From a recent article in the UK Telegraph we learn that Richard Dawkins is stepping down from his post at Oxford to study the effect of fairy tales on children--and that he thinks referring to a child as a "Christian child" is worse that physically abusing children!
For a Christian perspective on fairy stories, I know of nothing better than Tolkien's essay, On Fairy-Stories.
HT: Chris Bruno
Update: As noted in the comments, here's the essay in PDF.