Charles Perrault. Birthday: 11 Jan 1628. Death Day: 15 May 1703. French author who laid the foundations for the fairy tale, with his works derived from pre-existing folk tales.

French author Charles Perrault was born 388 years ago on January 12, and has become immortalised as the father of the fairy tale as we know it. By Rhiannon Williams 13 January 2016 • 3:50pm .

The Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Board of Education, in its meeting on October 10, celebrated the remarkable accomplishments of five students, acknowledging their excellence in academic ...

A few hundred years ago, fairy tale auteurs like the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault helped bring magical tales of princesses, evil ogres, dark forests, weird spells ...

Hop-o'-My-Thumb A grim take on Charles Perrault's dark fairy tale about a diminutive boy deserted by his parents who compensates for his stature with heightened intelligence.

Charles Perrault. Fairy Tale Illustrator(s) None listed. Common Tale Type Sleeping Beauty. Tale Classification. ATU 410. Page Range of Tale pp. 328-341. Full Citation of Tale Perrault, Charles. "The ...

Charles Perrault, the author of much-loved children’s fairy tales from Cinderella to Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood, has been honoured with a set of new Google Doodles. Born in 1703 ...

Most variants of this ATU type come from the French fairy tale by Charles Perrault "Les Fées" or "The Fairies," but the general story comes from a widespread traditional folktale popular in Europe and ...

Charles Melton was honored at the Critics Choice Celebration of Black, Latino & AAPI Achievements and broke down accepting his award. Melton took his mother, Sukyong Melton, to the celebration ...

Charles Perrault: 5 things you didn't know about the French author celebrated in today's Google Doodle. He wrote Cinderella, Puss In Boots, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood.