This charming tale combines ice skating and adventure and makes reference to classic fairy tales, but ultimately teaches children the importance of perseverance. Best for ages: 2-5.

If you think those are bad, be sure to go back and read the original “Grimm’s Fairy Tales.” “The original edition was not published for children or general readers,” says Jack Zipes.

“Multicultural fairy tales have enormous potential to increase cultural equity and understanding among primary children, so finding fairy tales from different cultural backgrounds would be an ...

For children, fairy tales are a source of fascination, ... We need to ask how much and how accurately people from various backgrounds are being represented in the stories and the narratives.

These evocative phrases come early in “The Ickabog” (Scholastic, 274 pages, $26.99), and though they have only tangential bearing on what will happen in J.K. Rowling’s extended fairy tale ...