Henry's Once Upon a Time Book

"They're not fairy tales...Every story in this book actually happened."

- Henry Mills to his birth mother

The Once Upon a Time book, also known as Henry's Storybook, is and item featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time, and makes its first appearance in the first episode of the first season.

The past lives of the residents of Storybrooke are chronicled in this book.

History
The book is what holds all the stories related to the characters from the Enchanted Forest. The book was given to Henry Mills by Mary Margaret Blanchard. Henry has read through the book many times, and knows its stories by heart. Henry and Emma Swan are the only two that know the real ending to the book, because Henry tore the pages out.

Story Origins
Many of the stories inside seem to be new twists on the old tales but still reference the more well-known stories. The stories that are referenced are usually the Disney version or the original version. The Brothers Grimm stories also appear to be commonly used stories.

Trivia

 * More about the book, and who wrote it, will be revealed in Season Two.
 * Emma notices the resemblance between Paige, in Storybrooke, and Grace, who she sees a picture of in the book and who Jefferson told her was his daughter. ("Hat Trick")
 * The book is read aloud in only two occasions, both times to an unconscious David by Mary Margaret and again by Henry. ("Snow Falls") ("Into the Deep")
 * Throughout the series, excerpts from several fairytales and stories can be seen in the book, including  The Golden Bird; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; and Snow White and Rose Red.
 * It is revealed that there are other stories that do not exist in the book such as Frankenstein. ("In the Name of the Brother")

Appearances
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