And fairy tales “do” the same thing for us as adults as they do for us as children: they serve up wonder and absurdity. There’s no need for fairy tales to be your favourite genre, but they should form part of the repertoire of books you read aloud to your children, and be something you return to for your own enjoyment at different seasons of life.įairy tales represent story at its most primal and instinctual level, and the character and story archetypes you find in fairy tales echo across every other type of literature. I believe fairy tales should be an ingredient in your literary diet from before the time you can read for yourself, until deep into your old age. Folktale and Fairy Tale Anthologies from Some of the World’s Most Famous Fairy Tale Collectors
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