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My oldest is going into first grade next year and I'm leaning towards Mater Amabilis for most subjects (still working on THAT project)...However, one of the books recommended is Andrew Lang's Blue book fairy tale book (which seems to get rave reviews from lots of sides)...
There was a link to his stories on-line and the first one I checked was Little Red Riding Hood... where she gets eaten by the Wolf. End of story.
When I previously brought home gory fairy tales from the library, I was asked by my husband to choose otherwise because he really dislikes reading these gory stories to the boys!
So I'm wondering... does anyone have fairy tale stories that are good, but the main character doesn't get eaten in the end?  (I've also tried a couple of searches here without luck -- so if you know an old thread, could you link me there??) Thanks!
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I enjoyed reading the fairy tales listed in the Real Learning booklist a few years ago. I can't remember if they were gory or not though. I doubt they were. Sorry, this isn't very helpful.
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No that is helpful! Perhaps that's what I'll have to do -- check out individual tales from the library (too pricey to buy them all). I was hoping for a big collection type book sans gore.
If I walked into a bookstore, I could see firsthand what a book is like. But with four little guys, I don't do that... ever. It's either the library or amazon.com!!
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Our library had almost all of the books. We also have A Treasury of Children's Literature that I like, but I think I prefer using individual picture books. I just checked and Red Riding Hood lives, but you may consider it gory. She does get eaten by the wolf. Then the hunter cuts the wolf open, takes the girl and the grandmother out, puts stones in, then sews up the wolf.
In the Three Little Pigs, the wolf runs away and is never seen again at the end.
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Thanks for the link Cheryl! And for checking Red Riding Hood... in my mind that's at least a happy ending (but it is gory!!) and good overcomes evil. Whereas there are many additions with gore and no happy ending -- and evil wins?
I guess I need to discuss at what ages and what amount of gore (if given a happy ending) would these versions of fairy tales be acceptable to my dh. 
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I wasn't fond of Lang's fairy books for that reason, too. If you visit this Ambleside Online page, there are some helpful links to other fairy tale books that can be substituted as well as a list near the bottom to tales in Lang's Blue Fairy book that aren't as disturbing or gory.
I'm with Cheryl and much prefer individual beautifully illustrated fairy tales.
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Maryan ~
I think we have an oldest the same age, and I'm going to be using Mater Amabilis too!
I compared a bunch of the fairy tale books a couple of years ago, and also wasn't crazy about the Lang versions.
Strangely enough, I found Barnes and Noble's
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales to be my preferred.
They describe virtuous behavior and characteristics, and focused on good overcoming evil. And, they read nicely.
I believe with Mater Amabilis, the read aloud fairy tales are made to be done as a "read aloud"......without pictures. That doesn't mean, of course, that we can't read all kinds of fairy tale picture books (cuz there are so many beautiful ones!). Or, simply forgo the read aloud fairy tales as part of the MA curriculum. Just making the distinction.....read aloud vs. picture book.
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Valerie and Suzanne -- thank you! These are all great suggestions. And Suzanne, I'm still chuckling about our similar, but different lives!
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Just offering a little insight. I've done lots of study on fairy tales. Most fairy tales and nursery rhymes were originally stories and ditties shared among adults. When they were first told, people weren't that concerned about what their children heard or saw. When people like the Brothers Grimm and Andrew Lang started writing them down, many became cautionary tales, meant to frighten children into behaving. Red Riding Hood warned little girls to beware the "wolves" in society, lest they be devoured. I don't know the B&N version of Grimm's Fairy Tales, I do know that many classic Grimm tales, like Cinderella and Snow White, end with some form of mutilation to the wicked stepsisters and stepmother to show that evil behavior gets punished in the end.
When your kids are older, they might enjoy delving into the historical significance of fairy tales. For now, there are plenty of mild interpretations of all the tales that you can avoid the gory bits. Personally, I always found the Lang and Grimm versions to be somewhat boring when I was a kid.
Please don't change "The Gingerbread Man" though. It's a cookie. Cookies are meant to be eaten. 
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Thanks Cristina 
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Maryan wrote:
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You are very welcome. It's always nice to be able to use some of the trivial facts I've stored in the corners of my brain!
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