Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
Russian Fairy Tales
Welsh Fairy Tales
Chinese Folktales
Fairy Tales for Kids
Children's Dutch Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know
Fairy Tale Motif #327
Hansel and Gretel
Molly Whuppie
Introduction to Fairy Tale Interpretation
Interpretation of Grimm's Fairy Tales.
All Foktale Interpretaions
Interpretation of the Young Giant
Interpretation of Our Lady's Child
The Spirit in the Bottle and the Three Languages, Fairy Tales about the relationship between Father and Son and Education
Interpretation of The Frog King
Interpretation of The Peasants Wise Daughter.
Analysis of the Mountain of Gold
Interpertaintion of Russian Fairy Tales
Fear Cold and Pain, the Dark World of the Russian Fairy Tale
The Simpleton in the Russian Fairy Tale
Fairy Tale Stories
Childrens
Literature
Children's Fairy Tales
Why Children's Literature and Fairy Tale Stories?
In many ways children's literature and fairy tale stories are on odd pairing, children's books and especially picture books after all are supposed to be child friendly, where as many fairy tales, including many of the ones that can be found here are not exactly child friendly. It would seem that they should not be mixed then. However fairy tales are the bases for much of what we consider children's literature. The Grimm's fairy tale stories took off in poupularity becuase they where believed to be good tales for children to read. This perhaps occured for a number of reasons, and there as been much debate regarding the relationship of fairty tales and children. No one it seems has a clear or definative answer on why Fairy tales are so poupular. This said, I would like to offer up some small explination as to the possable reasons for the relationship between fairy tales and children's literature.
1-Fairy Tale stories are Fantastic Journies.
2-Fairy Tales are a passing of culture.
3-The most famous fairy tales where penned by people who's intention it was to bring about social and moral growth.
As for the first reason, fairy tale stories like children's books and picture books do not need to follow all of the basic rules which other stories follow. These stories are in many ways much more imaginative, require a greater willingness to suspend disbeleif (Varasamilitude) then other stories. It is this that draws these stories together, and it also this that makes them so facinating. On cannot help but love the wonderous way in which these stories function.
The second reason that of the fact that fairy tale stories have been passed on for generations has allowed them to whether intentionally or not, become a vessal for the passing of cultureal ideas, thoughts, and values. Like children's stories, fairy tales are means by which people insure the survivle of some part of their social thinking.
The final reason much like the second again has to do with the passing on of moral values. Only in this case the passing on of such values was most definatly intentional. Fairy Tale stories in this case were written down by the Grimm's Brothers in order to help them not only presurve but help to inspire the German people. The fairy tales as it where are a means by which the Grimm's could help to pass on Protastent values, and social beliefs. Such beliefs are much the same as we still want our children to hold, so it is easy to see that with a few edits such stories could be made more then acceptable for todays children.
Children's Fairy Tales
Why Children's Literature and Fairy Tale Stories?
In many ways children's literature and fairy tale stories are on odd pairing, children's books and especially picture books after all are supposed to be child friendly, where as many fairy tales, including many of the ones that can be found here are not exactly child friendly. It would seem that they should not be mixed then. However fairy tales are the bases for much of what we consider children's literature. The Grimm's fairy tale stories took off in poupularity becuase they where believed to be good tales for children to read. This perhaps occured for a number of reasons, and there as been much debate regarding the relationship of fairty tales and children. No one it seems has a clear or definative answer on why Fairy tales are so poupular. This said, I would like to offer up some small explination as to the possable reasons for the relationship between fairy tales and children's literature.
1-Fairy Tale stories are Fantastic Journies.
2-Fairy Tales are a passing of culture.
3-The most famous fairy tales where penned by people who's intention it was to bring about social and moral growth.
As for the first reason, fairy tale stories like children's books and picture books do not need to follow all of the basic rules which other stories follow. These stories are in many ways much more imaginative, require a greater willingness to suspend disbeleif (Varasamilitude) then other stories. It is this that draws these stories together, and it also this that makes them so facinating. On cannot help but love the wonderous way in which these stories function.
The second reason that of the fact that fairy tale stories have been passed on for generations has allowed them to whether intentionally or not, become a vessal for the passing of cultureal ideas, thoughts, and values. Like children's stories, fairy tales are means by which people insure the survivle of some part of their social thinking.
The final reason much like the second again has to do with the passing on of moral values. Only in this case the passing on of such values was most definatly intentional. Fairy Tale stories in this case were written down by the Grimm's Brothers in order to help them not only presurve but help to inspire the German people. The fairy tales as it where are a means by which the Grimm's could help to pass on Protastent values, and social beliefs. Such beliefs are much the same as we still want our children to hold, so it is easy to see that with a few edits such stories could be made more then acceptable for todays children.
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Understanding Picture Book Language There has been a great debate within the realm of children's literature as to the function of picture books. There is after all some evidince that pictures only distract a child from the words, making it harder for them to learn how to read. Noodleman in his book "Words About Pictures" pointed out that not only do the meanings of picture change but the ability to see them varies from culture to culture. Indeed this has long been known by those who study cultures, that imagry which seems clear to one group may be confusing to another. It is presumed then that seeing pictures is a learned ability and so what they do for children is minimul. However Jon M Kennedy in A Psychology of Picture Perception showed that even animals can recognize various pictures, and they did not learn such traits such things where inborn into them. So why is it people from different cultures have trouble understanding pictures?Read More on Picture Books |
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Introduction
to Fairy Tale Interpretation
Once upon a time people told each other stories for entertainment, and perhaps to some extent to help transmit their culture, for in the clash of cultures as was occuring in Europe throughout the age of fairy tale people will often define themselves by such stories. However as they passed their stories on from generation to generation something happened, their cultures changed, over and over again the concerns and thoughts of the people changed, some of these changes took years, others where dramatic from conversions to new religions, famines that drove them from their homes, and invaders from other lands. And as these people changed so to did their stories, morphing and evolving, these stories passed from culture to culture from person to person, and as they where passed on they would grow becoming a mean of the humanity from whence they came, and while such stories will always reflect the time that they come form they will reflect in some way thousands of years of human history, for the thoughts, fears, hopes, dreams, and lives of thousands if not millions of people back each story. |
William
Steig
"Sylvester and the Magic Pebble"
Tedd Arnold
"No Jumping on the Bed"
Jon J Muth
"Zen Shorts"
"Sylvester and the Magic Pebble"
Tedd Arnold
"No Jumping on the Bed"
Jon J Muth
"Zen Shorts"
Ezra
Jack Keats
"The
Trip"
"A Letter for Amy"
"Goggles"
Robert McCloskey
"Make way for Ducklings"
"Blueberry's for Sal"
Molly Bang
"Goose"
Margaret Bloy Graham
Harry by the Sea
"A Letter for Amy"
"Goggles"
Robert McCloskey
"Make way for Ducklings"
"Blueberry's for Sal"
Molly Bang
"Goose"
Margaret Bloy Graham
Harry by the Sea