Michael Dirda reviews five fairy-tale books

Packed away in my attic, waiting for a future Christmas Day when my newborn granddaughter will be a little older, are gorgeous Folio Society editions of Andrew Lang's "The Red Fairy Book," Hans Christian Andersen's "Fairy Tales" and "The Arabian Nights." For a 6-year-old, does life get any better than curling up in bed and rereading "Cinderella" or "Aladdin" while occasionally pausing to study the pictures? Perhaps only if a beloved grandfather retells, in his own words, "The Three Bears" or "Th...