Today is the 225th birthday of Wilhelm Carl Grimm, the younger of the Brothers Grimm. The Brothers Grimm play an important role in our culture, though it may not seem obvious. They were responsible for spreading German fairy and folk tales through publication.
For more information, check out these resources:
American Folklife Center
(Library of Congress)
Fairy Tales Around the World
(National Endowment for the Humanities, Lesson Plans: K-2)
Sonnet Ireland
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Urban Studies, Engineering
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