The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales Edited by Maria Tatar Norton, 445 pages, $35 Once upon a time, they were the stories that were read to us, and perhaps we have kept them alive to read to new audie… ...

Some of the most magical series are inspired by classic fairy tales, from Merlin to Beauty and the Beast.

As in his lauded novel “The Hours,” Michael Cunningham borrows plots — this time from classic fairy tales and a horror story — to refresh them for readers in “A Wild Swan and Other Tales.” ...

In each of her unique interpretations, Carter subverts traditional gender roles and upend classic fairy tale tropes to create fresh narratives for a contemporary audience. In doing so, she not ...

An episode of NBC’s primetime drama “Grimm” is as far from a bedtime story as its inspiration; just like in the classic, harrowing tales from the Brothers Grimm, bloody bodies rat… ...

What Rapunzel's braid-to-tree connection has to do with the circumference of Baba Yaga's house As a lover of classic fairy tales and longtime fan of Kate Bernheimer's modernist ones, I was ...

Many traditional fairy tales, long thought to be a somewhat recent invention, have actually been around for thousands of years, according to a new study.

The BBC reports that half of 2,000 parents surveyed thought classic fairy tales were too scary for preschoolers. After all, they don’t call ‘em Grimm for nothing.

More than 40% of young people believe that classic fairy tales are inappropriate for children, and as many as 90% of young Brits think they are old-fashioned and outdated.