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    Sleeping Cinderella and Other Princess Mix-Ups | Book Review

    Denise MealyBy Denise Mealy3 Mins Read Ages 4-8 Books with Girl Characters Fairy Tales Picture Books Poetry & Rhyme
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    The Children’s Book Review | April 26, 2016

    Sleeping Cinderella and Other Princess Mix-upsSleeping Cinderella and Other Princess Mix-Ups

    Written by Stephanie Clarkson

    Illustrated by Brigette Barrager 

    Age Range: 4-8 years

    Hardcover Book: 40 pages

    Publisher: Scholastic (2015)

    ISBN-13: 9780545565646

    What to expect: Princesses, Fairy Tales, Retellings, Rhyming

    Your favorite princesses are back in this charming retelling of popular fairy tales.

    Snow White, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty are all fed up. Tired of living their own lives, they each decide to search out something better. Snow White can’t stand to clean up after seven dwarfs any longer (and who could blame her?) so she sets off for Rapunzel’s tower for some quality “me-time.” Rapunzel longs to see the world of glitz and glam, and heads for Cinderella’s charming date night with the prince at the royal ball. Cinderella, ready for a snooze after all that back-breaking work, finds herself in Sleeping Beauty’s super comfortable bed. Finally, Sleeping Beauty yearns to be busy – and what better way to keep busy than to take care of seven lazy dwarfs?

    Sleeping Cinderella and Other Princess Mix-Ups Illustration

    Alas, each girl finds that the grass is not always greener in another girl’s fairy tale. Will they realize their mistakes and come home? Will they work through their problems and see that running away was not the answer all along?

    Of course they do. This is a fairy tale, after all! This beautifully illustrated book is a delight for children familiar with traditional fairy tales. The princesses are fun and cute, and the scenery is nicely done. The rhyming prose is impressive and makes re-reading more enjoyable. This is a clever take on a traditional fairy tale theme, with a welcome twist of standing up for oneself at the end. Highly recommended.

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    About Stephanie Clarkson

    Writer Stephanie Clarkson lives in leafy Surrey, England, with her husband, two young daughters, and a very hairy hound named Bob. Her ambition in life is to invent and patent an anti-mud device for dogs like Bob, who like hanging out in dirty puddles.Steph began her writing career as a journalist at Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, and she continues to write for the British press while dreaming up stories for children about strong-minded princesses and tech-obsessed owls.

    About Brigette Barrager

    Brigette Barrager is an artist, designer, illustrator, and writer of children’s books. She attended the California Institute of the Arts, where she earned a degree in character animation. Brigette spent some time at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios before taking the plunge into freelance, where she’s lived happily ever after. She resides in Los Angeles with her handsome husband, cute doggy, and a terrible cat.

    Sleeping Cinderella and Other Princess Mix-Ups, written by Stephanie Clarkson and illustrated by Brigette Barrager, was reviewed by Denise Mealy. Discover more books like Sleeping Cinderella and Other Princess Mix-Ups by following along with our reviews and articles tagged with Brigette Barrager, Cinderella, Fairy Tales, Fractured Fairy Tales, Princesses, Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty.

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    Denise Mealy is a former web content provider who stays at home to change diapers and write books. Her days are filled with Word documents, books and sloppy kisses (from dogs and baby alike). She likes to read, cook, dance, travel and forward pictures of spam sculptures to friends. If she could have dinner with any author, dead or alive, it would be a toss up between J.K. Rowling and Jane Austen. They would probably eat pasta. Yes, definitely pasta. For more information, visit: www.dccmealy.com You can also find her on Twitter: @dccmealy

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