Fairytale Friday's

From The Lilac Fairy Book by Andrew Lang.Illistration by Henry J. Ford

From Andrew Lang's The Lilac Fairy Book.Illustration for "The Sea King's Gift" by Caitlin Hackett

The Bones of Djulung From Andrew Langs Lilac Fairy Book.Art work by Henry J. Ford

From "Andersons Fairy Tales" by Hans Christensen Anderson.Art work by Betty Broadbent

A folk tale from South Ireland, as recorded by Andrew Lang in the Lilac Fairy Book.Illustration from the Lilac Fairy Book, and is by the artist Henry Justice Ford.

An Australian Folk tale as recorded by Andrew Lang in The Lilac Fairy Book. Read by Jaymie Mae. Artwork by Dean Wolstenholme.

The Happy Family from Andersen's Fairy Tales

The Enchanted Deer from Andrew Lang's Lilac Fairy Book.The artwork is The Hind in The Wood by Walter Crane.

The Brown Bear of Norway from the Andrew Lang's Lilac Fairy Book.This is one of my favorite fairy tales. The artwork is actually one of the first modern pieces of art I've used for this series. It's by Natalie Rukavishnikova from her Venn series. You can find more of her work here:http://www.natalieruka.com/

Fairytale Friday: The Six Swans from Grimms Fairy Stories, by the Brothers Grimm.Artwork: "The Swan Princes" by Anne Anderson.

The Water of Lifeas recorded by the Brothers Grimm in Grimms Fairy Stories.Artwork by Arthur Rackahm

Little Snow WhiteFrom Grimms Fairy StoriesArtWork:By Leutemann or Offterdinger

Rumplestiltskin As recorded by the Brothers GrimmArt work:Edward Gorey illustration - rumpelstiltskin

The Seven Ravens as recorded by the Brothers GrimmArt Work: "The Seven Crows" by Anne Anderson.

Mother HolleA German fairy tale as recorded by the Brother's Grimm. Illustration by Robert Anning Bell{Information |Description=Illustration from a book of fairy tales |Source= Title: ''Grimm's Household Tales'', 1912. Brothers Grimm, Marian Edwardes (translator), R. Anning Bell (illustrations) Scan: copy at New York Public Library, obtained from IA.org

The Sleeping Beauty in the WoodAs recorded by Charles Perrault.The art work is "Sleeping Beauty" by Henry Meynell Rheam

Cinderella as recorded by Charles Perault

Rapunzel The Brothers GrimmArtwork is by Johnny Gruelle.

From Folktales for the Moor and Mountain by Winifred Finlay. New York; Roy 1969Art work:The gentle and pensive maiden has the power to tame the unicorn, fresco, probably by Domenico Zampieri, c. 1602 (Palazzo Farnese, Rome)

The Valiant Little Tailor part 2How does it end for the little tailor? Will the Kings quest be the end of him? Or will he live happily ever after?

The first half of The Valiant Little Tailor, the Brothers Grimm version. Join me next week to see how things end for our friend the tailor.Illustration by Alexander Zick.

A reading of The Little Girl and the Winter Whirlwinds by an unknown Bulgarian Author.

Get ready for the holiday with two short Christmas stories. The cat on the Dovrefell by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe as well as the night before Christmas by Clement C. Moore.