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Katharine Mary Briggs's Kate Crackernuts (1963) based on the Scottish fairy tale Kate Crackernuts; James Reeves's The Cold Flame (1967), a retelling of the Grimm tale The Blue Light; Joan Vinge's The Snow Queen (1980) using elements of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale; Kara Dalkey's The Nightingale (1988), based on "The Emperor and the ...
This genre may include modern fairy tales, which use fairy tale motifs in original plots, such as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Hobbit, as well as erotic, violent, or otherwise more adult-oriented retellings of classic fairy tales (many of which, in many variants, were originally intended an audience of adults, or a mixed audience of all ages), such as the comic book series Fables.
An episode of the series Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (1987–89) is dedicated to Princess Briar Rose. [61] The Legend of Sleeping Brittany (1989), an episode of Alvin & the Chipmunks based on the fairy tale. [62] Briar-Rose or The Sleeping Beauty (1990), a Japanese/Czechoslovakian stop-motion animated featurette directed by Kihachiro Kawamoto.
The European fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf in a painting by Carl Larsson in 1881. A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, household tale, [1] magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. [2] Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful ...
Juno Temple as the voice and motion-capture of Thistlewit, a green fairy. Lesley Manville as the voice and motion-capture of Flittle, a blue fairy. Imelda Staunton as the voice and motion-capture of Knotgrass, a red fairy. Judith Shekoni as Shrike, a Jungle Fae. Miyavi as Udo, a Tundra Fae. Kae Alexander as Ini, a Desert Fae.
Brian Froud (born 1947) [1] is an English fantasy illustrator and conceptual designer.He is most widely known for his 1978 book Faeries with Alan Lee, and as the conceptual designer of the Jim Henson films The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986).
Tales of Washington Irving, a one-hour animated television special about "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle" [26] A claymation version of the story, nominated for an Academy Award [35] Comics Disney's "Rip van Goofy" (February 1, 1966) [36]
The Langs' Fairy Books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between 1889 and 1913 by Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Alleyne. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many ...