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Sleeping Ugly
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Added by Mamma B
April 10, 2009 
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| Author | Jane Yolen |
| Illustrator | Diane Stanley |
| Publisher | PaperStar Book, 1981 |
| Genres | Action / Adventure / Sports • Family & Friends • Fantasy / Make Believe • Emotions / Feelings • Lessons / Behavior |
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Princess Miserella is very beautiful on the outside - but rotten to the core on the inside! While Plain Jane, on the other hand, is one of the sweetest girls you'll ever meet, even if she won't win any beauty pageants. See what happens when they get lost with an old fairy and three wishes in the woods.
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A great lesson in kindness
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I've loved the story Sleeping Ugly since my mom found it for us when I was about 14. Yes, my sister and I were probably too old for children's books by then - but the story was so funny and had such a great moral, that she couldn't help but pick it up at the bookstore. The story starts with a very beautiful princess that is mean in every way. From kicking cats to telling lies, this beautiful princess was an awful person inside. Then one day she goes for a ride in the woods and gets lost. She stumbles apon an old fairy and together they run into the cottage of Plain Jane, a very sweet, but homely, girl who lives in the forest alone. The story continues and starts to revolve around three wishes that the fairy gives out. In the end we learn that you need to look at things from every angle and that none of us are perfect. I think this is a great book for pre-teen girls who might be dealing with self-esteem issues. The heroine of the story, Plain Jane, may not be pretty as a princess - but she is kind, helpful, sweet, and friendly and that kind of attitude pays off in the long run. |
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Parents will love it
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Definitely a twist on the typical sleeping beauty fairy tale. This book shows children that inner-beauty is what is important in an easy to understand story, that tells about why the mean princess may be beautiful but it is the nice girl that makes the friends, the right decisions, and ultimately gets the prince! Overall, a fun alternative to the old fairy tale.
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