Sleeping Bronty is going to become queen, but the selfish fairy Rhonda puts it all in jeopardy with an evil wish! From Epic! Originals, Once Before Time is a playful board book series of fairy tales reimagined from a time long ago . . . with dinosaurs!
In this prehistoric retelling of the classic story, Sleeping Bronty discovers her own royal potential thanks to her fairy friends, the prince, and some very spicy chili.
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**My thoughts**
This is a book for kids who love dinosaurs and who are not into the mushy stuff you usually find in fairy tales. It's a twist on the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty.
In this tale, a baby brontosaurus named Bronty is born to the king and queen. She has good wishes placed upon her by three good fairies. And of course, there is the evil fairy who shows up and curses Bronty, so that she can fulfill her desire to take over as queen instead.
The good fairies raise Bronty. And when it is time for her to become queen, she is out and about and meets a mysterious male out in the woods. Only instead of falling in love with each other, she samples his five bean chili and falls in love with that.
The curse placed upon Bronty is of course fulfilled, and it is up to the mysterious male from the woods to break the spell. Chili saves the day!
It's not necessarily my favorite retelling of the story, but it is a cute one. And like I said, kids who like dinosaurs and not the mushy kissy stuff in fairy tales are going to enjoy this one. I would suggest making chili together after reading this!
I do like the illustrations. The characters are a lot of fun. And you'll enjoy trying to identify the different dinosaurs within.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me a review copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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