Tweeny Bunting – A Fairy Story
The short tale of a lost fairy, the land of snows, and a job with Jack Frost. Tweeny Bunting – A Fairy Story – Tweeny Bunting was a lost fairy. There are many good things […]
The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf – A Hans Christian Andersen Tale
The tale of a pretty young girl, a pair of fine new shoes, and a lesson about the consequences of selfishness. The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf – A Hans Christian Andersen Tale – so […]
The Witch – A Tale by Andrew Lang
An evil stepmother, a witch the size of a house, and a forest that grows from a comb. The Witch – A Tale by Andrew Lang – ONCE upon a time there was a peasant […]
The Dream of Maxen Wledig – A Welsh Fairy Tale
An afternoon nap on a hot summer’s day, a beautiful game of chess, and the fairest lady in all the world The Dream of Maxen Wledig – A Welsh Fairy Tale – MAXEN WLEDIG was […]
The Golden Goose – A Brothers Grimm Tale
A goose of golden feathers, a band of merry followers, and a princess who would not laugh. The Golden Goose – A Brothers Grimm Tale – THERE was once a man who had three […]
The Wooing of Pomona – An Autumn Story
The Keeper-of-All-the-Orchards-in-the-World, a shape-shifting lover, and an abundance of beautiful autumn fruit. THE WOOING OF POMONA – An Autumn Story – ONCE upon a time, in the happy days of old, Vertumnus, Keeper-of-All-the-Orchards-in-the-World, […]
A Daughter of the Moon – A Japanese Fairy Tale
A tiny fairy in a bamboo stem, five impossible tasks, and a bottle of the elixir of life. A Daughter of the Moon – A Japanese Fairy Tale – In bygone days, ever so long […]
The Magical Art of Arthur Rackham – An Illustrated Book List
Uncover the illustrated world of Arthur Rackham, with fifteen magical books full of his famous fairies and gnarled trees. Arthur Rackham was one of the most celebrated artists of the British Golden Age of Illustration; an […]
The Elfin Hill – A Hans Christian Andersen Tale
An invitation sent by a raven, a grand banquet of frogs, and an old goblin in search of a wife. The Elfin Hill – A Hans Christian Andersen Tale – Some large lizards […]
Molly Whuppie and the Double-Faced Giant – A Hans Andersen Tale
Three necklaces made from straw, a giant with two faces, and a bridge made from one strand of hair. Molly Whuppie and the Double-Faced Giant – A Hans Andersen Tale – ONCE upon […]
The Dragon and His Grandmother – A Brothers Grimm Tale
Three runaway soldiers, a dragon with a magic whip, and a riddle seven years in the making. The Dragon and His Grandmother – A Brothers Grimm Tale – ONCE there was a war. The […]
The Sea-Fairy and the Land-Fairy – A Story from Fairyland
Two quarrelling fairies, a sleepy anemone, and a rainbow in a shell. The Sea-Fairy and the Land-Fairy And How They Quarrelled – A Story from Fairy Land – THE sea-fairy’s name was Laughing Sapphire, […]
