Gingerbread Houses are made at Christmastime in Germany, the US and other countries around the world. Gingerbread Houses are intricately linked to the Grimm fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel.  In the story, two children, Hansel and Gretel get lost in the woods.  They come upon a house made of gingerbread covered in frosting and candy. ...

Here’s a short animation about a boy who delivers coffee to all the animals in the World of Fairy Tales.  It’s narrated by the girl who delivers the sugar that goes with the coffee.  (In Hungarian with English subtitles.)  Really...

Here’s a song called "Brother Come and Dance with Me" from a Librivox rendition of Hansel and Gretel.  You can replace "brother" with "children" (or a child’s name).  This little song and dance can help children learn coordination and how to distinguish left from right. MP3 of Brother Come and Dance with Me ...

Here’s a pretty little song called Good Morning, Merry Sunshine from a Librivox rendition of Little Red Riding Hood… MP3 Recording of Good Morning, Merry Sunshine Good Morning, Merry Sunshine Good morning, merry sunshine, How did you come so soon? You chase the little stars away And shine away the moon. I saw you go to sleep last night...

A book of illustrated Polish Fairy Tales translated into English was recently posted online. Here are three of the illustrations by Cecile Walton…  Check out the book at Project Gutenberg. Enjoy! Mama Lisa

Hans Christian Andersen wrote many well-known Fairy Tales for children.  He was born in the city of Odense, Denmark in 1805.  In the photo you can see a statue of him in a park in Odense. We have a Danish song written by H.C. Andersen on Mama Lisa’s World called Hist, hvor vejen slår en bugt...

You can now listen to and read My Very First Little German Book online or download them onto your computer.  The book and recording are both in German and English.  The book has nice little illustrations. View the 1st two pages of the book by clicking on the image above. The book includes a little...

Librivox just released another bunch of recordings of fairy tales in various languages, including Hungarian, Russian, German, English, Italian and Portuguese (with links to the text of each tale). This is the 3rd collection they’ve posted. Fairy Tale Collection #1 also includes recordings in Latvian, Danish, Romanian, Yiddish and French. You can also...

Here are some new books posted online by Project Gutenberg… Indian Fairy Tales translated by Mary Stokes The Brown Fairy Book edited by Andrew Lang Celtic Fairy Tales edited by Joseph Jacobs Viking Tales by Jennie Hall Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by Gertrude Landa The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling 500 Rätsel und Rätselscherze für jung und alt by...