Folk & Fairy Tales

	Folk & Fairy Tales

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collections & archives

Absolutely Whootie - Stories to Grow By - folk & fairy tales from around the world tell tales of courage, friendship, kindness, love
Fairy Tale Resource Page for Teachers and Librarians - guide to sites designed to help teachers and librarians become better acquainted with this genre of children's literature
Fairy Tales and Fables - text archive of tales from a variety of sources.
Fairy Tales Collection
Folk Art & Craft Exchange: Mayan Folktales - five Mayan folktales by Don Pedro Miguel Say
Sources for the Analysis and Interpretation of Folk and Fairy Tales - guide to print and web resources
SurLaLune Fairy Tale Site - collection of annotated fairy tales including histories, biographies, and comparisons between similar tales
Tales of Wonder - archive of tales from around the world
Once Upon A Time - lists novels based on fairy tales

fairy tales of Africa - site has animal sounds
fairy tales of Australia and Oceania - site has animal sounds
fairy tales of Central and North America - site has animal sounds
fairy tales of Asia - site has animal sounds
Eastern European Folklore & Customs
French Fairy Tales: Of Pixies, Parodies & Politics - features a number of different angles and commentary on the tradition of French fairy tales, ranging from gender roles and illustration to socio-political analyses of modern-day tales
Norwegian Folk Tales - collection of classic Norse tales
Persian Folktales for Children - Iranian folktales; in Farsi
Romanian Fairy Tales - traditional tales retold and illustrated by Marguerite L.M. Wolf
fairy tales of South America - site has animal sounds

Spirit of La Llorona - offering several versions of a tragic legend concerning a young woman and her child
Story of the Stringfairy - online story of Hopper, the fairy
Turtle Island - offers an illustrated version of the Native American creation myth, Turtle Island, and several adventures of Raven

Fairy Tale Ball - in Groton, Connecticut; March 22, 2008; benefits the Children’s Museum of Southeastern Connecticut

resources

Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies - a scholarly journal devoted to critical studies of folktales and fairy tales, translations, and reviews of books and other media

last edited Saturday, March 15, 2008