Our references
Story Sources & Editorial Approach
Learn where Crayon Story House finds public-domain classics and how they are prepared for bilingual family reading.
Where the stories come from
Crayon Story House draws from public-domain texts and digital archives that can be consulted online. Our principal reference platforms include:
We mainly work with classics from the Grimm brothers, Hans Christian Andersen, the Aesopic tradition, and classical Chinese literature.
How we prepare each story
We review the classic narrative, then rewrite its wording, pacing and paragraph structure for gentle bilingual family reading. These are editorial retellings, not official translations or word-for-word reproductions from the archives above.
- Preserve the central plot and lasting lesson.
- Clarify difficult, dated or unsuitable wording for younger readers.
- Prepare natural Chinese and English reading versions.
- Add story takeaways, family discussion prompts and shared-reading material.
- Retain reference details internally for editorial review and traceability.
Questions about a story
If you have a question about how a story was prepared, please use our contact page.