"Sleeping Bobby" is very similar to the fairytale "Sleeping Beauty". This story features a young child being cursed by one of the thirteen wise women of the castle. The thirteenth wise woman gave this gift because she was excluded from the feast which celebrated Bobby's birth. At the age of eighteen he is forced into a deep sleep which causes time at the castle to completely stop for 100 years. As time goes on for the rest of the world, one brave girl decides that she wants to rescue Bobby and his castle. She succeeds on year 99. This language of the story stayed very true to the fairytale. The major theme is to treat all equally and do one's best to include every one. Had the thirteenth wise woman been invited to the feast, Bobby would have never had to endure the curse. ( )

Sleeping Bobby is a spin on the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty. The author has chosen to use a male as the main character instead of a female. The plot is similar to the story of Sleeping Beauty, the author has made few changes. The story would be great to share in a classroom. Boys could relate better to this story as it features a male as the lead character, most fairytales are about females. ( )

A sharp twist of the story Sleeping Beauty. ( )

This was a very cute retell on the classic story 'Sleeping Beauty'. I was very excited when I originally picked the fairy tale up because I have never seen the gender switch in an old fable. At first I thought that the story would make the princess out to be a strong, independent women that happened upon the prince But it stuck very much to the typical story. The witch placed a curse on the handsome, adventurous,smart, well-liked young prince and the princess had heard rumors that he was fast asleep, hidden away so she took it upon herself to go and find him. It gives a different perspective on the fable and I think that plays most to its overall main idea of the story. It can show readers that is not always the woman who needs saving and the hero of the tale does not always have to be a gorgeous prince jumping into the scene at the very last minute. It also sends a message that the prince was a very nice guy and he was generous and along with being so handsome, once he was in a fast slumber many maidens came to seek him. It stated in the text "The princess had heard that many young women had searched for Bob, but all had been stopped by the thorny hedge" it goes on to state that 'Like Bob, the princess had great curiosity and a taste for adventure'. This speaks even more to the main idea that if you really want something or someone you should take the risk and maybe like the princess you could end up with your prince. I remember as a child always wanting to be princess but thinking that I would have to find a prince to do so, this book lets the reader know about the princess but never even states where she is from. So perhaps she is just a beautiful, adventurous, modest, clever young women and all of her attributes make her a princess in her own way. I don't remember reading anything other than the traditional fables when I was a little girl, I feel like mixing up the storyline and switching the culture or gender is more acceptable today and I am in full support of it. ( )

This is a good book to read to kids. The story of the book is that a person's wrath to ruin someone else can become a blessing to the someone that the person is seeking to ruin. ( )