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Sleeping Beauty
A sumptuous retelling of the classic fairy tale SLEEPING BEAUTY with gorgeous full-color art that will bring this tale to life for a new generation of readers.
The classic tale of SLEEPING BEAUTY is retold by acclaimed author Adele Geras, and joined with detailed paintings that bring the story to life.
When the king and queen throw a banquet in honor of the birth of their daughter, they invite all of the fairies, but one, Skura, who attends the feast, seeking revenge. She curses the baby to die in sixteen years, but her evil intentions are undone by the good fairy who instead promises one hundred years of sleep.
The pages are trimmed with exquisite borders to give it a classic feel, and the lavish full-color art is highlighted with black and white sketches.
The classic tale of SLEEPING BEAUTY is retold by acclaimed author Adele Geras, and joined with detailed paintings that bring the story to life.
When the king and queen throw a banquet in honor of the birth of their daughter, they invite all of the fairies, but one, Skura, who attends the feast, seeking revenge. She curses the baby to die in sixteen years, but her evil intentions are undone by the good fairy who instead promises one hundred years of sleep.
The pages are trimmed with exquisite borders to give it a classic feel, and the lavish full-color art is highlighted with black and white sketches.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published October 17, 2003
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About the author
Adèle Geras
190 books137 followersAdèle Geras FRSL (born 15 March 1944) is an English writer for young children, teens and adults. Her husband was the Marxist academic Norman Geras and their daughter Sophie Hannah is also a novelist and poet.
Geras was born in Jerusalem, British Mandatory Palestine. Her father was in the Colonial Service and she had a varied childhood, living in countries such as Nigeria, Cyprus, Tanzania, Gambia and British North Borneo in a short span of time. She attended Roedean School in Brighton and then graduated from St Hilda's College, Oxford with a degree in Modern Languages. She was known for her stage and vocal talents, but decided instead to become a full-time writer.
Geras's first book was Tea at Mrs Manderby's, which was published in 1976. Her first full-length novel was The Girls in the Velvet Frame. She has written more than 95 books for children, young adults, and adults. Her best-known books are Troy (shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal) Ithaka, Happy Ever After (previously published as the Egerton Hall Trilogy), Silent Snow, Secret Snow, and A Thousand Yards of Sea.
Her novels for adults include: Facing the Light, Hester's Story, Made in Heaven, and A Hidden Life.
Geras won two prizes in the United States, one the Sydney Taylor Book Award for the My Grandmother's Stories and the National Jewish Book Award for Golden Windows. She has also won prizes for her poetry and was a joint winner of the Smith Doorstop Poetry Pamphlet Award, offered by the publisher of that name.
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Geras was born in Jerusalem, British Mandatory Palestine. Her father was in the Colonial Service and she had a varied childhood, living in countries such as Nigeria, Cyprus, Tanzania, Gambia and British North Borneo in a short span of time. She attended Roedean School in Brighton and then graduated from St Hilda's College, Oxford with a degree in Modern Languages. She was known for her stage and vocal talents, but decided instead to become a full-time writer.
Geras's first book was Tea at Mrs Manderby's, which was published in 1976. Her first full-length novel was The Girls in the Velvet Frame. She has written more than 95 books for children, young adults, and adults. Her best-known books are Troy (shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal) Ithaka, Happy Ever After (previously published as the Egerton Hall Trilogy), Silent Snow, Secret Snow, and A Thousand Yards of Sea.
Her novels for adults include: Facing the Light, Hester's Story, Made in Heaven, and A Hidden Life.
Geras won two prizes in the United States, one the Sydney Taylor Book Award for the My Grandmother's Stories and the National Jewish Book Award for Golden Windows. She has also won prizes for her poetry and was a joint winner of the Smith Doorstop Poetry Pamphlet Award, offered by the publisher of that name.
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April 23, 2022
Nice retelling.
December 12, 2022
A stunning retelling and the artwork was gorgeous!
July 10, 2018
This familiar story follows the accepted and known lines: unhappy royal couple wishing for a child, being granted a baby, christening, angry fairy (or witch), evil curse, 100-year-sleep, kiss from a prince, etc., etc., etc. The author clearly loves this story but adds little to lift this tale from the well-worn tale known to so many children.
The love, tenderness and concern of the royal couple are touching but don’t make them more than generic cut-outs. They are merely King and Queen, without even names to distinguish them. Yet Aurora isn’t just a mere pretty, vapid princess. She’s kind, polite, learned, intelligent, physically fearless, curious and just a bit of a hoyden. However, she is a princess and thus never loses her regal splendor, maintaining her poise and dignity even when confronted with the scheming Skura.
However, the illustrations are simply sumptuous. They are what lift the story beyond the bland limits it sets. The color illustrations are impressionistic brushes of color and light; the images of Aurora almost emit their own radiance, making her the very embodiment of her name. Skura (a take on “obscure” or “chiaroscuro” perhaps) is her exact opposite, a creature that sidles in shadow and seems to bring it with her wherever she goes. During the christening of the young royal baby, Skura holds center stage, a menacing dark figure amidst all the glowing candles. Aurora is a shining beacon at her 16th birthday, whirling in the arms of an anonymous prince.
There are black-and-white pencil drawings as well, little pictures alongside the text that move along the story and are remarkable in their suggestion of detail. They show the illustrator as being a master of both charcoal and color renderings.
This is a gorgeously illustrated fairy tale but it is only the illustrations that make me recommend it.
The love, tenderness and concern of the royal couple are touching but don’t make them more than generic cut-outs. They are merely King and Queen, without even names to distinguish them. Yet Aurora isn’t just a mere pretty, vapid princess. She’s kind, polite, learned, intelligent, physically fearless, curious and just a bit of a hoyden. However, she is a princess and thus never loses her regal splendor, maintaining her poise and dignity even when confronted with the scheming Skura.
However, the illustrations are simply sumptuous. They are what lift the story beyond the bland limits it sets. The color illustrations are impressionistic brushes of color and light; the images of Aurora almost emit their own radiance, making her the very embodiment of her name. Skura (a take on “obscure” or “chiaroscuro” perhaps) is her exact opposite, a creature that sidles in shadow and seems to bring it with her wherever she goes. During the christening of the young royal baby, Skura holds center stage, a menacing dark figure amidst all the glowing candles. Aurora is a shining beacon at her 16th birthday, whirling in the arms of an anonymous prince.
There are black-and-white pencil drawings as well, little pictures alongside the text that move along the story and are remarkable in their suggestion of detail. They show the illustrator as being a master of both charcoal and color renderings.
This is a gorgeously illustrated fairy tale but it is only the illustrations that make me recommend it.
July 20, 2011
I have major issues with picture books that have fantastic art but AWFUL story telling (and visa versa), but this is definitely not one of them!
The paintings are gorgeous: reminiscent of Wyeth a bit, but rich enough that my girls were captivated-- a lot like Scott Gustavson, actually.
The full page color illustrations were every 3 or 4 pages, with smaller pencil sketches in between, so the girls got impatient to turn to the next picture. As someone else said, the descriptions are detailed and flowery, but it seemed to give the stretches of text the same beautiful detail that the pictures provided on the other pages. With such imagery, It was almost painful, in fact, that there weren't illustrations to match every scene!
In terms of story, I appreciated the author's introduction that explained a little about her retelling. It is often difficult to see a story inexplicably veer away from the original, but knowing her purpose was to make the story 'magical' gave me different expectations from the onset.
Actually, I found her version to resemble the interpretation of Rapunzel that Disney did with Tangled. Combined with the art, I was very much wishing Disney would remake Sleeping Beauty kind of like these.
I also found myself imagining it done as a fantastic costume drama, not necessarily geared to kids, so that it retained the authenticity of the darker Grimm's version, perhaps. If only...
So, with all the piles of princess books we've read over the last few years, this one definitely ranks very high on my list of tolerable!
The paintings are gorgeous: reminiscent of Wyeth a bit, but rich enough that my girls were captivated-- a lot like Scott Gustavson, actually.
The full page color illustrations were every 3 or 4 pages, with smaller pencil sketches in between, so the girls got impatient to turn to the next picture. As someone else said, the descriptions are detailed and flowery, but it seemed to give the stretches of text the same beautiful detail that the pictures provided on the other pages. With such imagery, It was almost painful, in fact, that there weren't illustrations to match every scene!
In terms of story, I appreciated the author's introduction that explained a little about her retelling. It is often difficult to see a story inexplicably veer away from the original, but knowing her purpose was to make the story 'magical' gave me different expectations from the onset.
Actually, I found her version to resemble the interpretation of Rapunzel that Disney did with Tangled. Combined with the art, I was very much wishing Disney would remake Sleeping Beauty kind of like these.
I also found myself imagining it done as a fantastic costume drama, not necessarily geared to kids, so that it retained the authenticity of the darker Grimm's version, perhaps. If only...
So, with all the piles of princess books we've read over the last few years, this one definitely ranks very high on my list of tolerable!
January 29, 2014
I absolutely loved this version of Sleeping Beauty. It had detailed descriptions, beautiful illustrations, and overall, it was just so great. If you like the tale of Sleeping Beauty, this would be the one I would recommend.
November 25, 2008
The story flows very well and the illustrations by Christian Birmingham are wonderfully soft and dreamlike. It would make a good gift.
April 15, 2019
The writing is excellent. The illustrations, particularly the charcoal drawings, are excellent. The story left me unsatisfied for several reasons.
1) The characters are passive other than Skura, the evil or bad fairy/witch, and to a lesser extent, the fairy from the woodland. The story "happens" to all of the other characters. While Florian, the prince, shows some initiative it's at the direction of the fairy from the woodland.
2) The story is unrealistic in terms of how relationships get started and work. Florian wakes up Aurora from her one hundred years of sleep. She opens her eyes, smiles, and says "I have been dreaming about you, I think." Florian responds with "And I have been dreaming of you even though I did not know it until this moment." Two pages later it's "Will you marry me, Aurora?" She accepts. The wedding is on the following page with it and the story ending with "... to begin a life of perfect happiness and harmony." That only happens in fairy tales!
3) No effort was made to write in strong, positive, female role models. No effort was made to show women being treated with respect, other than the fairies as a group.
School Library Journal says the story is for grades 1 to 5.
Booklist says grades 2 to 4.
The publisher says age range 7 to 10 years and/or grade level 2 to 5.
I believe it will be better for grades six or age 12 on up. The starts with the queen having doubts about herself as a person. She then lies to her husband. These are more grown up themes that an older child can relate to. The author regularly uses words and concepts that a younger child is not likely to understand.
1) The characters are passive other than Skura, the evil or bad fairy/witch, and to a lesser extent, the fairy from the woodland. The story "happens" to all of the other characters. While Florian, the prince, shows some initiative it's at the direction of the fairy from the woodland.
2) The story is unrealistic in terms of how relationships get started and work. Florian wakes up Aurora from her one hundred years of sleep. She opens her eyes, smiles, and says "I have been dreaming about you, I think." Florian responds with "And I have been dreaming of you even though I did not know it until this moment." Two pages later it's "Will you marry me, Aurora?" She accepts. The wedding is on the following page with it and the story ending with "... to begin a life of perfect happiness and harmony." That only happens in fairy tales!
3) No effort was made to write in strong, positive, female role models. No effort was made to show women being treated with respect, other than the fairies as a group.
School Library Journal says the story is for grades 1 to 5.
Booklist says grades 2 to 4.
The publisher says age range 7 to 10 years and/or grade level 2 to 5.
I believe it will be better for grades six or age 12 on up. The starts with the queen having doubts about herself as a person. She then lies to her husband. These are more grown up themes that an older child can relate to. The author regularly uses words and concepts that a younger child is not likely to understand.
March 12, 2023
God, I'm a nerd. I discovered Christian Birmingham's illustrations on Pinterest, and he immediately became one of my favorite artists. That led to some research, which led to me finding out what books he'd illustrated, to buying multiple secondhand. This edition of Sleeping Beauty happens to be one.
As far as the story goes, I can't say much. Nearly everyone knows it, and this edition doesn't depart from that in any remarkable ways. What makes this book outstanding is the gorgeous art that truly immerses the reader in the fairytale world. The art is five stars to me — the story decidedly less. Overall I'm settled at a happy four.
If you're a fan of illustrations or of Sleeping Beauty, I'd say this is the perfect edition to have to satisfy both ;)
As far as the story goes, I can't say much. Nearly everyone knows it, and this edition doesn't depart from that in any remarkable ways. What makes this book outstanding is the gorgeous art that truly immerses the reader in the fairytale world. The art is five stars to me — the story decidedly less. Overall I'm settled at a happy four.
If you're a fan of illustrations or of Sleeping Beauty, I'd say this is the perfect edition to have to satisfy both ;)
May 10, 2018
What a lovely version! The illustrations are elegant and ethereal and the narrative flow and words choices superb.
It is more of a chapter book than a picture book, so make sure you have time or are prepared to break it into smaller sections over the course of a few evenings.
Ages: 6 - 12
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It is more of a chapter book than a picture book, so make sure you have time or are prepared to break it into smaller sections over the course of a few evenings.
Ages: 6 - 12
**Like my reviews? I also have hundreds of detailed reports that I offer too. These reports give a complete break-down of everything in the book, so you'll know just how clean it is or isn't. I also have Clean Guides (downloadable PDFs) which enable you to clean up your book before reading it! Visit my website: The Book Radar.
December 25, 2020
Christian Birmingham's art is just as beautiful as always!
November 16, 2021
This was a longer read for a picture book. We enjoyed the details in the story.
January 10, 2022
Very lengthy telling of the story. The illustrations are incredibly beautiful.
October 23, 2024
Well told adaption and beautifully illustrated
June 16, 2015
After being insulted by the royal family, an evil fairy named Skura places a curse on the newborn princess Aurora that she will prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel at the age of 16 and die. The curse is slightly circumvented, but the spindle cannot be avoided, and Aurora falls into a deep sleep for 100 years. As the years pass and the castle is overgrown by the forest and with rumors, a young prince decides to see if there's any truth to the legend of the Sleeping Beauty.
It was harder than I expected to find the "original" version of this story when I reached it in my Disney movie source material read-through, but this one purported to be based on the pre-Grimm Perrault telling, and it looked like a beautiful edition, so I picked it up. Apparently it IS fairly faithful to Perrault's version (with some liberties taken, like in the names attributed to the princess and the evil fairy), or at least the first half of it. The second half takes place after the kiss and the awakening, and goes in a slightly more gory direction, as the prince's part-ogre mother demands that the princess and the newborn twins be served to her, though the cook she orders has different plans for the newly-awakened princess and her precious offspring. I can see why this author decided to stop halfway through in her version, though it's odd to me that I don't remember EVER having heard the second part. In any case, this telling was basic but nicely worded, with just enough detail to keep it interesting and fresh but not to weigh it down or make it seem too familiar or boring. It's probably a little too dense in the text for VERY young readers, but it presented the story nicely. The illustrations by Christian Birmingham are rich and glowing, full of detail and magic. There are some full-page, full-color scenes, smaller pencil sketch vignettes throughout, and a nice floral framing around the text on each page.
I didn't expect such a challenge when looking for the earliest published telling of this well-known story, and even when I thought I had found it, it seems that most versions stop halfway through Perrault's original, which is just what this book does. (It's probably for the best, though it IS a pretty interesting and unexpected direction for such a popular fairy tale to go.) Still, it's a nice retelling, and it has a lot of lush and luminous artwork.
It was harder than I expected to find the "original" version of this story when I reached it in my Disney movie source material read-through, but this one purported to be based on the pre-Grimm Perrault telling, and it looked like a beautiful edition, so I picked it up. Apparently it IS fairly faithful to Perrault's version (with some liberties taken, like in the names attributed to the princess and the evil fairy), or at least the first half of it. The second half takes place after the kiss and the awakening, and goes in a slightly more gory direction, as the prince's part-ogre mother demands that the princess and the newborn twins be served to her, though the cook she orders has different plans for the newly-awakened princess and her precious offspring. I can see why this author decided to stop halfway through in her version, though it's odd to me that I don't remember EVER having heard the second part. In any case, this telling was basic but nicely worded, with just enough detail to keep it interesting and fresh but not to weigh it down or make it seem too familiar or boring. It's probably a little too dense in the text for VERY young readers, but it presented the story nicely. The illustrations by Christian Birmingham are rich and glowing, full of detail and magic. There are some full-page, full-color scenes, smaller pencil sketch vignettes throughout, and a nice floral framing around the text on each page.
I didn't expect such a challenge when looking for the earliest published telling of this well-known story, and even when I thought I had found it, it seems that most versions stop halfway through Perrault's original, which is just what this book does. (It's probably for the best, though it IS a pretty interesting and unexpected direction for such a popular fairy tale to go.) Still, it's a nice retelling, and it has a lot of lush and luminous artwork.
November 13, 2012
This version quite long, over sixty-two pages. The illustrations were done in an impressionistic style with bright colors and rich hues including golds and other bright pastels. Interestingly, the illustrator chose to contrast these lovely illustrations with very bland, black and white images on opposing pages. These black and white illustrations were not exclusively used to foretell the coming of the evil fairy. If one were to equate the black and white drawings with evil the story could become quite confusing. Nonetheless, the illustrations do help move the story along. This version of the story seems perfect for an older audience or as a bedtime story for those who enjoys happy endings.
Geras’ Sleeping Beauty retains most of the original tale. The ‘magical number seven’ is used when the King and Queen invite the fairies to the christening of the princess. Seven fairies are invited to give their blessings to the young princess. In the original tale, seven fairies complete the christening and it is not until the feast following the ceremony that the final fairy, the eighth, shows up and is furious for not being invited. Geras retelling retains this element of the story. This eighth fairy, who was muttering under her breath about her anger toward the King and Queen, prompts one of the fairies to hide away while each of the other fairies give their blessing. When it comes time for the eighth fairy to give her ‘blessing,’ she curses the princess to die after pricking her hand on a spindle. The last fairy, the one who was hiding, says sadly that she cannot undue the curse completely, but can make it so that the princess merely sleeps for one hundred years and will be awoken by a King’s son. In both stories, the King forbids spindles in the Kingdom. After sixteen years, the princess is met on her birthday by an evil woman, the eighth fairy, who shows her the spindle that causes her to fall into her hundred year slumber.
In the original tale, the whole Kingdom, except the King and Queen, are put to sleep. It is not said where the King and Queen go, but they leave the kingdom and say goodbye to their daughter. In Geras’ retelling, the King and Queen are also put to sleep until the curse is broken by the young Prince Florian.
Geras’ Sleeping Beauty retains most of the original tale. The ‘magical number seven’ is used when the King and Queen invite the fairies to the christening of the princess. Seven fairies are invited to give their blessings to the young princess. In the original tale, seven fairies complete the christening and it is not until the feast following the ceremony that the final fairy, the eighth, shows up and is furious for not being invited. Geras retelling retains this element of the story. This eighth fairy, who was muttering under her breath about her anger toward the King and Queen, prompts one of the fairies to hide away while each of the other fairies give their blessing. When it comes time for the eighth fairy to give her ‘blessing,’ she curses the princess to die after pricking her hand on a spindle. The last fairy, the one who was hiding, says sadly that she cannot undue the curse completely, but can make it so that the princess merely sleeps for one hundred years and will be awoken by a King’s son. In both stories, the King forbids spindles in the Kingdom. After sixteen years, the princess is met on her birthday by an evil woman, the eighth fairy, who shows her the spindle that causes her to fall into her hundred year slumber.
In the original tale, the whole Kingdom, except the King and Queen, are put to sleep. It is not said where the King and Queen go, but they leave the kingdom and say goodbye to their daughter. In Geras’ retelling, the King and Queen are also put to sleep until the curse is broken by the young Prince Florian.
January 7, 2009
I had great hopes for this book when I picked it up in the library, but I was disappointed. I've been reading the original Grimm's fairytales to my daughter, which she likes very much, and she asked me to read her Sleeping Beauty the other day, because she had heard of the fairy tale somewhere (probably from a Disney commercial). I couldn't find it in our Grimm collection (because, as I now know, it's called something different there), so I was glad to pick up this book, which looked enchanting from the cover. However, the book is flawed in three major ways. It is overly detailed in its descriptions, which makes it difficult for a child, especially, to maintain interest in the plot. It doesn't make use of repetition or any other rhetorical or literary device that would make it pleasant to read aloud and that would tune the listener's ear to really pay attention. And, finally, the pictures, though occasionally beautiful, are more often than not too indistinct (almost impressionistic), which is not a good illustration technique, in my opinion, for a children's book; kids want to be able to make out the pictures easily. I actually attempted to semi-condense this when I read it aloud, and I will not be reading it to my daughter again. Instead, I will now find "Little Brier-Rose" in the Grimm's collection and see if that holds her interest more, even without any pictures, simply because it is (I am going to guess based on what we've read of the Grimm's so far) better written.
August 5, 2014
This Version of Sleeping Beauty is my New Favorite! It took me about 20 minutes to read. The Art is absolutely magical and very talented. The Wispiness of it is dreamy, yet the details and color seem so real- like you are wisked away to the imagination of the authors and the artists combined.
The Story is somewhat different from the Disney Fairy Tale. And more like the Fairy Tale of Old Story of Sleeping Beauty.
The Pre-Face tells that this version comes from the Traditional French Fairy Tale. "La Belle au Bois Dormant"- "The Beauty of the Sleeping Wood."
Aurora's Parents are kind and selfless, and a Gracios King & Queen. Their relationship is the sweetest among themselves as one hopes for in real life unions.
There are several Fairies including the Dark one that Prophecies of Aurora's Death from Spindle Wheel pricking. However, she seems more like a Witch than a Fairy- and her animal companions are dark and sinister- like her heart. The story is captivating and the last page is my favorite part.
I really enjoyed reading this Story, and will probably buy this Version.
The Story is somewhat different from the Disney Fairy Tale. And more like the Fairy Tale of Old Story of Sleeping Beauty.
The Pre-Face tells that this version comes from the Traditional French Fairy Tale. "La Belle au Bois Dormant"- "The Beauty of the Sleeping Wood."
Aurora's Parents are kind and selfless, and a Gracios King & Queen. Their relationship is the sweetest among themselves as one hopes for in real life unions.
There are several Fairies including the Dark one that Prophecies of Aurora's Death from Spindle Wheel pricking. However, she seems more like a Witch than a Fairy- and her animal companions are dark and sinister- like her heart. The story is captivating and the last page is my favorite part.
I really enjoyed reading this Story, and will probably buy this Version.
January 13, 2014
There were many things that I like about this version of sleeping beauty. The illustration was absolutely stunning and beautiful. I felt that the drawings went well with the narration of the story. I also like the symbolism in the number seven. For example, the 7 wise women, 7 gold plates, knives, forks, and spoon etc. One thing that I find that threw me off was the last wise women. She is the oldest fairy and her name is Skurn. I find that her name is difficult to remember.
September 10, 2016
While the artwork is gorgeous, I felt that there wasn't enough. Several pages were nothing but print. I usually like descriptions in my stories, but I feel that picture books should have all that description and detail in the artwork itself, not in the words on the page. By the sixth page, I was getting bored with the story because there was far to much text compared to artwork.
February 3, 2016
Very lovely re-telling of my all time favorite fairytale Sleeping Beauty but what it allured me the most was the illustration in this book, just enchanting....
April 11, 2016
I've been wanting to read this book for some time, because everytime I saw it, I was struck by how beautiful it was! So I finally picked it up, brought it home, and read it! The illustrations are very lovely, and the story matched it quite well. The author/reteller gave the evil fairy a new name, which was clever, and made it even more personal! Stunningly lovely book.
September 22, 2014
Another tale about sleeping beauty with very pretty illustrations and it is a little different then the original tale. Im glad the woodland fairy At least put Auroras parents to sleep with her so they didn't lose their child as they grew without her.
September 18, 2014
Man, I wish I could own his book! The artwork is amazing and it is great for kids that are getting better at reading. I would recommend it for 3-4 graders. I loved how the story is portrayed and the artwork makes you feel like you are in the dream of the story. It is so beautiful.
October 21, 2022
✨🦋🌹 “ The sun shone down on them, and the love they felt for each other deepened as they spoke. Both were under the spell of a new enchantment as powerful as the one from which Aurora had just awoken.” 🌹🦋✨
This is one of the most beautiful fairytale picture books I have ever read 💙🥰
This is one of the most beautiful fairytale picture books I have ever read 💙🥰
December 9, 2014
I absolutely love fairy tales and these illustrations are beautiful!
March 8, 2013
The narrative re-telling was rich and the illustrations are mesmerizing!
October 5, 2010
A beautifully illustrated version of the favorite fairytale. and an excellent source note (ha!)
March 30, 2013
The illustrations are divine!
October 14, 2013
I truly was a kid at heart last night as I read a fairy tale story before bed. The story is beautiful and drawings compliment with details that are softly layed out.
February 24, 2015
Lavish presentation, but unfulfilling. Too much elaboration in the text and the illustrations are not very distinctive.
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