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Princess, Princess

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"Princess, Princess" is a re-telling of the fairy-tale, "Sleeping Beauty." The story begins with a flashback of the princess and her fairy friends in a deep sleep. The reader is asked, "Who will wake the princess with a kiss?" Then, the story unfolds. The princess has a birthday party and invites all the fairies, but one lone fairy. The hurt and angry fairy casts a spell on the group causing them to fall into a deep sleep. the castle, forest, and the surrondings that were once alive with life, move into a sweet slumber. Seeing the princess and her friends asleep, we are taken back to the traditional tale of "Sleeping Beauty," with an added-twist of fairies replacing humans and reconciliation on the spell. This story would be an excellent bed-time story or read-aloud.
Penny Dale multi-tasks as the author and the illustrator in this story. The illustrations are soft-pastels that grow more ellaborate throughout the story and compliment the text. The text has repetition of action verbs that will help the child become familar with written print and vocabulary, through recognizing sight words. This story is suitable for children in primary grades. Overall, Penny Dale has done an excellent job in portraying the classic version of "Sleeping Beauty" in this new and exciting re-telling.

My two-year-old daughter loves this book! We read it night after night. The illustrations are magical and the text is simple and straightforward. My daughter is fascinated with princesses and all things frothy and glittery, and this book more than meets her standards.

My three daughters and I love this book. The gorgeous pictures bring the characters to life. You can tell that the fairies have very strong feelings, and the grownup-free world is full of magical details. The story is sweet, but it is the illustrations that make this book remarkable. I have added this book to the wish list for my daughter's preschool.