Sleeping Beauty: Illustrated Classic

By A. Singer

When Princess Aurora is born, the evil fairy Maleficent bestows a curse upon the child. Fortunately, three good fairies hide Aurora from Maleficent's wrath, and raise her in a cottage deep in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786830751
• ISBN13: 9780786830756
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Random House Disney
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 3.8" x 4.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Sketchbook review

The other reviews for Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty (Walt Disney's Sketchbook Series) were not for this product. See the top of their reviews. Most were for the story text. This is a limited edition (I have #465 of 2500 copies) print of black & white drawings from the Sleeping Beauty production. It contains no text "to read to your children." It does contain a number of small picture plates pasted on pages and protected by translucent sheet protectors. I ordered this book prior to its publication as I have been collecting serigraphs by Eyvind Earle. Eyvind did much of the backgrounds and signed an insert. The Sketches and pictures in this book are invaluable. Go for it if you have the money.

A wonderful movie with gorgeous animation!

Sleeping Beauty was, of course a good movie for those Disney fans who love the great artist's works. The three good fairies, Flora, Fauna and Merryweather offered a single gift to the newborn princess. But the evil Maleficent crashed the party and cursed Aurora by pricking her finger to the venomous spindle of a spinning wheel and die at her 16th birthday. As a Disney fan, I'm considering that this beautiful young princess will be saved at last by the third of the fairy trio, Merryweather, who had given to her this almost tiny gift: When Aurora pricks her finger into evil witch Maleficent's spinning wheel, she cannot die. Instead of death, the princess will sleeping into a deep slumber until a charming prince wake her with the true love's kiss. So Maleficent turns herself into an evil black fire-breathing dragon to stop Prince Phillip to rescue sleeping Aurora. But the good fairies combine their magic to the mighty Sword of Truth, chanting "Now, Sword of Truth, fly swift and sure. That evil die and good endure!", and the prince throw his magic sword straight as an arrow into the dragon's heart. I'm sure that's a nice movie and I strongly recommend it to all the children beginning from 5 to 12 years old.

A Nostalgic Classic

This is a beautiful book. It is reminiscent of the images and style of children's books published at the time when Disney originally released SLEEPING BEAUTY. This is a real tribute and a cherished edition to have from one of Disney's best and often overlooked fairy tale classics. It has a real place in my heart.

Sleeping Beauty is a Beauty

This book is a real treasure. Based on Walt Disney's widescreen animated fairytale epic "Sleeping Beauty," this is a nostalgic exact reprint of the storybook created for the film in 1959. It is illustrated with original artwork created especially for storybooks. It is a shame that more people have not discovered this wonderful book. It's one of those books that you can read to your children at bedtime and they can be captivated by the illustrations. It is one of those books that you keep in your bookcase after the children have gown up and you can pull it out from time to time and just reminisce.