I love fairy tales not only for the story, but for the way they give you a glimpse into a totally different way of living. The book " T...

The Grimms collection has no "Beauty and the Beast" tale per se, but "The Singing, Soaring Lark" is an animal bridegroom...

It is an ancient Japanese belief that making one thousand paper cranes will grant the maker one wish, such as recovery from an illness or in...

If they ever come out with another edition of "Cinderella: A Casebook," I think they should include Max Luthi's section on the...

Different cultures celebrate Midsummer on different days, as the actual summer solstice changes each year (this year it's on June 21.) F...

I find the book Once Upon a Time: On the Nature of Fairy Tales by Max Luthi to be really helpful. He analyzes fairy tales from a literary st...

I thoroughly enjoyed Surlalune 's series of Bluebeard-themed posts last month. I don't remember the first time I read that fairy tal...

I like getting familiar with how different scholars interpret fairy tales, but after a while you start to hear other voices in your head whe...

I saw most of Beastly in piecemeal on my flight back from France. I had heard that this movie wasn't really quality, but sort of a fun g...

Finally saw Tangled! I had only heard positive things about this movie, from the kids I babysit to adults who are way into fairy tales. I wa...