PrincipledMom™

We have been studying the Brothers Grimm and their literature. I said I would post some info about them so here you go. This was enough info for us. She's only 7 and we don't need a week or two of biographical info. We talked about them and then read many of their stories and discussed them. We have a nice copy of their stories on our home bookshelf with lots of beautiful illustrations.

Interactive online stories from the Grimm brothers here.
Long list of their stories with their original endings (which are not always kid-friendly) here.
Coloring page of the Grimm brothers here.
Chronology available here.
Biographies with a picture here.
If you have a girl into Cinderella you can see this page for info on Cinderella stories from around the world.

I used God's Principle of Individuality for our foundational principle here. Authors so easily demonstrate this principle that I use it often in literature.

Princess G enjoyed their stories a lot and we had fun reading them together.

One of the things I thought was most interesting about their lives was when they were young men making plans to follow in their father's footsteps and become lawyers. God's Providence worked in their lives and they took jobs at a library to support the family and the rest is "His Story." They were around books all the time and saw the need to preserve their folk stories as a way of preserving their German heritage. They took on the task and became honored scholars who devoted their lives to preserving their country's literary individuality. Today their stories are known the world over and copies can be found in almost every language. What a terrific example of God's Providence!