Creeping Beauty: Fairy Tales Gone Bad: eBook (Reflowable ePub)

By Joseph Coelho

Illustrated by Freya Hartas

A subversive, funny – and deliciously prickly! – tale for the young reader looking for a book with bite.

Eshe and her twelve sisters are Fairy Godmothers, honoured for the incredible gifts they can bestow. But Eshe’s special abilities are a little different – she can glimpse into the future! And, one day, Eshe foresees something terrifying: a world blanketed in creeping vines and a girl covered in thorns. Eshe needs to stop her vision becoming true, but it will require old and powerful magic. And she won’t be able to do it alone… Following on from Zombierella and Frankenstiltskin, this is the third and final book in a deliciously dark trilogy of twisted classics, written in verse by award-winning poet Joseph Coelho and illustrated by Freya Hartas.

Categories: Ebooks

For readers aged: 9+

  • Publication details:
  • Format: Reflowable
  • ISBN: 9781529513424
  • Published: 03 Oct 2022
  • Price: £7.99
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  • Pages: 208

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'Creeping Beauty is a wonderful creepy, gripping twisted fairy tale […] Written in verse this book is funny, dark and you just won’t want to put it down.' Little Blog of Library Treasures

'Dreadfully dark and brilliantly subversive, Joseph’s decidedly prickly twisted take on Sleeping Beauty is, like Zombierella and Frankenstiltskin, absolutely awesome. Long live the power of love and friendship. Freya Hartas’ wonderful black and white illustrations are in turn eerily eye-catching or cleverly comical.' Red Reading Hub

'I loved Zombierella and Frankenstiltskin and I can report that Creeping Beauty is just as fascinating to read. The layout is as mesmerising as ever and Freya’s illustrations are stunning. I read this so quickly as it feels so familiar yet equally has its own unique flair to make this fairytale so original. It’s definitely a fresher take on Sleeping Beauty with the power of teamwork and friendship at its heart.' Check 'Em Out Books

'This twist on Sleeping Beauty is absorbing, original and deliciously magical.' BookTrust

'featured in a list of ‘Halloween reads for ages 7+'' Library Girl and Book Boy

'Full of twists, very interesting and funny. Now I want to read Zombierella and Frankenstiltskin.' Toppsta reviewer, age 10

'A modern and inventive twist on a classic' Toppsta reviewer

'a very touching tale' Toppsta reviewer, age 10

'This book is awesome. The cover and illustrations are super cool and really make the book come alive.' Toppsta reviewer, age 8

'Brilliant book it had us drawn in from the very first page it's a lovely easy read you will not want to put this book down the illustrations really help to keep your imagination firing definitely a twist on the original story' Toppsta reviewer

'[...]Interesting book that really held my daughter’s attention and imagination. The illustrations on each page help with this and add to the story.' Toppsta reviewer

'I found it easy to read, I loved the illustrations throughout the book, and really loved that the cover could be used as a bookmark.' Toppsta reviewer, age 7

'a delightfully detailed disgusting twist on a long-told tale (along the lines of Roald Dahl’s ‘Revolting Rhymes’) with really awesome illustrations, on every page! […] The story has mysticism, magic, unkindness but also love, estranged families, mistrust and also hope. Highly recommended!' Toppsta reviewer

'Always engaging, filled with dark and delicious humour, bad meaning good twists and happy endings, this is a highly collectible series, which are enjoyable to be read aloud in character, alone or at bedtime.' The Kids Books Curator

'Deliciously dark tales with a twist.' RTÉjr

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