In "Sleeping Beauty" by Kate Davies, the modern retelling explores the life of a young woman named Briar Rose who has been cursed with a sleep spell that she must break to awaken to a life she never dreamed of. Set in a world where fairy tale elements intersect with real-life challenges, Briar navigates the complexities of love, friendship, and self-discovery as she uncovers the truth behind her enchanted slumber. Through a series of adventures and encounters with memorable characters, she learns that true beauty and strength lie within, ultimately transforming her fate and redefining her story. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book features in the following series: Brer Rabbit, Brer Rabbit Read Along With Me, Brer Rabbit Rebus Stories, Princess Tales Read Along, Read With Me .

This book has been graded for interest at 4 years.

There are 24 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2013 by Award Publications Ltd .

Kate Davies is a writer and editor of children's books. She lives and works in London. Jackie Andrews has had a number of different careers, but all of them to do with books - particularly children's books. She has been a library assistant, a teacher, editorial assistant at Kestrel Books, as well as editor-in-chief of the children's book clubs at Scholastic for fifteen years. She now works freelance as a writer, reviewer and editor of children's books, as well as working part-time for Ragdoll Ltd, and as a reader of manuscripts for various publishers. She has been commissioned to write numerous books over the last ten years, but Fire and Ice is her first venture into writing exactly what she wants!