Long before modern retellings softened and watered them down, the Brothers Grimm told stories shaped by a deeply Christian imagination. This beautifully illustrated collection of 30 original fairy tales restores their depth, drama, and danger, offering children, families, educators, and even adults a collection of tales that are more thrilling, more meaningful, and far richer than their modern, Disneyfied versions.


Grimms’ Fairy Tales

This enchanting collection of 30 fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm invites readers into the stories that shaped the moral imagination of generations. Long before modern retellings softened or sanitized them, these tales were told with clarity, wonder, and a deep sense of meaning. The 30 stories in this volume have been carefully selected to include beloved classics most children recognize, such as Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel, alongside lesser-known gems that preserve their original Christian themes and symbolism, like Bearskin and The Virgin Mary’s Child.
Within these pages, readers will encounter brave heroes, real danger, hard choices, and hard-won redemption. These are fairy tales that take good and evil seriously, delighting the imagination while quietly forming the heart. Far from the watered-down versions popular today, the Brothers Grimm’s original tales are richer, more dangerous, and more rewarding, offering adventure, mystery, and moral depth.
Beautifully illustrated by Abigail Halpin, and edited and introduced by children’s book author and Word on Fire Votive editor Haley Stewart, this volume is designed for children aged 6+, families, educators, and adult readers alike. It is both a captivating read and a lasting treasury, meant to be returned to again and again.



Introduction for the Young Reader
1. The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich
2. The Virgin Mary’s Child
3. The Twelve Brothers
4. Rapunzel
5. Hansel and Gretel
6. The White Snake
7. Cinderella
8. Little Red Cap
9. The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs
10. Thumbling
11. Brier Rose
12. King Thrushbeard
13. Snow White
14. Rumpelstiltskin
15. The Golden Bird
16. The Pink Flower
17. The Poor Man and the Rich Man
18. The Singing, Springing Lark
19. The Goose Girl
20. Bearskin
21. The Lettuce Donkey
22. The Old Woman in the Forest
23. The Four Skillful Brothers
24. The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes
25. Iron Hans
26. Snow White and Rose Red
27. The Glass Coffin
28. The Nixie in the Pond
29. The Drummer
30. Maid Maleen

