Children's and Household Tales (German: Kinder- und Hausmarchen) is a collection of German origin fairy tales first published in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers Grimm. The collection is commonly known today as Grimm's Fairy Tales (German: Grimms Marchen). The influence of the book was widespread. W. H. Auden praised it, during World War II, as one of the founding works of Western culture..."