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I liked Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Hansel and Gretel terrified me and fascinated me in equal measures! That delightfully tempting gingerbread cottage, those wicked parents, leaving trails through the forest (tried it myself, but not with breadcrumbs) and being cooked in a witch's oven. I still shiver to think of it.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I loved the dwarfs looking after Snow white - even though they could have been hurt by the Queen. Love conquers all :D

Jack and the Beanstalk

Would have to be Snow White - what would parents say today , their daughter going to live in a house with 7 men!

Hansel & Gretel - I loved the way the children outwitted the witch & all lived happily ever after.

The Little Match Girl. My first instance of being fired up by social injustice.

My favourite was The Rescuers those tiny mice saving poor little orphaned Penny from Madame Medusa's clutches.

Rapunzel. I loved it as I loved her long hair (something I never had) and the prince who came to rescue her!

The ugly duckling ? turning into a swan, giving hope to all of us who thought they were not pretty enough or too shy x

Hansel and Gretel. I still use imaginary breadcrumbs to find my way back when I am in an unfamiliar area.

what was your favourite fairy tale growing up and why . . . the Emperor's New Clothes . . . . l could not, even as a child, believe that anyone would fall for it, so l chuckled my way through it many times

Snow White because I had a Disney story book and my favourite page was the one with the 3 fairy godmothers on it dresses in pink, blue and yellow bestowing their gifts on the baby. Magical.

My favourite was Rumpelstiltskin,when my mum read it to me,she always did all the actions I was scared to death ,but still asked for it every night

I loved Rumpelstiltskin - it's actually incredibly dark & scary!

I could never decide if I loved Cinderella or Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs more. I always remember the dance scene where the fairies alternated her beautiful dress pink then blue and back again. So enchanting! But then I wanted to be like Snow White in my own little house with all the animals helping her whilst she sang away. Magical!
I still have several volumes of Disney books with the original scenes from the film that I’ve had since the 70’s and treasure

The gingerbread man - I think I liked the repetitive "run run as fast as you can" so I could join in - and then I love his reappearance in Shrek

My favourite Fairy Story when I was a child has to 'The Three Little Pigs' (or if I can have two favourites, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, too).

The reason is that I well remember my lovely, first Infants' teacher, Mrs Howells, a kindly 'old' lady who was nearing retirement then, acting out the stories for us. She was a brilliant, caring teacher and brought the stories to life with her acting using very few 'props' that she found in the classroom.

There's nothing quite like the memory of my first teacher who inspired me to want to become a teacher on my very first day of school. I went home saying that I wanted to be a teacher 'just like Mrs Howells' and I never changed my mind.

I'm almost 65 years old but I still enjoy teaching and I continue to try to be an inspiration to the younger generation. I will never forget Mrs Howells 'huffing and puffing' to blow the house down or 'clip, clip, clopping' over the little bridge, even if it was 60 years ago.

Cinderella. I loved drawing pictures of her ballgowns.

I loved Cinderella as when I was little I went to Ballet School and we performed a version of it. I loved the costumes and the scenery, especially the magic coach. I was only in the chorus but my big sister was Cinderella.

The 3 little pigs as I remember my Nana telling me the story and Grandad joining in so that the ending was always different.

Peter Rabbit. I had a very dilapidated copy of the book printed in Welsh and loved it being read to me over and over again!

Alice In Wonderland made huge waves in children's literature. Alice never loses her sense of curiosity, her manners, sanity and her truthfulness. The story has a powerful grip on the collective imagination of a fantasy world where she gets lost.
The pages hold a symbolism waiting to be discovered.
It doesn't try to teach children. The events correlate with steps in a child's growth and progression through childhood and adolescence.
A memorable book.

Cinderella, I always liked the thought of a prince saving me.

Rumplestiltskin, I loved that it so much when I was younger, it was a silly name that no one should have ever guessed.......