Sleeping Bobby
By (Author) Mary Pope Osborne
By (author) Will Osborne
Illustrated by Giselle Potter
Simon & Schuster
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
19th December 2005
United States
Children
Fiction
Hardback
40
Width 298mm, Height 224mm, Spine 10mm
476g
A beautiful baby, a sinister spell, a pricked finger, a hundred-year sleep, a true-love wake-up kiss.
We all know the story of Sleeping Beauty, but not the one that Will and Mary Pope Osborne tell -- with a handsome prince named Bob, a feisty princess who wakes him from his enchanted slumber, and charming artwork from acclaimed illustrator Giselle Potter. Here's a fresh, magical reworking of the classic fairy tale that's sure to have kids begging, "Read it again!"
As soon as he touched the wheel's spindle, a splinter pricked his finger.
"Ouch!" said Bob.
"Good night, Bobby," said the old woman.
Mary Pope Osborne is the award-winning author of many distinguished books for children and young adults, including the bestselling Magic Treehouse series; Favorite Medieval Tales, illustrated by Troy Howell; American Tall Tales, illustrated by Michael McCurdy; Rocking Horse Christmas, illustrated by Ned Bittinger; and Adaline Falling Star. The former president of the Author's Guild, she lives in New York City with her husband, Will.
Giselle Potterhas illustrated many books, includingTry It!by Mara Rockliff,All by Himselfby Elana K. Arnold,andKate and the Beanstalkby Mary Pope Osborne, as well as her ownTell Me What to Dream About,This Is My Dollhouse, andThe Year I Didnt Go to School, about traveling through Italy with her parents puppet troupe when she was eight. She lives in Rosendale, New York, with her husband and two daughters. Visit her at GisellePotter.com.