Fairy tales facts

Tove Jansson herself. Tove Jansson (pictured) was not only a writer, but also an illustrator. She created a series of comic books about the Moomins.

They were intentionally left by parents. 'Hansel and Gertel' is an old German fairy tale, recorded (but not created) by the Grimm brothers. The practice of leaving children to fend for themselves, as well as cannibalistic practices (the behaviour of witch) were not uncommon in Medieval Europe during famine.

In Finland. The Moomins were created by Swedish-speaking Finnish writer Tove Jansson, and were originally published in Swedish in Finland in 1945. There is a theme park called Moomin World in Naantali, Finland.

Snow White is a main character in Walt Disney Animation Studios' first animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Currently "Disney Princess" is a media franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company, which features a line-up of female heroines form Disney animated films: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, and Merida.

Snow White. In Grimms' Fairy Tales their names weren't known. Disney named them: Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, Dopey.

Joseph Jacobs was born in Sydney to a Jewish family. His work went on to popularize some of the world's best known versions of English fairy tales including "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Goldilocks and the three bears", "The Three Little Pigs", "Jack the Giant Killer" and "The History of Tom Thumb"

Grey. Hulk first appeared in 1962's Comic by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. He was grey, but that color was problematic when printing, so the publisher asked to change it.

Mortimer Mouse. In 1925, Hugh Harman drew some sketches of mice around a photograph of Walt Disney. These inspired Ub Iwerks to create a new mouse character for Disney. "Mortimer Mouse" had been Disney's original name for the character before his wife, Lillian, convinced him to change it, and ultimately Mickey Mouse came to be.