Are fairy tales good, even important for Christian students? Where did they come from, what can
they teach our children, and should we spend our valuable time reading them? In this session
we will discuss several basic themes in fairy tales and traditional children’s literature (goodness,
truth, beauty, hope, honesty, wishes, etc.) as well as key archetypes of literature and their
importance to the moral imagination. With the confusion surrounding modern fantasy writing,
many parents feel uncertain in discerning the good and important literature from misleading and
confusing books, stories, and movies.