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Sleeping Bobby

by Mary Pope Osborne and Will Osborne

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

A beautiful baby, a sinister spell, a pricked finger, a hundred-year sleep, a true-love wake-up kiss.

We all know the story of Sleeping Beauty, but not the one that Will and Mary Pope Osborne tell — with a handsome prince named Bob, a feisty princess who wakes him from his enchanted slumber, and charming artwork from acclaimed illustrator Giselle Potter. Here's a fresh, magical reworking of the classic fairy tale that's sure to have kids begging, "Read it again!"

As soon as he touched the wheel's spindle, a splinter pricked his finger.

"Ouch!" said Bob.

"Good night, Bobby," said the old woman.

Review:

"The creators of Kate and the Beanstalk update 'Sleeping Beauty' by casting Prince Bob in the lead. With that exception, this wittily told version adapts readily to the exchange of male and female roles. Prince Bob's birth is a joyous event, and the happy king and queen invite 12 Wise Women to bless their son: There are 13, 'but since the queen had only enough good china to serve twelve, one had to be left out.' After the uninvited guest declares that Bob will 'prick his finger on a spindle' and die on his 18th birthday, another promises not death but instead a century-long nap. Despite his parents' attempts to banish all spinning wheels, Bob has 'great curiosity and a taste for adventure,' and gets lured to the dangerous instrument. Potter suspends the snoozing, sepia-tinted characters against an ethereal blue backdrop. Afterward, bachelorettes trade 'rumors [of] a kind, clever, modest, and very handsome prince,' and become tangled in the formidable palace hedge. Only one princess, with 'a taste for adventure' like Bob's, beats the thorns ('If this Bob is all they say, it will take more than some shrubbery to keep me from meeting him'). The Osbornes' conversational prose lends itself to being read aloud, and Potter's mixed-media paintings suggest destined romance and humble magic between the well-matched couple. All ages." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Review:

"The dry wit of the text may be beyond the grasp of the youngest listeners, but everyone can appreciate the simplicity of the story and the humor in the detailed, mixed-media illustrations. As a read-aloud, this tale is sure to be a hit." School Library Journal

Synopsis:

In this role-reversal, Sleeping Beauty is actually a handsome prince cursed to sleep for 100 years until a heroic princess wakes him with true love's kiss. Full color.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780689876684
Author:
Mary Pope Osborne and Will Osborne
Publisher:
Atheneum Books
Illustrator:
Potter, Giselle
Author:
Potter, Giselle
Author:
Osborne, Mary Pope
Author:
Osborne, Will
Location:
New York
Subject:
Girls & Women
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
Subject:
Bedtime & Dreams
Subject:
Folklore
Subject:
Fairy tales
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Humorous Retelling
Subject:
Folklore -- Germany.
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
B221
Series Volume:
2002-211835
Publication Date:
September 2005
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
40
Dimensions:
8.94x12.08x.41 in. 1.09 lbs.
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
4-8

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