Londonist is proud to be media partner to the British Academy’s Literature Week. Aren't these illustrations gorgeous? There's more where they come from, and you can see them up close and personal in a ...

Although adults may misremember them as light children's stories, the 19th-century fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen commonly deal with themes of loneliness, forced journeys far from home, and ...

The new translation is based on the final 1857 edition of the tales, and stunning silhouettes from original publications from the 1870s and 1920s grace the tome's pages, alongside brand new ...

Both NBC's "Grimm" and ABC's "Once Upon a Time" are heading for season finales, but both are certain to return for another season. "Grimm" was renewed Friday (April 26). "Once Upon a Time" is ...

From Cinderella and her glass slipper to the tragic tale of the Little Mermaid, fairytales are a quintessential part of childhood. Now some of the world's best-loved stories have been brought to life ...

Having always loved the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, in 1969, British artist David Hockney decided to create his own illustrations of six of his favorite stories. Instead of focusing on the most ...

Little Red Riding Hood, the Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and other fairy tale characters shed their Western wardrobes and don traditional Korean fashions in artist Na Young Wu’s series of ...

Every Little Mermaid Halloween costume, every reference to “Ugly Duckling Syndrome,” and every use of “the Emperor’s New Clothes” as an idiom ultimately has its roots in the fairy tales of Hans ...

Even as a child, Paul Galdone knew he would be an artist: drawing was his life. But it wasn’t until he was in his mid-40s that Galdone illustrated his first children’s book and launched a career that ...

As Germany's Fairy Tale Route turns 50, towns and cities along the 600km route continue to breathe new life into the Brothers ...