大象传媒

The common ingredients of fairy tales (for example, simple plots, faraway places, stereotypical characters) are exemplified through examples and pictures. This leads into a more detailed discussion by well known writers (Philip Pullman, Malorie Blackman, Jamila Gavin, Keith Gray and Alan Gibbons), who explore the influence of traditional fairy tales on their own writing. Topics include universal themes, the logical structure and clarity of plot, endurance of stories and fairy tales as prototypes.