A scanned copy of the 1897 publication of Fairy Tales from the Far North by Peter Christen Asbjornsen, a book of children's stories and fairy tales.

An online collection of the enchanting fairy tales found in Andrew Lang's "Red Fairy Book." From the University of Virginia.

A charming e-text version of the enchanting fairy tales included in "The Blue Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang.

A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Mother Goose Rhymes, Jingles, and Fairy Tales, a book of nursery rhymes and stories for children.

A collection of fairy tales.

French author Charles Perrault is often called the "father of the fairy tale" for his well known tales such as "Little Red Riding Hood," "Puss in Boots," "Sleeping Beauty," and "Cinderella." Cinderella is a famous folk tale, a story that...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This short literary text passage shares the fairy tale of the Three Little Pigs. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.

This is an adaptation of the fairy tale "Rumpelstiltskin" in text form.

This resource offers the complete texts of four of Andersen's best-known fairy tales: The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Ugly Duckling," "Thumbelina," and "The Swineherd." The texts can be read online or downloaded in MP3 format. In...

A scanned copy of the 1897 publication of A New Book of the Fairies by Beatrice Harraden, a book of children's fairy tales.

Compiled by a retired German professor and folklorist, this site is an excellent resource for anyone seeking information about the Grimm Brothers. Contains a chronology for both brothers, a listing of their academic accomplishments, and...

An extensive list of links to Children's Nursery classics organized by page/chapter. Includes Beatrix Potter, Mother Goose, Aesop's Fables, Brothers Grimm tales and more!

This is adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes" in text format.

This personal site from Gilead Har?El provides a chronological list of the 168 stories by Hans Christian Anderson. Many include the text. Links to info on Hans Christian Anderson.

As you watch this modern version of The Emperor's New Clothes, take note of the character's personalities, how these characters interact, and how they are similar or different from one another. Check out the additional activities below...

As you watch this modern story of Rumpelstiltskin, take note of the characters, setting, and what happens in the story. Check out the additional activities below for the classroom and home, and watch the "Guided Viewing" version for...

Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...

Through this fairy tale "Jordan and the Little Magic Pencil" children will realize that language and spelling are like games. It offers tricks to make learning language skills easy. Parents and teachers should help them understand the...

Make yourself comfortable in someone's arms, it will feel like a dream,a short prayer before the night journey, an angel will come to whisper the secret in your ears. Hush - you should only listen - to your heart! Open your hand, Blow...

Determining the theme is not easy; you have to use the clues the author leaves to figure it out yourself. The author implies information about the story through plot points, setting, and characters. You infer and draw conclusions based...

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Bo-Peep Story Books, a fairy tale book for children.

If you don't know that the incandescent light was a failure before it was a success, it's easy to write off some modern energy innovations like solar panels because they haven't hit the big time fast enough. Worse, the fairy-tale view of...

This site provides a collection of concise folktale plots for student retelling. Teachers can also view and use the links that contain online lesson plans and activities.

Explore the elements of a story using the well-known Cinderella story as source material. Learn about setting, character, sequence, exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution.