Ruth B. Bottigheimer is a literary scholar, folklorist, and author. She is currently Research Professor in the department of English at Stony Brook University, State University of New York[1] where she specializes in European fairy tales and British children’s literature.[1] She is also interested in the history of illustration and the religious socialization of children through edited Bible narratives.[1] She “has been hailed as one of America’s foremost Grimm scholars”.[2]