Sleeping Beauty unfolds as paper scenery here, with a starry fairy trail, a hidden tower and a hundred-year sleep waiting to be broken.
The familiar story is condensed to a length that suits a young listener, and the pop-up constructions do the work that long description would otherwise have to do. Turning each page moves the tale forward and produces a new scene at the same time, which keeps attention on the story rather than on the number of pages left. Illustration is detailed enough to hold up when a child stops to look.
Before you add it to the cart:
• A classic fairy tale retold at a length small children can sit through
• Paper-engineered scenes that stand up as each spread opens
• Artwork with enough detail to reward a second and third look
• A shape and finish that suits shared reading with an adult
Right for young children meeting the story for the first time and for anyone assembling a fairy-tale shelf, available through Boipoka.