Fairy tale authors

Fairy tales are fantastic stories for children that do not always involve fairies. They are traditional tales that were retold from generation to generation. The writers below collected the stories and wrote or re – wrote them in books that became hugely popular all over the world. Many fairy tales have been made into films – especially animated films by Disney. French writer Charles Perrault (1628 – 1703) put together a collection of stories with the help of his son Pierre (1678 – 1700). Their collection contained Cinderella, Little Red Riding – Hood, Sleeping Beauty and Puss in Boots. The stories were translated into English in 1729. Later editions had the French title, Contes de ma mere l’Oye, or Mother Goose’s Tales. Dansih author Anderson (1805 – 75) wrote 156 fairy tales, including The Little Mermaid, The Emperor’s New Clothes and The Ugly Duckling. His stories first appeared in English in 1846.