Magic Mirrors in Fairy Tales: A Reflection on a Timeless Symbol Let's take a tour through some of the most famous and lovely examples of fairy tale magic mirrors.…
How NOT to Be a Fairy Tale Parent Most of us want to avoid being bad parents. Let's examine some truly questionable parenting strategies …
The Princess and the Pea: A Weird Little Romp with Royalty Let’s dive into Hans Christian Andersen's original text to see what message he intended in this quirky tale …
10 Memorable Fairy Tales with Babies After announcing my pregnancy, I went on a quest to gather the many, many fairy tales about babies …
Tatterhood: A Tale of Twins and Transformations This delightful fairy tale features the adventures of two twins: one beautiful, the other ugly and brave …
Why All Fairy Tales Are About Hunger Fairy tales have one universal theme: they’re about hunger. Because we all have a desire for food, sex, or power.…
5 Unusual Messages of Fairy Tale Love In honor of Valentine's Day, here are five—ahem—unusual lessons we can glean from fairy tale love stories …
9 Ways the Original Snow Queen is Nothing Like Frozen If you’re not familiar with this fairy tale, brace yourself. Disney took many, MANY liberties with their adaptation …
15 Twisted Fairy Tale Facts You Might Not Remember Original fairy tales are dark and strange. Did you ever hear these disturbing details in your childhood?…
8 Halloween Fairy Tales to Give You the Shivers What exactly are Halloween fairy tales? Ones with great atmosphere, spooky elements, and the undead …