By Joseph Coelho (author) , Freya Hartas (illustrator) Part of the Fairy Tales Gone Bad series
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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...
Shortlisted for the Week Junior Book Awards 2023
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.
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
Joseph Coelho OBE , Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Children's Laureate for 2022-2024, is a performance poet, children’s author, playwright and winner of the Yoto Carnegie Award, an Indie Book Award and a Centre for Literacy in Primary Education Poetry Award. Joe has written plays for the Polka Theatre, Soho Theatre and the Unicorn Theatre and creates dynamic poetry theatre pieces for young people that he tours nationally. He also performs with the UK's top performance poetry organisation, Apples and Snakes, visiting venues across the UK. Joseph has also been a guest poet on Cbeebies’ Rhyme Rocket.
Originally from London, he now lives by the sea in Kent.
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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.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Creeping Beauty: Fairy Tales Gone Bad and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Creeping Beauty: Fairy Tales Gone Bad features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Funny, Stories in Verse, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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Creeping Beauty: Fairy Tales Gone Bad was written by Joseph Coelho and published by Walker Books Ltd
Creeping Beauty: Fairy Tales Gone Bad has 206 pages
Yes it is part of Fairy Tales Gone Bad series
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