This prettily illustrated retelling of the classic fairy-tale lets young readers tiptoe through the enchanted palace itself via a series of dainty overlaid cut-out windows and delicate flaps. It’s hugely appealing, part stage-set, part dolls’ house, and the filigree cut-outs of the roses and thorns are particularly charming. The story is told concisely, but the magic is all there and this will delight young fairy-tale fans. ~Andrea Reece
Cursed at birth, Sleeping Beauty is destined to fall asleep for a hundred years on her sixteenth birthday. Can the good fairies, and true love’s first kiss, save her? Delicate cutaways and holes to peep through are layered on top of each other to create a magical filigree effect, drawing children in to the romantic fairy tale.
• The classic fairy tale, brought right up to date for a modern audience with beautiful illustrations and fine laser-cut holes and cutaways which add depth and drama.
• Young children will love looking at the detail in this book - both in the illustrations and in the peep-throughs and flaps - and sharing and talking about it with a grown-up.
• Other titles in the Peep Inside a Fairy Tale series:
'With lavish illustrations and plenty to talk about, this ingenious peep inside fairy tale book guarantees storytelling magic... and all the fun of discovery for both children and parents.' - Lancashire Evening Post
'For little fingers, the Peep Inside series illustrated by Simona Dimitri is stunning.' - Rhino Reads
Author
About Anna Milbourne
Growing up on the Wirral and in Germany, Anna wrote plays about talking animals, and stories about naughty children, and drew on every available surface. After school, she did an Art Foundation course, then a degree in German Literature & Philosophy at Oxford University.
In 1998 she found her perfect job at Usborne in London, writing about everything from curious penguins to trips to the Moon.
