A Fairy Tale is a story with supernatural elements. The story may include magical creatures like elves, fairies, goblins, or other fantastical beings. Read more about fairy tales.
1) The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature
by Peter Hunt. Norton. "The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature" features works by 170 writers, including some of the best known fairy tales, along with illustrations, introductions, headnotes, annotations, and selected bibliographies.
2) Fairy Tales: A New Translation by Tiina Nunnally
by Hans Christian Andersen, Jackie Wullschlager (Editor), and Tiina Nunnally (Translator). Viking. This newly translated edition of Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tales features: "The Tinderbox," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," and more.
3) Folk and Fairy Tales: A Handbook
by D.L. Ashliman. Greenwood Publishing Group. This book takes a look at manifestations of fairy tales from around the world, but this handbook also studies critical approaches to the genre.
4) Selected Tales
by Brothers Grimm. Oxford University Press. This collection features 65 German folk tales, including fables, morality tales, and comic stories, along with "an exploration of the origins of the stories and their literary evolution."
5) The Irish Fairy Book
by Alfred Percival Graves, and George Denham (Illustrator). Dover Publications. "The Irish Fairy Book" features 43 tales, including "The Stolen Child" by William Butler Yeats, "The Ninepenny Fidil" by Joseph Campbell, Lady Jane Wilde's "The Horned Women" and "The Demon Cat," and more.
6) Tales of Old Japan
by A. B. Mitford. Dover. From the publisher: "A treasury of information on Japanese locales, customs, and characters, this volume delights as it entertains, chronicling acts of heroism, devotion, ruthlessness, and chivalry that illuminate the island nation's culture."
7) The Robber with a Witch's Head: More Stories from the Great Treasury
by Jack Zipes. Taylor & Francis. From the publisher: "'The Robber with a Witch's Head' presents more than forty new stories about demons and clever maidens and princes. Bursting with life, 'The Robber with a Witch's Head' is a storyteller's dream, full of adventure and magic, expertly rendered by the translator of the Brothers Grimm."
8) The Book of Fairy Poetry
by Michael Hague. HarperCollins. "The Book of Fairy Poetry" features selections by J.R.R. Tolkien, William Shakespeare, and others.
