Independent Reading Level: Grade 3
Awards: created the Charles Perrault Literary Critics' Award, a national prize for the best published or unpublished books and articles, in the French language, dealing with children's literature

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As this book is a classic text from my childhood, I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting it in the classroom. It is a great example of traditional literature as it portrays all of the characteristics. It is written in a way that clearly displays the time period in which it was written. The use of language is very traditional and old fashioned, as expected. Despite the dark reality of what the princess is experiencing, the author continues to write the story with a positive use of language. The illustrations are very vibrant and detailed which would make any reader want to continue getting through the book. Its a great book for young readers to experience as they will more than likely want to continue until they find out how it ends. And just like any traditional literature story, it has a happy ending.

In my opinion, this book is very old fashioned but still a unique classic. I already knew the story of Sleeping Beauty, but reading it again allowed me to gain new information that I didn’t know before; and I could see how it’s changed over the years comparing this story to the current version of Sleeping Beauty. I liked the style of the book a lot, it almost felt like it was written in the Victorian era. The author also tried to keep it positive by not saying the evil witch or other negative notations. I also like the illustrations, they were very detailed and old fashioned with what the characters wore. The illustrations were also strong enough that you could read the story by just looking at the if there weren’t any words. They were clear and followed the storyline. I enjoyed reading this book and seeing the original version of this classic. The main idea was basically that true love can break any curse or overcome any negativity or evil in the world

The Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault is a fairy tale about a princess who is cursed from her birth. She falls asleep for 100 years until a prince’s son comes to wake her up. This was a very good book and I loved the way it was written. The illustrations were great. Some of the illustrations were very detailed while others looked relatively simple. In addition, some of the pictures were in black and white and some were in color. This book was a great read. One of my favorite parts of the story is that it includes sheet music for songs that could be played during the book. I thought that was really neat. I’m not sure of the main message, but if I had to guess I would say the message is to accept life however it is because no matter what it will be okay. Overall, I liked this story. ( )