Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Sleeping Beauty
Adèle Geras · 2003
72/100
👍 Worth It
Geras brings real literary care to this Perrault retelling — the prose is a cut above typical picture-book fare and Birmingham's illustrations set a lovely atmospheric tone. It won't surprise older readers who know the tale, but for children ages 8–12 it delivers a well-crafted version of a classic story. Best for families who want prose with some weight to it.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety85
Substance / usefulness72
Craft & writing78
Originality48
Evidence & accuracy82
Hype vs delivers75
Age-fit78
👁 Human-eye gut-check72
Penny’s verdict72
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