Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep

by Gail Carson Levine

Book Overview

A spiteful fairy. A beautiful princess. An outstretched finger. A spindle. A hundred-year snooze. A charming prince. A kiss. All the familiar ingredients.

But wait Where did that extra prince come from? And those fairy gifts that were never there before? And what does a flock of balding sheep have to do with anything?

Gail Carson Levine has waved her magic wand over the old standby of Sleeping Beauty and presto It reappears, transformed,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060280646
• ISBN13: 9780060280642
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.6" x 7.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Humorous and romantic

I loved this book. I thought that some of it was hilarious. I accidently giggled during a test when I was reading this! The end is sooo cute, and when you find out who she marries, you'll laugh why!!! This book might be for people younger than I am, but I thought it was GREAT!!!

Intelligent "Beauty"

Of all of the "The Princess Tales" novellas, "Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep" was the first I read, and most likely my favorite. "Sleeping Beauty" has never been so amusing. I liked the original story but never truly loved it. I found this book to be a delightful presentation, putting it in a whole new light for me. Now I do love the story. Here, the token Sleeping Beauty is intelligent from the get-go. As a baby, she is granted her gifts by various fairies who attempt to out-do each other, each fairy trying to bestow a better trait than the fairy before her. The parents fumble, the prince is a dud, and the princess rocks the house. Read it now. May it breathe new life into an old tale for you as it did for me.

Loved by kids and parents alike!

As my husband and I read this book to my 4-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son, they just couldn't stop giggling at all the silliness. My daughter continues to run lines from it (and others in the Princess Tale series) and has dubbed our baby a Baby of Action from a line in this book. I love a book that doesn't put the grown-ups to sleep while we're reading aloud, and this one certainly qualifies! What a romp!

WOW!

Usually, I think fairy tales are really boring-but not when their by Gail Carson Levine! I loved this book because she didn't just fall asleep, marry the prince, and live happily ever after. This book added funny details the make it a lot more interesting. You should definately read this book!

Levine's not slacking off since Ella Enchanted...

Some authors let their books go after the first successful one - but not Gail Carson Levine. This retelling of Sleeping Beauty is priceless. The original details are still there, but some more are added on, and they don't make it worse at all.They way she puts things is light and funny, but the only quarrel I have with this book is that it's too short. All of the Princess Tales are, but I wish she'd made it a little longer; I finished it in half an hour, and I'm not a speed reader.