When a king and queen have a beautiful baby girl, they host a huge feast to celebrate. They invite all the fairies, so that they may bless the newborn princess with luck and happiness. However, they neglect to invite one old fairy, who curses the child to die when she reaches the age of sixteen. The spell cannot be completely undone, but another fairy helps as much as she can - the princess will instead fall into a deep sleep that will last for a hundred years. How can the girl be freed from this fate? Read this timeless tale to find out...This large-format book is ideal for reading aloud to small children, or for more confident readers to enjoy by themselves. They will be spellbound by this really big adventure!
This book is part of a book series called Story To Share .
There are 24 pages in this book. This is a big book. This book was published 2016 by Anness Publishing .
Jenny Press loves children's picture books and fairy tales, and has illustrated more than fifty titles.
This book contains the following story:
Sleeping Beauty
After a curse is placed upon her as a baby, a princess pricks her finger on a spinning wheel and falls into a deep sleep on her sixteenth birthday. One hundred years later, a handsome prince rides past the forgotten palace. He must undo the curse and finally awaken the princess.
