If you’re looking for the best children’s books of fairy tales for kids, find what you need on this big list of wonderful picture books, chapter books, and middle grade books of popular fairy tales ...

Did you know that the Italian Cinderella murdered her stepmother? Or that Sleeping Beauty had twins before marrying the prince? Or that the cats in Italian Puss-in-Boots stories were female? While ...

Most variants of this ATU type come from the French fairy tale by Charles Perrault "Les Fées" or "The Fairies," but the general story comes from a widespread traditional folktale popular in Europe and ...

CEDAR FALLS – In the classic French fairy tale, “Puss in Boots,” a clever cat outwits a village to help his master, Tom. Artistic Director Gretta Berghammer chose the Vera Morris adaptation for the ...

Currently a features writer at Collider, Elisa Guimarães is an arts and entertainment journalist and a critic with over a decade of experience. Passionate about movies and TV shows as a whole, she ...

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The Ugly Stepsister follows the central narrative of the fairy tale familiar to most viewers. A woman with two daughters marries a widower. When he dies, his daughter, now called Cinderella, is ...