If you liked this article, look for a book called "The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairytales" by Bruno Bettelheim. It's a book length version of what this article scratches the surface of. (I'm pretty sure the article author has read it; it's the classic text on the subject, and most of what she says is straight out of Bettelheim.) It also explains very well why children not only *should* be allowed to read fairy tales, but *must*.
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