Books with title Briar Rose: The Sleeping Beauty

What happens when you accidentally insult a fairy who doesn't check her Faebook account all that often? In this hilarious retelling of Charles Perrault's Sleeping Beauty, join our plucky and resourceful heroine, Princess Rosalind of Gardenia, as she deals with not only a ruling by the National Fairies League (or NFL for short), but also an economic recession precipitated by the banning of spinning wheels, all while dodging unsavory suitors as she embarks on a mission to save the kingdom's economy and unexpectedly finding true love along the way.

A magical theatre within a book where children can stage their own productions of Sleeping Beauty with exquisitely designed paper cutouts Based on her strikingly original storybook The Fairy-Tale Princess, Su Blackwell’s sumptuous fairy-tale images, cut out from the pages of classic fables, are now brought to life in three dimensions in this beautiful paper theatre. Everything a child needs to reenact the well-loved story of Sleeping Beauty is provided, including interchangeable scenery and delightful moveable versions of the characters. Inside the ingeniously designed pop-up theater stage between the two covers is a jewel box of moveable pieces: scenery sheets set the stage; characters add the story and colorful props provide the finishing touch. The book contains a pocket to hold the pieces when they’re not in use, and an enclosed booklet contains instructions on how to stage your own performances of Sleeping Beauty for family and friends, including a script. The Sleeping Beauty Theatre will be coveted by children and adults alike who love to make believe. 10 die-cut scenes, 12 movable characters, 5 free-standing props + 28-page booklet

"The Sleeping Beauty"told by C. S. Evans and illustrated by Arthur RackhamONCE upon a time there were a King and a Queen who were very unhappy because they had no children. Everything else that the heart could wish for was theirs. They were rich ; they lived in a wonderful palace full of the costliest treasures ; their kingdom was at peace, and their people were prosperous.Yet none of these things contented them, because they wanted a little child of their own to love and to care for, and though they had been married several years, no child had come to them.Every day the King would look at the Queen and say : " Ah, if we only had a little child," ...

The story of The Sleeping Beauty spills over with fairies and princes, passion and despair, magnificence and splendor, and the ballet version of this classic tale is the most romantic and spectacular of all. Australian Ballet Creative Director David McAllister’s impressive 2015 production of The Sleeping Beauty, ornamented by internationally celebrated designer Gabriela Tylesova's lavish costumes and sets, cast a spell of delight on its audiences, and was a sellout success. Now McAllister and Tylesova weave their magic again, transporting the enchantment of their production to the pages of this book. David’s text and Gabriela’s illustrations recreate the world of this favorite ballet for readers to enjoy again and again.

" ....Then the twelfth fairy stepped out from behind the arras where she had been hidden. "My gift is still to come," she continued. "As far as I can, I will undo the mischief which my sister has done. It is true that I have not the power to prevent altogether what she has decreed. The Princess shall, indeed, prick her finger with the spindle of the spinning-wheel on the day when she attains her fifteenth year; but instead of dying she shall fall into a deep sleep; and this sleep shall last for a hundred years, and when that time is past, a King's son shall come to waken her." "EVERY VERSION OF SLEEPING BEAUTY IN ONE AWESOME ANTHOLOGY:

“This is my gift to you, Princess Aurora,” announced the hag, still in her creaking voice that shook as spitefully as her body.(from THE SLEEPING BEAUTY by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch)"Have you all finished?” said she. “Hear, then, my wish."(from THE SLEEPING BEAUTY by C. S. Evans)The old Fairy's turn coming next, with a head shaking more with spite than age(from THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD by Andrew Lang)the thirteenth fairy was come, with a black cap on her head, and black shoes on her feet, and a broomstick in her hand:(from BRIAR ROSE by Brothers Grimm)A selection of different versions of THE SLEEPING BEAUTY and BRIAR ROSE with digitally enhanced SD illustrations.[Featuring Anne Anderson, Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Edward Gustave Dore, Harry Clarke, John Austen, Margaret Winifred Tarrant, William Heath Robinson, and Walter Crane]The Sleeping Beauty vs. Briar Rose includes:• THE SLEEPING BEAUTY by Charles Perrault, retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch• THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD by C. S. (Charles Seddon) Evans• THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD by Charles Perrault, retold by Andrew Lang• BRIAR ROSE translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas• BRIAR ROSE translated by Marian Edwardes• LUCY CRANE’S THE SLEEPING BEAUTY• WATER CRANE’S THE SLEEPING BEAUTY