Whenever I think of fairy tales, I don't think of them being any other way than the way I have always read them since I was a child. I don't think of them as having alternate endings or other perspectives from the other characters. That is the way some fairy tales are written now a days. Little Red Riding Hood was shown to us in just a brief clip. It is written in a very sexual nature from the wolf's perspective. It is also very dark and disturbing and a lot of the re written fairy tales are. I myself do not care for that sort of thing. I like the classics and feel they were written just fine. I have to admit I do find some of the newly written ones a little humorous like Cinder Edna that my group did our poster on. I guess it was cute but I also think I just am bias to the way the goody-goody always ends up happily ever after.
Author profiles: For this profile I chose one of my favorite authors, Eric Carle.
I love all of his books and so does my son. I love the use of color that is depicted in all of his stories. Most of the books are easy to read and are easy readers for kids as well. My son's favorite story is The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and I used to love to read him The Very Busy Spider. Whenever i think of a good children's author, Eric Carle is always a first in my mind!
The Brothers Grimm
I love the story of Hansel and Gretel. I have heard it read by many different authors but my favorite is by the Grimm Brothers. I think they do a fantastic job most of their stories were taken orally and told orally as well, which in turn made them all become part of folklore. In my opinion I don't think good children's stories are not written as good as they were back then.
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