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I think most fairy tales contain a cruel element. For that reason I prefer The Elves and the Shoemaker but admit it is a bit bland

Little Red Riding Hood - I wanted to have a red cloak just like she wore and be “little red riding hood”!!

I loved the usual ones such as Cinderella (which my children often call me), Pinnochio was another of my favourites. However, I still have my original Ladybird Elves and the Shoemaker which I have always adored and often get out to read. I love the sentiment of the elves helping at night, I always thought my toys came alive when I was asleep. I also have a gorgeous copy of Thumbelina which my Nan bought me back in ‘72 that I reread often, still worrying for her until she is safe ?

It has to be Snow White

Cinderella....beautiful story and the gorgeous costumes

Snow White was my favourite. I think it was because I had a dress like hers my Mum made for me.

Cinderella. To marry a handsome prince and live happily ever after must have been every little girl’s dream!

The Three Little Pigs because they all managed to escape the evil clutches of the big bad wolf.

I loved hansel and gretel when the house was made out of delicious sweets and they could eat it I always wanted a house of my own made out of sweets so I could do the same

I didn't have a favourite fairy tale as such, but my maternal Grandad not only used to read all the usual fairy tales to me, but sometimes told me tales of creatures such as Selkies, Kelpies, Bogles, etc. I loved all of them, because even though I remember being really scared at times, I still felt safe because I was with my Grandad.

Snow White and the 7 dwarves because I liked how they all worked together in their little house, and I have black hair, like Snow White!!

Goldilocks and the three bears, I can’t remember anyone reading the story to me but I loved it and would recite it to anyone who would listen. It was a favourite for my children and now my grandchildren, maybe because they laugh at my appalling attempts at different voices for each of the characters.

The Fairy Spinner was my favourite- Love-in-a-Mist and her friends, Rosemary and Lavender, are fairy spinners in the Royal household of Queen Petal. Love-in-a Mist gets her prince. Loved this story and also lovely illustrations. Happy memories! So much so, I tracked a replacement copy not that long ago.

Goldielocks and the three bears, because my dad rarely did bedtime, he was a night shift worker, but when he did, he would tell this story, with voices.

Mine was ‘The Musicians of Bremen by The brothers Grimm. I am not sure why I liked this book so much, but still have the book on my book shelves 70 odd years later.

little red riding hood loved the big bad wolf great prize fingers crossed i win

Rulings - my mother was a hairdresser and as childrenwe could sit on our hair ???

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

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

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.

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!

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

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.

Cinderella. I loved drawing pictures of her ballgowns.

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.