Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales is a collection of German fairy tales compiled by the Grimm Brothers and first published in 1812. Although not all of the original 200 stories are entertaining or appropriate for young children, most versions after the first have been edited or put into collections of the best. Older children may find the bleak original tales (providing the basis for many Disney movies) amusing or interesting. For younger ones, you can pick out the more child-friendly tales.