Princess, Princess

"Little girls passionate about princesses, fairies, and the color pink will gravitate to this achingly sweet retelling of SLEEPING BEAUTY."
— BOOKLIST

Soft, dreamlike pastels are used to illustrate this reworking of the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty" which celebrates the resilience of friendship and the magic of play.

"Little girls passionate about princesses, fairies, and the color pink will gravitate to this achingly sweet retelling of SLEEPING BEAUTY."
— BOOKLIST

Heidi Hauser Green - Children's Literature

The familiar Sleeping Beauty story is given a twist in Penny Dale's child-centered version of the beloved fairy tale. One day, a young princess has a birthday party. She invites the fairies, but forgets one. That fairy is jealous when she sees the princess playing with her friends. Her jealousy turns to anger and to action, and she curses the girl to sleep until awakened with a kiss. Time passes and, finally, someone comes to break the spell and awaken the princess. Has time healed the fairy's anger, too? Dale's poetic language and beautiful illustrations combine with her unexpected ending to make an old classic new again. This is an engaging, realistic story of forgiveness and friendship. 2003, Candlewick, Ages 4 to 8.

Penny Dale is the author-illustrator of numerous acclaimed books for children, including TEN IN THE BED and BIG BROTHER, LITTLE BROTHER,. She is also the illustrator of THE JAMIE AND ANGUS STORIES by Anne Fine. Of PRINCESS, PRINCESS, Penny Dale says, "I very much enjoyed reworking the story of Sleeping Beauty with the children center stage, playing out the drama in their own way." Penny Dale lives in Wales.