"My kids would put out their shoes and the Full Moon Fairy would come and bring them a trinket," creator Karly Bonfante tells PEOPLE exclusively of her books Shane O'Donnell Karly Bonfante, a Los ...

The reality of magical creatures like fairies, elves, witches and more is often debated. Most of our cultural understanding and beliefs about fairies come from mainstream movies, TV shows and comics.

From classic fairy tales from authors such as The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson to new and original fairy tale books, you can introduce gentle versions of the stories to young children in ...

Fear old women in fairy tales. For as long as people have been telling stories, crones have been scaring the wits out of children. But why does the face of evil so often belong to an old woman?

Reading The Tale of Tales, Giambattisa Basile's 17th-century book of fairy stories, is both exhilarating and exhausting. If that sounds like a warning, it is. If that sounds like a promise, well, good ...

Analysis: Getting on the wrong side of a fairy could make or break your luck, health, livestock, home or fortune Many customs in Irish rural life have been traditionally dominated by superstitious ...