Long before Disney turned Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid into global blockbusters, European writers, editors, and folklorists captivated readers with their fairy-tale collections as early ...

Fairy tales like Cinderella, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood could help children develop better emotional intelligence and STEM skills. People have been telling fairy tales long before there was a ...

Liz Grauerholz, an associate professor of sociology, teamed with Lori Baker-Sperry, an assistant professor of women's studies at Western Illinois University and a former Purdue graduate student, to ...

The imagined worlds of fairy tales offer not only entertainment for children but also reflections on contemporary times. Polish writers such as Henryk Sienkiewicz, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Bolesław Prus, and ...