Truly, We Both Loved Beauty Dearly!: The Story of Sleeping Beauty as Told by the Good and Bad Fairies

The Other Side of the Story

by Trisha Speed Shaskan, Amit Tayal (Illustrator), Terry Flaherty (Consultant Editor)

OF COURSE you think we were evil, spiteful fairies, cursing the poor princess with a forever sleep. You don't know the other side of the story. Well, let us tell you.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fairy Tales, Retellings, Fairies, Fantasy, Royalty

24 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2013

About the author

As an author of 50 books for children, Trisha Speed Shaskan carries her childhood dreams into her adult life. With the upcoming picture book Trisha wrote THE ITTY-BITTY WITCH illustrated by Xindi Yan, Trisha celebrates Halloween, magic, brooms, witches, and self-empowerment. Trisha is also the author of the picture book PUNK SKUNKS and graphic novel series Q & RAY, which are illustrated by her husband Stephen Shaskan. When Trisha isn't writing stories, she loves to laugh, travel, and spend time with her dog Beatrix and husband Stephen.

Reviews

[Set · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was all a misunderstanding, truly, from two well meaning fairies godmothers.

[Genevieve · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a sweet story told by the bad and good fairy. It was a little sad but a good story.

[Kirsten Whisler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story was absolutely hilarious. The telling of sleeping beauty from the "bad fairy" made it entertaining and definitely a page turner. I would suggest this be read to grades 1-3 rather than preschoolers.

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another winning, soon-to-be classic, fantastic point-of-view fairy tale retelling by the fabulous Trisha Speed Shaskan.
Beautiful illustrations, lots of humor, it is an absolutely darling book!

[Denise Talamantez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute spin on the original version of sleeping beauty as told by Edna and Stella the BF (bad fairy)& her sister the good fairy.

[Amy Chesman · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book illustrates point of view well despite its lack luster illustrations. Best used in a classroom setting.

[Bethany · Rating 2 out of 5]

eh? I've seen the misunderstood bad fairy done better elsewhere, but still an amusing read.
Recommended? Sure
Buy/Borrow? Borrow

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Weirdly unsatisfying. If BF really made honest mistakes and then was able to fix her mistakes in the end, it’s sad that there’s no reconciliation. Or I’m overthinking a picture book.

[Taneka · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this version of Sleeping Beauty, we hear from the bad fairy and how Sleeping Beauty's curse came about from her point of view. The story is quite hilarious. The "Bad Fairy", Edna, seems more of a goof ball or klutz than an evil fairy. Her sister, Stella, is along for the ride to clear up some confusion that Edna has about what actually happened.

I have not read the original version, so I can't really compare and contrast. But this book provides Critical Thinking questions Using the Common Core and I think that is beneficial to young readers. I definitely recommend this for a classroom. Reading the original and this version can help.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the theme of Another Point of View and am delighted to have discovered this series. I believe it's important children learn empathy - and if they can giggle while doing so, and share stories with their families, too, well, all the better! Includes back matter.

This particular episode is more 'fractured' than 'another pov.' The story is changed too much for me, and the joke is on the old woman, and there's still that creepy kiss of a sleeping teen. However, a family could (should) enjoy this together & share the back matter, too.

[Anna · Rating 1 out of 5]

"This was a stupid book", I said to myself when I finished this book. I was not a fan of how 'BF' stands for Best Fairy and I did not like the fairies' backstories at all. It's completely different from the original fairy's backstory and I know that's the point (to analyze the differences of the original story and this one0,but I was not a fan of this book at all. Illustrations were alright. Usually I love fairies, but I didn't even like the illustrations of these fairies, sadly.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly, We Both Loved Beauty Dearly!: The Story of Sleeping Beauty as Told by the Good and Bad Fairies (The Other Side of the Story) by Trisha Speed Shaskan – Someone should have taken away this fairy’s powers like you take away grandma’s car keys when she gets too frail to drive! Poor Sleeping Beauty! Love these twisted tales! Happy Reading!

[Jenalee Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story adds perspective to Sleeping Beauty in an interesting and innocent way. Great read for kids.

[Dee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this take in reading the story. Also makes you think there are more than one side to the story!

[Elizabeth Edwards · Rating 5 out of 5]

these are so fun, have you read the others ... loved this one. great illustrations. fun!! will make u laugh and smile. love that!!

[Jay Hill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pls make more!!!

I love this book I always thought we should hear the story from everybody's side of the story I want to encourage you to make more of these books!

[Rida · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a cute story totally twisted but it's so cute

[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a big fan of this one.

[Carole · Rating 5 out of 5]

A version of Sleeping beauty as told from the point of view of the fairies.

[Robin · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't understand the purpose of this story. It wasn't clever, charming, or beautifully crafted. Meh

[Jan Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a fun version of Sleeping Beauty told by the good fairy and the bad fairy. It was pretty funny.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Both the Good and Bad Fairies come together to relate the complete tale of Sleeping Beauty. The Bad Fairy used to be the best, but some magical mishaps put her out of favour with the King. She attempts to do good, but only ends up "cursing" the princess by accident. The Good Fairy knows her sister all to well, and realizes she has good intentions, so she works hard to fix these mistakes. Two different fonts distinguish the words of one fairy from the other. A colourful palette appropriately fits in with this world of magic. In the end the BF finally gets it right. While changing the character's alignment is an interesting prospect it did not meet its full potential. Many of the other titles in this series, either cleverly handle their subject, or make it funny. This one does not meet the high standards that some of the others set, still it has an interesting point of view, and the questions in the back make it a good book for some intellectual thought.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an entertaining and interesting perspective on the story of Sleeping Beauty. I like that the fairies aren't necessarily who they appear to be on the outside, and that the "bad fairy" just made some mistakes, that's all. The pictures are really colorful and large, which makes them great for kids who are interested in fairy tales and cartoons in general. I especially like the follow-up questions at the end of the book because they encourage more engagement while reading.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

This whole series is just a riot. I love the fracture Fairy tale aspect. The twist of this "Sleeping Beauty" is a ton of fun! ... Maleficent (as we know it from Disney fame) is not a bad fairy, just not very smart and just make 'honest' mistakes. I love the different slant these fairy tales are just fun! There is also 'talking point' in the back to use in a classroom setting! Thumbs up!

[Cyndy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Fairy Tales with a Twist books are all interesting takes from the other side, for example Cinderella as told by the "Wicked" Step-mother. All of the ones I have read have been good (4 - 4.5 range).

[Madalan · Rating 3 out of 5]

um, there was so malfeasant so I don't really know how I feel about this

[Sonja Isaacson]

Minnesota author!

[Liz Todd · Rating 2 out of 5]

Next time I read this book,