Collections

A collection gathers tales that suit the same moment or the same listener, so there is no need to scroll through everything. One story can belong to several collections: The Ugly Duckling, for example, sits with both the bedtime and the animal tales.

Bedtime stories holds gentle tales for the end of the day, among them The Princess and the Pea and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Short stories for kids keeps to five minutes or less, and Aesop’s fables are shorter still, each ending with its moral.

Animal fairy tales is for a child who likes talking animals, from The Three Billy Goats Gruff to The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Princess stories brings together Cinderella, Rapunzel and The Twelve Dancing Princesses, and Christmas stories is for December evenings.

Classic fairy tales, unsoftened is meant for older readers. It keeps what gentler retellings leave out, including the cruelty and the grim endings, so it is worth reading a tale yourself first if you are not sure how your child will take it.