beauty and the beast and other fairy tales charles perrault

You can read those stories and plenty more by Perrault here at. The Google Doodles have been lovingly created by Sophie Diao, with one for each his three most popular stories: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Puss in Boots. Reading his work, it’s hard to imagine that Perrault wrote The Tales of Mother Goose, his fairy tale collection, when he was in his 70’s! The collection was published shortly before his death. Perrault would take these often-told stories, and rewrite them, adding in more elaborate and magical elements making them grand adventures for Louis XIV and the populace. The author was also an advisor in Louis XIV’s court, and the ruler considered the fairy tales just as vital as any other form of literature. Many fairy tales were told by peasant storytellers for years, and authors such as Perrault would collect them and retell them for the upper-class. Like the work of the Brothers Grimm, the stories have more explicit details than those in simple children’s books of today and were intended as moral stories. Many of the tales Perrault wrote aren’t like those you know today. Beauty and the Beast and Other Fairy Tales Six captivating stories brimming with humor, drama and fantasy: the supernaturally tinged narrative of Bluebeard and his many wives the entertaining tale of Puss in Boots, Cinderella, The Fairies, Ricky of the Tuft, and the enchanting title story.

Perrault is the author of several beloved fairy tales and was born January 12, 1628. He’s also known as the “father of the fairy tale.” Charles Perrault‘s 388th birthday is today and Google has commemorated it with a series of three beautifully-illustrated Doodles.

Beauty and the beast and other fairy tales charles perrault