Sleeping Beauty
retold by
Mahlon F. Craft
Illustrations created
by Kinuko Y. Craft
Sleeping Beauty is the classic fairy tale of a beautiful princess Aurora who is summoned to one hundred years of slumber after pricking her finger on a spindle. As she rests, she awaits a brave prince to awaken her and reverse the spell of an evil fairy.
Sleeping Beauty fits into the Folklore genre because it includes rich language and has a fast-paced plot that allows the reader to jump right into the story.
The illustrations in the book absolutely magnificent! Ms K. Y. Craft fills the pages of this book with lavish paintings that help the reader visually through the book. These illustrations also allows one to become a fan of such artwork.
Motivational Activities
Character Mask
- Use paper plates as the mask base and allow children to color and glue items related to their character onto the mask. Provide the children with printed accessories and facial body parts to choose from. For instance, a king usually has a crown and possibly a beard.
Puppet Show
- Students will make puppets using paper bags to depict characters from the story. Using stickers to decorate the faces and construction paper cut into strands to design each character's hair. After creating the puppets, students will put on a puppet show with lines from the story.
Response Questions
- Who is you favorite character in this fairy tale? Why?
- What would you do differently if you were the King?
About the Illustrator:
Kinuko Craft is a Japanese-born American contemporary painter, illustrator and fantasy artist. Her art has included paintings for the book covers of many well-known fantasy authors such as Patricia A. McKillip, Juliet Marillier, Tanith Lee, and many others. She has also designed opera posters, fairy tale books and painted cover art for many national magazines such as Time, Newsweek, and National Geographic.
References
Craft, M., & Craft, K. (2002). Sleeping Beauty. New York: SeaStar Books.
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