A Children's Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales

In The Children's Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales, Dr. Hannah Blevins Harvey unpacks more than 60 of our most beloved stories, fables, fairy tales, and songs from around the world - providing you with a fascinating, in-depth view into the history, context, and deeper meaning of the tales we know and love. As you travel through the catalogs of Grimm, Aesop, Hans Christian Anderson, Charles Perrault, Oscar Wilde, and so many more, you'll gain profound insights into how and why these stories came to be. Supplementing the stories and insights provided by Dr. Harvey, child psychiatrist Dr. Zheala Qayyum, from Yale University's Medical School and Department of Psychiatry, weighs in on the importance of stories, folktales, and imagination-building exercise in the healthy development of children, no matter where they live.

Throughout this unique course, Dr. Harvey presents not only the exploration of themes, questions, and evolutions but, as a nationally-known professional storyteller and an internationally-commended performer, she also treats you to dynamic, theatrical, and engaging tellings of cherished tales from around the world, both beloved classics and lesser-known treasures.

Join us to discover a collection of stories that will lift your heart, haunt your dreams, and challenge your expectations.

All Lectures:
1. "Sleeping Beauty": Once Upon a Time
2. "Beauty and the Beast" I: The Sleeping Prince
3. "Beauty and the Beast" II: Being Brave
4. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice": Transformations
5. "Cinderella" I: If the Shoe Fits
6. "Cinderella" II: Baba Yaga and Goddessesa
7. "Cinderella" III: The Mooing Godmother
8. "The Brave Little Tailor": Giants!
9. "Jack and the Beanstalk": Archetypes
10. "Hansel and Gretel": Ogres
11. "Rumpelstiltskin": Naming Our Fears
12. Tom Thumb and Thumbelina: Little Heroes
13. "Emperor's New Clothes": Looks Can Deceive
14. "Town Musicians of Bremen": Unwanted Animals
15. "Puss in Boots" and "The Frog Prince": Fitting In
16. "Three Little Pigs": Third Time's a Charm
17. "The Little Red Hen": Formula Tales
18. "How the Camel Got His Hump": Pourquoi Tales
19. Lions and Tigers and Bears: Fables
20. "Snow White": Beauty and Handsomeness
21. "Rapunzel": Maiden/Mother/Crone
22. King Arthur and Winnie the Pooh: Heroic Quests
23. American Tall Tales and Folk Songs
24. Happily Ever After: How Our Stories End