'The story of The Sleeping Beauty spills over with fairies and princes, passion and despair, magnificence and splendour, and the ballet version of this classic tale is the most romantic and spectacular of all.
'Australian Ballet Creative Director David McAllister’s impressive 2015 production of The Sleeping Beauty, ornamented by internationally celebrated designer Gabriela Tylesova’s lavish costumes and sets, cast a spell of delight on its audiences, and was a sellout success.
'Now David McAllister and Gabriela Tylesova weave their magic again, transporting the enchantment of their 2015 production of The Sleeping Beauty to the pages of this book. David’s text and Gabriela’s illustrations recreate the world of this favourite ballet for readers to enjoy again and again.
'Based on the spectacular Australian Ballet production of The Sleeping Beauty. ' (Introduction)
'Fairy tales with their tales of morality and otherworldliness are a relatively benign way of facing our fears, even as they might haunt our nightmares. But is it enough to reproduce them again and again? New fairy tale picture books capture our attention because they employ captivating language or a Jane Ray or Lauren Child, some of the best contemporary retellers do, the messages are changed ever so slightly so that those communicated don't merely reiterate ones that seem out of kilter with messages we might want to instil in our children; hence Hansel and Gretel might still be on their way to the oven but princesses are not lauded merely for their appearance.' (Introduction)
'Fairy tales with their tales of morality and otherworldliness are a relatively benign way of facing our fears, even as they might haunt our nightmares. But is it enough to reproduce them again and again? New fairy tale picture books capture our attention because they employ captivating language or a Jane Ray or Lauren Child, some of the best contemporary retellers do, the messages are changed ever so slightly so that those communicated don't merely reiterate ones that seem out of kilter with messages we might want to instil in our children; hence Hansel and Gretel might still be on their way to the oven but princesses are not lauded merely for their appearance.' (Introduction)
