This is the oldest known film version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, made in 1910. It was made by the Selig Polyscope Company and did not involve the author, L. Frank Baum.
Smithsonian Magazine has an article called Frank Baum, the Man Behind the Curtain. It describes how Baum came to write what [...]

Freshman CalArts animation student, David Ochs made this wonderfully dark and violent take on the Grimms story, Hansel and Gretel.  It is everything a good fairy tale should be – full of evil, danger, self-reliant heroes, terrible and disgusting villains, and threatening environments.  The artwork is gorgeous and the piece is beautifully animated and has [...]

Here is the Hans Christian Andersen story, The Emperor’s New Clothes, as told by the Toei Animation Company in Japan.  It’s a limited animation in a sort of anime style that tells the story quite well.

Betty Boop stars as Cinderella in this 1934 cartoon from Fleischer Studios.  This was Betty Boop’s only appearance in color.