The main subject of this thesis is Fairy tale – first children's reading. Fairy tale came to existence from oral folk narratives and had its supporters and its opponents. Fairy tale follows development from folktale to literary fairy tale till to modern fairy tale. The most significant representatives of the literary fairy tales were Charles Perrault, brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Lewis Carroll. Hans Christian Andersen along with Lewis Carroll are considered to be an originator contemporary fiction story or modern fairytale. Scherezade is considered as first known storyteller of the fairy tales. Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić was the first one who wrote down the first page of the croatian fairy tale. Fairy tales have large moral – educational value which affects on children's internal growth and development. Fairy tale affects like therapeutic device. They are necessary to children in period between fourth and ninth age of life. Child shows basically understanding of function and significance of written language between two and a half and three years old. Picture book is the first book that child meets. Through the conversation with librarian at the library in Nova Gradiška I have concluded that fairy tale is the most read genre of children's literature and today its contemporary position is still excellent. Children meets with fairy tales since their early age. Animated films were characterized as part of childhood to every child. Walt Disney transmitted a lot of fairy tales into an animated film. A fairy tale appears from first to eight grade of primary school according to curriculum and it is more prevalent in reading for lower classes. A fairy tale could be also helpful in extracurricular activities.