Category Archives: Fairy Tales

A letter to the Tooth Fairy

Today my daughter pulled out her own tooth. She was so proud of this accomplishment. She was also excited about the pending visit from the Tooth Fairy tonight. So excited that she decided to write her a letter. (names removed to protect the innocent.)

Tooth fairy, I like to get my teth out. [...]

QOTD: Einstein - Read Fairy Tales to your Kids

I found this quote on my “Einstein Quote of the Day Google Widget” and I verified in through Wikiquote.com
If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. -  Albert Einstein

Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed: Another blogger’s view

A while back, I mentioned how a new favorite quote came at the end of a Criminal Minds show. An uncredited author none as “The Mediator” from The Lincoln Echo saw the same show and shared thoughts about the quote:
I was watching a TV program, Criminal Minds, and at the end of the program [...]

Fairy Tales: “Enchanted” takes a new look on classic tales

Dan Hudak (article found in the Boise Weekly) takes a look at the new Disney movie, Enchanted.
And therein lies the true appeal of Enchanted: It was made by Disney with its tongue firmly planted in its cheek, openly willing to poke fun at the onscreen fairy-tale conventions it helped create. Kudos to the venerable Mouse [...]

Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed

I just finished watching Criminal Minds on CBS. It was a show titled “Seven Seconds” about a child that went missing in the mall. The show ended with this quote, attributed to G. K. Chesterton:
“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the [...]

Snow White Fairy Tale in Modern Movie

Christopher Beaumont at blogcritics.org wrote a great review of Sydney White. This movie is very similar to the traditional tale of Snow White but placed in a modern setting.
It is a movie that is more about picking out the fairy tale references and seeing how all of the pieces fit than making any type of [...]