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Disney Sleeping Beauty
YOUNG AND OLD fans will love this full-color Little Golden Book retelling of Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty"--the story of Princess Aurora and the three good fairies who try to protect her from Maleficent's evil spell.
24 pages, Hardcover
First published March 11, 1986
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Michael Teitelbaum
563 books52 followersMichael Teitelbaum has been a writer and editor of children’s books for more than thirty years. He worked on staff as an editor at Golden Books, Grossett & Dunlop, and Macmillan. In addition to The Scary States of America, Michael’s fiction work includes The Very Hungry Zombie: A Parody, and The Very Thirsty Vampire: A Parody both done with artist extraordinaire Jon Apple, published by Skyhorse. His non-fiction work includes writing Jackie Robinson: Champion for Equality, published by Sterling, and The Baseball Hall of Fame, a 2-volume encyclopedia, published by Grolier. He is also the series editor of Great Escapes, true-life acts of incredible courage, published by Harper Collins.
Michael has always had an interest in the paranormal, despite a rather normal childhood in Brooklyn, NY. These days, Michael lives with his wife, Sheleigah, and two talkative cats in an (as yet unhaunted) 180-year-old farmhouse in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of upstate New York.
Michael has always had an interest in the paranormal, despite a rather normal childhood in Brooklyn, NY. These days, Michael lives with his wife, Sheleigah, and two talkative cats in an (as yet unhaunted) 180-year-old farmhouse in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of upstate New York.
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August 5, 2018
This book is an excellent summary of the classic Disney movie.
February 20, 2018
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December 31, 2017
I seem to like ‘Little Golden Books’ better than ‘Tell-A-Tales’. I gave their 1959 rendition of “Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty” two stars, because it caricaturized magic old ladies, who could not independently bake, nor dress-make. I liked its curtailment of ugly aspects because one wants adventure and possibilities, never meanness. I have learned our version is more morally tolerable, than the originals that emerged from 1344 to 1697. From Charles Perrault, Grimm Brothers adapted “Dornröschen” / “Little Briar Rose”. Today's version, kissing a dormant princess, is infinitely more appropriate then the old story's act! Alas, Norm McGary shortened his ‘Tell-A-Tale’ so much, we were left with bumbling fairies as the tone.
Michael Teitelbaum and Hawaiian, lifelong, Walt Disney artist, Ron Dias cranked up the suspense and filled out the details, in this ‘Little Golden Book’ of 1986. I gave three stars, faulting the same pointless decisions; basic story essentials with which I suppose Michael had to work. I insist Aurora could live with her parents and leave before her sixteenth birthday; or return after it. The spell says she only need avoid the castle or a spindle that day. Isn't it pointless for her and her parents to be separated? Do the outcomes not seem easily circumvented?
In this storybook, Aurora is betrothed in infancy to Phillip, who met her then. It was unwise not to have told her but it nicely explains Phillip's quick connection with her. The witch is still petty but the full story makes an impact. Merryweather saving Aurora is emotional and Fauna and Flora too, are graceful and powerful. We know it is they who froze the castle and why. Herein, the art and elaborated narrative flow much more appreciably. Ron was the background set artist for the unforgettable “The Secret Of Nimh” film!
Michael Teitelbaum and Hawaiian, lifelong, Walt Disney artist, Ron Dias cranked up the suspense and filled out the details, in this ‘Little Golden Book’ of 1986. I gave three stars, faulting the same pointless decisions; basic story essentials with which I suppose Michael had to work. I insist Aurora could live with her parents and leave before her sixteenth birthday; or return after it. The spell says she only need avoid the castle or a spindle that day. Isn't it pointless for her and her parents to be separated? Do the outcomes not seem easily circumvented?
In this storybook, Aurora is betrothed in infancy to Phillip, who met her then. It was unwise not to have told her but it nicely explains Phillip's quick connection with her. The witch is still petty but the full story makes an impact. Merryweather saving Aurora is emotional and Fauna and Flora too, are graceful and powerful. We know it is they who froze the castle and why. Herein, the art and elaborated narrative flow much more appreciably. Ron was the background set artist for the unforgettable “The Secret Of Nimh” film!
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April 17, 2012This story teaches a really good lesson about how not everyone is going to have your best interests in mind. A couple of the fairies brought good things to Princess Aurora, but one of them cast a spell on her that could have ruined her life forever. I can identify with this because there have been plenty of people who come into my life and I think that they are there for good reasons, but it turns out to be bad. This story is also a story of love. When Princess Aurora is kissed by Prince Phillip, the spell is lifted and she is finally awake. This shows that even in the worst of times, love can conquer. This story also brings back good memories of reading with my mom when I was a child, because we would read all of the Disney Princess books and Sleeping Beauty was always my favorite.
This book would work well for a read aloud in a preschool or kindergarten setting. It would be used for a reading activity, possibly to learn about guessing what comes next (predictions or inferences). It can go along with other princess stories, similar in nature. For the kindergarteners (or even 1st grade, depending on the edition), it can be used to have the children come up with their own story to go along with it. They can decide what Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip do once she’s awake. Do they get married? The students can either draw or write their own story to go along with it.
This book would work well for a read aloud in a preschool or kindergarten setting. It would be used for a reading activity, possibly to learn about guessing what comes next (predictions or inferences). It can go along with other princess stories, similar in nature. For the kindergarteners (or even 1st grade, depending on the edition), it can be used to have the children come up with their own story to go along with it. They can decide what Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip do once she’s awake. Do they get married? The students can either draw or write their own story to go along with it.
December 11, 2007
useful for all , read
May 19, 2017
The classic fairy tale with colourful drawings and the disney princess.
December 28, 2019
A beautiful classic all on its on.
February 21, 2019
I loved all these Disney books when I was a little kid and today I woke up and said to myself why not reread them! I will always stand by my opinion that you're never too old for kid's books!
This whole thing just makes me wonder what would happen if Sleeping Beauty didn't fall i love with the prince - then she would be damned not only because of the curse, but also because she would have to marry him anyway!!!
This whole thing just makes me wonder what would happen if Sleeping Beauty didn't fall i love with the prince - then she would be damned not only because of the curse, but also because she would have to marry him anyway!!!
January 23, 2023
For the Golden Book version of Sleeping Beauty that is currently in print..
An excellent fairy tale staple. The illustrations are wonderful. They're based on the movie but have their own charm, and Prince Philip's fight with dragon-Maleficent gets a full page illustration.
The plot follows the movie without falling into the trap of trying to squeeze the entire movie into two dozen pages. Very solid, beloved by my daughter.
An excellent fairy tale staple. The illustrations are wonderful. They're based on the movie but have their own charm, and Prince Philip's fight with dragon-Maleficent gets a full page illustration.
The plot follows the movie without falling into the trap of trying to squeeze the entire movie into two dozen pages. Very solid, beloved by my daughter.
February 10, 2018
3.7*/5*
September 13, 2021
3.5
Also have a collection of these. It was a nice quick version of the Disney classic.
Also have a collection of these. It was a nice quick version of the Disney classic.
December 23, 2025
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December 16, 2011
This was the story of Sleeping Beauty. In a far away land long ago lived a King Stephan and his Queen, and they had a daughter named Aurora. Aurora who is Sleeping beauty, had a bunch of people come to the kingdom in honor of her birth. The most honored guests were the three good fairies, Fona, Flora, and Merryweather. Each of the fairies could give the princess one gift each. FLora blest the child with beauty, Fona gave the gift of song, and before Merryweather could give her gift lightning struck and the evil witch appeared. She cast a spell that sunset before Aurora's sixteenth birthday she would break her finger on a spindle and die. There was a cry that rose from everyone and the witch vanished. Merryweather raised her magic wound over the cradle and set another spell on her. She set her in a deep sleep until true loved awoke her by kissing her, and saving her life. Through a bunch of planning this ends up happening. This was more of a woman's book and didn't really interest me to much. It was cleverly written though, and I know it is a popular story for young girls. There are fairy's, witches, kingdoms, and the whole nine yards which makes it a fairy tale. I would keep this book in my classroom for the girls. The illustrations were 2D and pretty basic. It was a good story, just not for me.
August 20, 2015
I love the story of Sleeping Beauty and this book summarizes the story perfectly. There were only minor things I would have changed or maybe added a couple more pages to fully tell the story but overall the book was very cute and young children or fans of Sleeping Beauty will love reading this story again and again.
February 18, 2014
بچه بودم عاشق این کتاب وحتی کارتونش بودم !
همه جمله های کتاب وهمه دیالوگای کارتونش رو حفظ بودم مامانم ضعف اعصاب گرفته بود از دستش !!!
همه جمله های کتاب وهمه دیالوگای کارتونش رو حفظ بودم مامانم ضعف اعصاب گرفته بود از دستش !!!
August 25, 2021
A nice retelling of the Disney classic with a few modifications. We enjoyed adding this to our bedtime reading stack for our princess loving little girl.
August 7, 2011
A long time ago there were a king and queen who said every day, "Ah, if only we had a child," but they never had one.
But it happened that once when the queen was bathing, a frog crept out of the water on to the land, and said to her, "Your wish shall be fulfilled, before a year has gone by, you shall have a daughter".
What the frog had said came true, and the queen had a little girl who was so pretty that the king could not contain himself for joy, and ordered a great feast. He invited not only his kindred, friends and acquaintances, but also the wise women, in order that they might be kind and well disposed towards the child. There were thirteen of them in his kingdom, but, as he had only twelve golden plates for them to eat out of, one of them had to be left at home.
The feast was held with all manner of splendor and when it came to an end the wise women bestowed their magic gifts upon the baby - one gave virtue, another beauty, a third riches, and so on with everything in the world that one can wish for.
When eleven of them had made their promises, suddenly the thirteenth came in. She wished to avenge herself for not having been invited, and without greeting, or even looking at anyone, she cried with a loud voice, "The king's daughter shall in her fifteenth year prick herself with a spindle, and fall down dead." And, without saying a word more, she turned round and left the room.
They were all shocked, but the twelfth, whose good wish still remained unspoken, came forward, and as she could not undo the evil sentence, but only soften it, she said, it shall not be death, but a deep sleep of a hundred years, into which the princess shall fall.
The king, who would fain keep his dear child from the misfortune, gave orders that every spindle in the whole kingdom should be burnt. Meanwhile the gifts of the wise women were plenteously fulfilled on the young girl, for she was so beautiful, modest, good-natured, and wise, that everyone who saw her was bound to love her.
It happened that on the very day when she was fifteen years old, the king and queen were not at home, and the maiden was left in the palace quite alone. So she went round into all sorts of places, looked into rooms and bed-chambers just as she liked, and at last came to an old tower. She climbed up the narrow winding staircase, and reached a little door. A rusty key was in the lock, and when she turned it the door sprang open, and there in a little room sat an old woman with a spindle, busily spinning her flax.
"Good day, old mother," said the king's daughter, "what are you doing there?"
"I am spinning," said the old woman, and nodded her head.
"What sort of thing is that, that rattles round so merrily," said the girl, and she took the spindle and wanted to spin too. But scarcely had she touched the spindle when the magic decree was fulfilled, and she pricked her finger with it.
And, in the very moment when she felt the prick, she fell down upon the bed that stood there, and lay in a deep sleep. And this sleep extended over the whole palace, the king and queen who had just come home, and had entered the great hall, began to go to sleep, and the whole of the court with them. The horses, too, went to sleep in the stable, the dogs in the yard, the pigeons upon the roof, the flies on the wall, even the fire that was flaming on the hearth became quiet and slept, the roast meat left off frizzling, and the cook, who was just going to pull the hair of the scullery boy, because he had forgotten something, let him go, and went to sleep. And the wind fell, and on the trees before the castle not a leaf moved again.
But round about the castle there began to grow a hedge of thorns, which every year became higher, and at last grew close up round the castle and all over it, so that there was nothing of it to be seen, not even the flag upon the roof. But the story of the beautiful sleeping Briar Rose, for so the princess was named, went about the country, so that from time to time kings' sons came and tried to get through the thorny hedge into the castle. But they found it impossible, for the thorns held fast together, as if they had hands, and the youths were caught in them, could not get loose again, and died a miserable death.
After long, long years a king's son came again to that country, and heard an old man talking about the thorn hedge, and that a castle was said to stand behind it in which a wonderfully beautiful princess, named Briar Rose, had been asleep for a hundred years, and that the king and queen and the whole court were asleep likewise. He had heard, too, from his grandfather, that many kings, sons had already come, and had tried to get through the thorny hedge, but they had remained sticking fast in it, and had died a pitiful death.
Then the youth said, "I am not afraid, I will go and see the beautiful Briar Rose." The good old man might dissuade him as he would, he did not listen to his words.
But by this time the hundred years had just passed, and the day had come when Briar Rose was to awake again. When the king's son came near to the thorn hedge, it was nothing but large and beautiful flowers, which parted from each other of their own accord, and let him pass unhurt, then they closed again behind him like a hedge. In the castle yard he saw the horses and the spotted hounds lying asleep, on the roof sat the pigeons with their heads under their wings. And when he entered the house, the flies were asleep upon the wall, the cook in the kitchen was still holding out his hand to seize the boy, and the maid was sitting by the black hen which she was going to pluck.
He went on farther, and in the great hall he saw the whole of the court lying asleep, and up by the throne lay the king and queen. Then he went on still farther, and all was so quiet that a breath could be heard, and at last he came to the tower, and opened the door into the little room where Briar Rose was sleeping.
There she lay, so beautiful that he could not turn his eyes away, and he stooped down and gave her a kiss. But as soon as he kissed her, Briar Rose opened her eyes and awoke, and looked at him quite sweetly.
Then they went down together, and the king awoke, and the queen, and the whole court, and looked at each other in great astonishment. And the horses in the courtyard stood up and shook themselves, the hounds jumped up and wagged their tails, the pigeons upon the roof pulled out their heads from under their wings, looked round, and flew into the open country, the flies on the wall crept again, the fire in the kitchen burned up and flickered and cooked the meat, the joint began to turn and sizzle again, and the cook gave the boy such a box on the ear that he screamed, and the maid finished plucking the fowl.
And then the marriage of the king's son with Briar Rose was celebrated with all splendor, and they lived contented to the end of their days.
But it happened that once when the queen was bathing, a frog crept out of the water on to the land, and said to her, "Your wish shall be fulfilled, before a year has gone by, you shall have a daughter".
What the frog had said came true, and the queen had a little girl who was so pretty that the king could not contain himself for joy, and ordered a great feast. He invited not only his kindred, friends and acquaintances, but also the wise women, in order that they might be kind and well disposed towards the child. There were thirteen of them in his kingdom, but, as he had only twelve golden plates for them to eat out of, one of them had to be left at home.
The feast was held with all manner of splendor and when it came to an end the wise women bestowed their magic gifts upon the baby - one gave virtue, another beauty, a third riches, and so on with everything in the world that one can wish for.
When eleven of them had made their promises, suddenly the thirteenth came in. She wished to avenge herself for not having been invited, and without greeting, or even looking at anyone, she cried with a loud voice, "The king's daughter shall in her fifteenth year prick herself with a spindle, and fall down dead." And, without saying a word more, she turned round and left the room.
They were all shocked, but the twelfth, whose good wish still remained unspoken, came forward, and as she could not undo the evil sentence, but only soften it, she said, it shall not be death, but a deep sleep of a hundred years, into which the princess shall fall.
The king, who would fain keep his dear child from the misfortune, gave orders that every spindle in the whole kingdom should be burnt. Meanwhile the gifts of the wise women were plenteously fulfilled on the young girl, for she was so beautiful, modest, good-natured, and wise, that everyone who saw her was bound to love her.
It happened that on the very day when she was fifteen years old, the king and queen were not at home, and the maiden was left in the palace quite alone. So she went round into all sorts of places, looked into rooms and bed-chambers just as she liked, and at last came to an old tower. She climbed up the narrow winding staircase, and reached a little door. A rusty key was in the lock, and when she turned it the door sprang open, and there in a little room sat an old woman with a spindle, busily spinning her flax.
"Good day, old mother," said the king's daughter, "what are you doing there?"
"I am spinning," said the old woman, and nodded her head.
"What sort of thing is that, that rattles round so merrily," said the girl, and she took the spindle and wanted to spin too. But scarcely had she touched the spindle when the magic decree was fulfilled, and she pricked her finger with it.
And, in the very moment when she felt the prick, she fell down upon the bed that stood there, and lay in a deep sleep. And this sleep extended over the whole palace, the king and queen who had just come home, and had entered the great hall, began to go to sleep, and the whole of the court with them. The horses, too, went to sleep in the stable, the dogs in the yard, the pigeons upon the roof, the flies on the wall, even the fire that was flaming on the hearth became quiet and slept, the roast meat left off frizzling, and the cook, who was just going to pull the hair of the scullery boy, because he had forgotten something, let him go, and went to sleep. And the wind fell, and on the trees before the castle not a leaf moved again.
But round about the castle there began to grow a hedge of thorns, which every year became higher, and at last grew close up round the castle and all over it, so that there was nothing of it to be seen, not even the flag upon the roof. But the story of the beautiful sleeping Briar Rose, for so the princess was named, went about the country, so that from time to time kings' sons came and tried to get through the thorny hedge into the castle. But they found it impossible, for the thorns held fast together, as if they had hands, and the youths were caught in them, could not get loose again, and died a miserable death.
After long, long years a king's son came again to that country, and heard an old man talking about the thorn hedge, and that a castle was said to stand behind it in which a wonderfully beautiful princess, named Briar Rose, had been asleep for a hundred years, and that the king and queen and the whole court were asleep likewise. He had heard, too, from his grandfather, that many kings, sons had already come, and had tried to get through the thorny hedge, but they had remained sticking fast in it, and had died a pitiful death.
Then the youth said, "I am not afraid, I will go and see the beautiful Briar Rose." The good old man might dissuade him as he would, he did not listen to his words.
But by this time the hundred years had just passed, and the day had come when Briar Rose was to awake again. When the king's son came near to the thorn hedge, it was nothing but large and beautiful flowers, which parted from each other of their own accord, and let him pass unhurt, then they closed again behind him like a hedge. In the castle yard he saw the horses and the spotted hounds lying asleep, on the roof sat the pigeons with their heads under their wings. And when he entered the house, the flies were asleep upon the wall, the cook in the kitchen was still holding out his hand to seize the boy, and the maid was sitting by the black hen which she was going to pluck.
He went on farther, and in the great hall he saw the whole of the court lying asleep, and up by the throne lay the king and queen. Then he went on still farther, and all was so quiet that a breath could be heard, and at last he came to the tower, and opened the door into the little room where Briar Rose was sleeping.
There she lay, so beautiful that he could not turn his eyes away, and he stooped down and gave her a kiss. But as soon as he kissed her, Briar Rose opened her eyes and awoke, and looked at him quite sweetly.
Then they went down together, and the king awoke, and the queen, and the whole court, and looked at each other in great astonishment. And the horses in the courtyard stood up and shook themselves, the hounds jumped up and wagged their tails, the pigeons upon the roof pulled out their heads from under their wings, looked round, and flew into the open country, the flies on the wall crept again, the fire in the kitchen burned up and flickered and cooked the meat, the joint began to turn and sizzle again, and the cook gave the boy such a box on the ear that he screamed, and the maid finished plucking the fowl.
And then the marriage of the king's son with Briar Rose was celebrated with all splendor, and they lived contented to the end of their days.
October 16, 2018
This classic tale is a delight to read to children and they love it! The King and Queen, their baby girl, the wicked witch, the spinning wheel, the three good fairies, the handsome prince, the vicious dragon, and, we can't forget that fateful kiss all make up for a rip-roaring tale with a happy ending!
July 31, 2019
I'm really didn't like this one it's me it's pretty much saying you have to have a prince or princess just get your life. That so not true don't care what was in olden days now it be offensive say that.
Aurora has go live with fairies to save her from Maleficent, but doesn't work but instead dying she sleeps til her prince kisses her.
Aurora has go live with fairies to save her from Maleficent, but doesn't work but instead dying she sleeps til her prince kisses her.
September 19, 2022
I love princess books because it is wonderful for me.just because i am eleven years old and in sixth grade and still in child hood because it is like these books were borned/destined for me🥰😍🤩😘😃😄🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🤸🌹🥀🍉🛑🪔🎀🎁it was a present for me
August 3, 2023
I'm so happy that I found a vintage (1966) copy of this book at a local bookstore! No matter what I think of the "happily ever after" themes of these stories..grin..I do love the Disney-based tales and the illustrations are lovely.
June 1, 2017
One of my favorites. Cute book for young children!
July 11, 2017
I Honestly This Book Mainly Because of the Artwork
June 30, 2018
It was a great bed time read to my niece.
October 15, 2018
Traditional lit- Sleeping beauty eats a bad apple that the witch gives her. The prince comes along and breksa the spell by kissing her. They then get married and live a happy life.
November 12, 2018
Typical Golden Book adaptation that hits the high points of the movie.
October 8, 2019
This is a classic Disney fairytale about a princess named Aurora. In the story an evil queen named Maleficent casts a spell on her.
March 29, 2020
I absolutely loved this book when I was little and found I still enjoy it as I read it to the kids 😊
May 26, 2020
Princess the world was trapped in a castle And Prince save her In a Cancel
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September 4, 2020
This is another one where there are better story versions, but the illustrations are so lovely.
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