Fairy Tales

Guide Note:Fairy Tales are fictional stories that contain out of the ordinary characters like witches, trolls, faeries, elves and others. Generally, the events in the story are incredibly far-fetched.

Fast Facts:

Earliest recorded fairytale discovered in Egypt, 1300 B.C.
Originally intended for adult audiences
Many have been adapted for children in recent years

The Mahalo Top 7

SurLaLune Fairy Tales: Annotated Fairy Tales, Fairy Tale Books and Illustrations
Wikipedia: Fairy Tales
Northern State University: Fairy Tales Lecture Notes | Motifs and Tale Types
University of Pittsburgh: Folklore and Mythology Texts
Fairy Stories, Myths and Legends
Authorama: English Fairy Tales Online Book
Story Nory: Online Audio Fairy Tale Database for Kids

Fairy Tales Classroom Materials

Web English Teacher: Fairy Tales Study Guides and Lesson Plans
Teaching Heart: Fairy Tale Teaching Projects
Tooter4Kids: Fairy Tale Teaching Unit
SurLaLune Message Board: Teaching Resources Thread
Teachernet: Teaching With Fairy Tales
Teacher Planet: Fairy Tale Themes

Fairy Tales in History, Analysis and Criticism

SurLaLune Fairy Tales: Quest for the Earliest Fairy Tales | Fairy Tale Timeline
Sacred Texts: A Study of Fairy Tales: The History of Fairy Tales
Bob Huang's Home Page: "The Origin and Evolution of Fairy Tales (1999)
Endicott Studios: The Journal of Mythic Arts: Fairy Tale Articles
Brown University: Vladimir Propp's Theories
Guardian Unlimited: Happy Ever After (2004)
The Center for Story and Symbol: "Once Upon a Time" (1997)
Wayne State University: Marvels & Tales: Journal for Fairy-Tales Study
Fairy Tale Review

Fairy Tales in Modern Literature

Endicott Studios: A List of Contemporary Fantasy Books
1900-2007: The Oz Books
1950-1956: The Chronicles of Narnia
1954-1955: The Lord of the Rings
1955-1982: The Borrowers
1995-2000: His Dark Materials
1996: The Wood Wife
1997-2007: Dragon Slayers' Academy Series
1997-2007: The Harry Potter Series
2003-2007: The Spiderwick Chronicles Book Series
2004-2007: The Edge Chronicles
2005-2008: Septimus Heap (Series)
2007-2008: The Faerie Path Trilogy

Fairy Tales Images

Art Passions: Classic and Modern Fairy Tale Art
Yahoo! Image Search: Fairy Tales
Google Image Search: Fairy Tales
Live Search Images: Fairy Tales
Flickr: Fairy Tales Photos

Fairy Tales Videos and Media

Yahoo! Video: Fairy Tale Search
YouTube & Google Video: Fairy Tales Search
YouTube: Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics Intro (Time: 01:00)
YouTube: Fractured Fairy Tales: The Elves and the Shoemaker (Time: 05:28)
YouTube: Labyrinth Trailer (Time: 01:21)
YouTube: The Princess Bride Trailer (Time: 02:15)

Fairy Tales Books and Merchandise

Amazon.com: Fairy Tales Merchandise
Powell's Books: Fairy Tales Books
Barnes & Noble: Fairy Tales Books
eBay: Fairy Tales Books | Collectibles | DVDs
CafePress.com: Fairy Tales T-Shirts and Gifts

Notable Fairy Tales Films and Television Shows

Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

Disney Americana: Disney Movie Timeline
Dream Vision Entertainment: Fairy Tales on Film
1982-1987: Faerie Tale Theatre Series
1984: The Neverending Story
1986: Legend | Labyrinth
1987: The Princess Bride
1987-1989: The Storyteller Series
1988: Willow
1995-1998: Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1996: Dragonheart
1998: Ever After
2001-2007: Harry Potter Film Series
2004: Ella Enchanted
2005: The Snow Queen | The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe | The Brothers Grimm
2006: Pan's Labyrinth
2007: Bridge to Terabithia | Stardust
2008: The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008: Fairy Tales TV Series

Fairy Tales in News and Culture

Google News: Fairy Tales
NPR: Teacher, School sued over Gay Fairy Tale
Brown Universityy: Proppian Fairy Tale Generator
Wikipedia: Category: Fairy Tail Collections
Classic Fairy Tales: Fairy Tale Database for Kids
Trivia Park: Fairy Tales Quiz
Fairy Tale Presentation Society: Fairy Tales Film Festival

Fairy Tales From Around the World

Sacred Texts: Indian Fairy Tales
The Collaboratory Project: Collections of Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World
Dragonrest.net: Romanian Fairy Tales
Wikipedia: Asian Fairy Tales Category
Northvegr Foundation: Northern Fairy Tales
Fairy Tale Collections.com: A Collection of the World's Fairy Tales