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Sleeping Beauty by Hannah Eliot

Sleeping Beauty

Board Book – May 20, 2025

Hannah Eliot

Little Simon · Print & ebook · May 20, 2025

The classic tale of “Sleeping Beauty” is reimagined to be set in Africa in this brightly illustrated board book from the Once Upon a World series.

Country & Ethnic FolktalesDiversity & MulticulturalFolktale Retellingsseries
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Who it’s for
This board book retells Sleeping Beauty in an African setting, with illustrations by Netsanet Tesfay.
Themes
Multicultural retelling, A curse and its reversal, True love
Genres
Folktale Retellings, Country & Ethnic Folktales, Diversity & Multicultural

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About this book

The classic tale of “Sleeping Beauty” is reimagined to be set in Africa in this brightly illustrated board book from the Once Upon a World series. When Princess Rebecca is born, an evil fairy places a curse on her. If she hasn’t found true love by the time she’s sixteen, she will fall into an everlasting sleep. Can the king and queen and the three good fairies figure out how to break the curse so Rebecca can live happily ever after?

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With gorgeous illustrations by Netsanet Tesfay, this fresh twist on the classic tale of “Sleeping Beauty” will enchant readers. Once Upon a World offers a multicultural take on the fairy tales we all know and love. Because these tales are for everyone, everywhere.

African Sleeping Beauty

This board book retells Sleeping Beauty in an African setting, with illustrations by Netsanet Tesfay.

Come here for

  • Sleeping Beauty reimagined in an African setting
  • Illustrations by Netsanet Tesfay

Expect

  • Princess Rebecca faces a fairy’s curse
  • The king, queen, and three good fairies seek to break it

Where it sits

Folktale Retellings72%
Country & Ethnic Folktales36%
Diversity & Multicultural28%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • US: African American Stories
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore
  • Folktale Retellings
Authors
Hannah Eliot
Publisher
Little Simon
Published
May 20, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Multicultural retelling · A curse and its reversal · True love
Reading lane
US: African American Stories