For Your Binder
Are Fairy Tales Still Useful to Children?
Couple things here - this is an old link and the form to fill out to access the interview is no longer secure - do what you will with that. Zipes' thoughts down towards the bottom of the page though are still very much worth the read. Then, if you are so inclined, search his name JACK ZIPES on YouTube... better carve out a couple days! It's a rabbit hole of amazingness that is worth falling into and you might just be a little sad when you decide to climb back out! #fairytales #stories #books #reading
J.R.R. Tolkien on Fairy Tales, Language, the Psychology of Fantasy, and Why There’s No Such Thing as Writing “For Children”
Authors write. Who the work is deemed "for" is on us. #fairytales #books #stories #reading
On the Importance of Fairy Tales: Should we continue to read these frightening stories to our children?
This remains my go-to rationale as to why my forever answer to this ongoing question will be a resounding and unyielding, YES. #fairytales #stories #reading #books
Children Need Fairy Tales
This article provides four concise answers to the question, Why do children need fairy tales? #fairytales #stories #books #reading
Creative metaphors of life experiences seen in play therapy
Metaphors allow the child to protect the self and project the experience onto another object which is much less threatening. #play #playtherapy #fairytales
Hidden Meanings in Children's Fairy Tales
Many important issues can be worked out through argument and conflict. #fairytales #books #stories #reading
The Changing Function of the Fairy Tale
It's impossible to define a fairy tale as a literary genre because it has become more of a cultural institution than anything else. #fairytales #stories #reading #books
Fairy Tales and Psychological Life Patterns
You'll note there is no date or author credit in the article you will access via this link, however, a little bit of digging leads me to believe that the article you'll access is either based on, or is a translation (from French) of, Fairy Tales and Psychological Life Plans by Agnès Le Guernic, 2004. #fairytales #stories
The Evolution of Folk and Fairy Tales in Europe and North America
Literary fairy tales (meaning: written down, as opposed to a spoken story that was shared via oral traditions) were not at first called fairy tales and it was not until the 1690s, in France (of course) that the fairy tale established itself as a "legitimate" genre. #fairytales #stories #reading #books
On Fairy Stories
Here is the full text of the essay Tolkein presented (in an abbreviated form) in 1938 at St. Andrews, Scotland. A couple of my favorite quotes: "If fairy story as a kind is worth reading at all it is worthy to be written for and ready by adults." And, "It may be better for them (children) to read some things, especially fairy stories, that are beyond their measure rather than short of it. Their books like their clothes should allow for growth, and their books at any rate should encourage it." #books #stories #fairytales #reading
The Ordinary Magic of Resilience
A great summary of how reading fairy tales can assist children as they develop resilience! #fairytales #resilience #play #books #stories
On Fairy Stories
This essay was originally intended to be one of the Andrew Lang lectures at St. Andrews, and it was, in abbreviated form, delivered there in 1938. #fairytales #stories #books #reading
