Sleeping BeautyIn Shrek the Third, a gaggle of royal princesses gather for a baby shower for Fiona, then are imprisoned by Prince Charming. When the princesses decide to fight back, Sleeping Beauty is among them. How does she fight? By throwing herself directly in front of an oncoming soldier and promptly falling asleep!
This story seems to inspire artists to incredible heights -- it is the visual component that distinguishes the books chosen here. Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault, from SurLaLune Fairy Tales. |
The Sleeping Beauty by Trina Schart Hyman. Little, Brown, 1983.
The Sleeping Beauty retold and illustrated by Mercer Mayer. Collier Macmillan, 1984.
A somewhat unusual and enhanced retelling. Sleeping Beauty retold and illustrated by Margaret Early. Abrams, 1993.
Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep by Gail Carson Levine. HarperCollins, 1999.
Princess Sonora is almost too smart for her own good in this slightly fractured version of Sleeping Beauty. An early chapter book. |