This site is intended to serve as a resource for young adults interested in folk and fairy tales. Specifically, traditional fairy tales that have been rewritten and adapted for modern audiences, whether written or as presented in contemporary media.
Sites to Spark Your Interest
The British Museum: Various articles on 20th century adaptations of fantasy and fairy tales.
Thoughts on Fantasy: Blog with commentary and information on fairy tale retellings and young adult fantasy.
Goodreads recommendations for even more fairy tale retellings popular with teens and young adults.
Details on the Cover Photo
The photo used in the header for this site is an illustration by Henry Justice Ford for Andrew Lang’s The Olive Fairy Book (1907). The image and book are in the public domain. If you are interested in seeing the illustration in its original context, a digitized version of the book may be viewed on Internet Archive: https://archive.org/stream/olivefairybook00lang/olivefairybook00lang
