Fairy Tales

If you're a parent who loves reading fairy tales to their kids, you might be surprised to learn that the stories aren't always as wholesome as you think. In fact, many of these original versions can actually be quite gruesome and disturbing. Some of these tales are so disturbing that they would make you want to keep your children away from them altogether. And while most of the ones we know and love today were cleaned up and rewritten to be safe for children, there are still a few tales that don't get as much sanitization as they should. 1. Little Red Riding Hood (and Her Wolf) The Brothers Grimm rewrote this story from a French version of the fairy tale included in Charles Perrault's 1697 collection Stories or Fairy Tales from Past Times: Tales of Mother Goose, but that doesn't m...

When it comes to modern fairy tales, there are many options to choose from. There are retellings, lost stories, contemporary fairy tales, and books about fairy tale princesses with a difference. These types of books are perfect for a young reader who wants to fall in love with a story different from the one they are reading. They can be a good way to teach kids about the various mythical creatures and events that have come to be part of our culture, but they are also fun for adults to read as well! Cinder by Marissa Meyer Cinder is a young adult science fiction novel by Marissa Meyer, published in 2012. It is the first book in The Lunar Chronicles series, which retells the classic fairy tale Cinderella set in a futuristic world. The story takes place in a futuristic world where human...

The Hazel Wood is a fairy tale about fairy tales and is arguably the most meta book on our list. It specifically refers to Alice and the long-ago-published fairy tale book that her late grandma penned. Schwab's first book returned to us like a tune that had been all but lost after spending years out of print. The Near Witch is set in the sleepy town of Near, which is bordered by woodlands. In case you haven't heard, Cinder is a narrative about an android technician who lives in New Beijing, a city that has been decimated by a horrific virus.