Snoring Beauty - Bruce Hale
Fairytale too raucous and silly for sleepy time.
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- Author:Bruce Hale
- # of pages: 44
- Publisher:Harcourt
- Original Publication Date: 05/01/2008
- Genre: Fiction - Fairy Tale
- Hardcover: $16.00
- Publisher's Recommended Reading Level: 5-8
- Read Aloud: 5
- Read Alone: 8
Parents need to know
Families can talk about the wonderful illustrations and the silly fairy characters. They can also read aloud the more dramatic sections of the story and compare this version to the classic Sleeping Beauty. Also, what ways does Tintinnitus, a fairy who doesn't hear well, misinterpret what others in the story say?
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Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Patricia Tauzer
Is it any good?
The narrator sounds at times like he has snagged his lines from a Sam Spade detective novel. And, overall, the clever and silly language of the story begs to be read aloud. With all its snoring, snorting, and "ALLA-BAMS!" the more dramatic the voice, the better. The watercolors that fill the pages only add to the noise and merriment. From the eccentric fairies to the lush, red lips of the snoring hot pink and purple dragon, this book is fun and will do anything but put you to sleep!
Other choices
Other Silly Fairy Tales:
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Sciezka
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieska
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