Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Once Upon a Time There Was a Man
This single-stanza poem shares a poem in the form of a fairy tale.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
In this lesson plan, students will consider Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Exploring Everyday Folklore With Nina Jaffe
This site features an online workshop where students have an opportunity to explore everyday folklore with the help of the author Nina Jaffe. Find out how you can find folklore in different aspects of your own life. Students will have an...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Fractured Fairy Tales and Fables With Jon Scieszka
In this resource students will have an opportunity to learn about fractured fairy tales and fables with the help of Jon Scieszka. This site also features a writer's workshop where students can write their own fractured tale and publish...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Fairy Tales in New Settings
After reading Bubba, The Cowboy Prince by Helen Ketteman, the writer will first choose a fairy tale that he/she is very familiar with. Next, he/she will choose a completely different setting (time and place) for their story. The writer...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Fracturing Tales Through Titles
Young scholars read The Wolf Who Cried Boy by Bob Hartman and then write their own fractured fairy tales using first-person point of view and dialogue. Teacher and student instructions are provided along with student writing samples, an...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: The Elves and the Shoemaker [Pdf]
"The Elves and the Shoemaker" is a one page, fairy tale about elves who worked all night making shoes to help the poor shoemaker. The shoemaker and his wife made clothes for the elves to thank them. It is followed by constructed-response...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: The Elves and the Shoemaker [Pdf]
"The Elves and the Shoemaker" is a one page, fairy tale about elves who worked all night making shoes to help the poor shoemaker. The shoemaker and his wife made clothes for the elves to thank them. It is followed by constructed-response...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: The Turtle and the Ducks [Pdf]
"The Turtle and the Ducks" is a one page fairy tale/fable a turtle who wants to fly south with the ducks. They develop a plan, but the turtle will have to keep his mouth shut. It is followed by constructed-response questions which...
University of Pittsburgh
Grimm Brothers' Home Page
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...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Jack and Florie Or, the Pigeons' Wedding by Harriet B. Mc Keever
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Jack and Florie, or, The Pigeons' Wedding by Harriet B. McKeever [1870], a picture book fairy tale.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Aunt Friendly's Little Red Riding Hood by Edmund Evans
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Aunt Friendly's Little Red Riding Hood by Edmund Evans [1870], a picture book of the "Little Red Riding Hood" fairy tale.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Routledge's Coloured Picture Book by George Routledge
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Routledge's Coloured Picture Book by George Routledge [1870], an illustrated collection of fairy tales including "Little Red Riding Hood and "Beauty and the Beast."
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: German Fairy Tales and Popular Stories
A scanned copy of the 1856 publication of German Fairy Tales and Popular Stories by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, a fairy tale book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Lady Fox by Peter G. Thomson
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Lady Fox by Peter G. Thomson (c1887), an illustrated fairytale.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Our Favourite Nursery Tales by Alfred W. Cooper
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Our Favourite Nursery Tales by Alfred W. Cooper (1883), an illustrated book of fairy tales including Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Puss in Boots, Tom...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Dream Land by Charles Alfred Byrne
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Dream Land by Charles Alfred Byrne (1887), a book of fairy tales.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Hop O' My Thumb by Gordon Browne
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Hop O' My Thumb by Gordon Browne, an illustrated fairy tale.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Hop O' My Thumb by Edmund Evans
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Hop O' My Thumb by Edmund Evans, an illustrated fairy tale.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Puss in Boots by Sarah Noble Ives
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Puss in Boots by Sarah Noble Ives, an illustrated fairy tale.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault, an illustrated fairy tale.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Andersen Fairy Tales: The Storks by Hans Christian Andersen
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Andersen Fairy Tales: The Storks by Hans Christian Andersen, a collection of fairy tales.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Aladdin, Or, the Wonderful Lamp by Mc Loughlin Bros.
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Aladdin, or, The Wonderful Lamp by McLoughlin Bros. (1884), an illustrated fairy tale.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Old Nursery Tales and Popular Stories by Robert Dudley
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Old Nursery Tales and Popular Stories by Robert Dudley (c1875), a collection of illustrated children's stories and fairytales.