novel by George MacDonald
- MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian Minister. He was pioneering figure in the field of fantasy and was the mentor of Lewis Carroll
- Best remembered for his fairy tales, but he also wrote poetry and nonfiction
Hans Christian Andersen
- In 1835 Hans Christian Andersen first published his book of fairy tales in Danish
- Unlike Grimms' stories, Andersen's are original compositions
- April 2nd, Andersen's birthday, is celebrated as International Children's Book
Brothers Grimm
- In 1812 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm first published the first edition of Children's and Household Tales
- The English version came out in 1823
- Written for other scholars of folklore, not children
- Many stories are quite gory
- Through the years, many of the stories have been revised to reflect politically correct ideas of the times
- One of the most influential books on children's literature of all time
Stories online here
Tales and Stories of the Past With Morals
- 1697 in French by Charles Perrault
- 1729 in English
- Stories include Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, and Little Red Riding Hood
- Some are also found in the Grimm Brothers' collection
Saturday, January 17, 2015
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