this was an adorable read for children that love fairy tales, it was a cute read and had what I enjoyed from the Sleeping Beauty tale.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* pretty cute book for young kids! Like how it has known fairy tale names/places but focuses on the fairies!

I love all things fairy tale-esque. Verity is a fairy in charge of celebrating the birth of a new princess. Things go awry, but verity and her friends work together to make things right. I love the the concept of retelling fairy tales in a new fairy world, and can't wait to read the rest of the series!

In the words of my six year old “it was so great”. I love how they took the sleeping beauty story and made it more child friendly and adorable. Love the questions at the end too

Verity Fairy is a wonderful, short chapter book series that pulls in fairies and fairy tales!

This book is rather sweet, even if it has a bit of mischief in it. This book retells Sleeping Beauty, but throws Verify Fairy into the mix! What happens if this lovely, little fairy caused a lot of the trouble in our classic fairy tale?

The little illustrations add a dash of fun to the story, and make it fill out quite well. This book is a great way to get young readers excited about reading! It's fun, fantastic and full of fairy tale fun!

I definitely recommend this as an introduction to chapter books for fairy tale lovers. There are lessons to be learned and friendship is key! This book does a great job of erasing a lot of the negative that can be associated with this fairy tale.

Three out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and DK Children for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.

I initially paused at the title of this book because of the name - very clever!!
The book itself however was well worth the second glance, I read it myself and thought would a lovely story about friendship and then I read it a second time with my 6 year old daughter who absolutely loved it she laughed and learned about friendship so what more could I ask for.. I look forward to reading all with Verity fairy books with her

Once again, Verity is on an adventure, this time with Sleeping Beauty. As usual, she gets in a bit of trouble. This book nicely includes the original story, while including a new character.

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Verity, the one-of-a-kind fairy is back, in a modern version of Sleeping Beauty.

Verity caused trouble again, and caused the princess to fall into deep sleep. She is also the only one who could break Sleeping Beauty's curse, but will Verity's help be enough and can she act quickly in time?

I really like how the book has the harder words bolded and also a definition of them right tin the book.

"At the bottom of the enchanted tree was a little wooden door. It was framed with pretty snowdrops and hidden by golden leaves."

☆☆☆1/2

It's your favorite story of Sleeping Beauty being awoken by a Prince licking her. Wait, what?

VERITY FAIRY tells this classic story from the perspective of the fairy who redeems Sleeping Beauty's curse. Charming black and white pictures throughout. It's a funny, playful first chapter book about magic, marshmallows, and friendship.

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CHILDREN'S REVIEW
Hava, 8
☆☆☆1/2

UNICORN DIARIES × RAINBOW FAIRIES

Basically just Sleeping Beauty, but it's funny. [Spoiler: The prince is a DOG named Prince who licks her.] I'd read the next one.

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Reading Stats: She read in one sitting while I cooked dinner, so 30-45 minutes.

Age: She thought it would be good for younger kids, probably 4-6 year olds. It would make a lovely read aloud.

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This was such an adorable book and a fantastic retelling of Sleeping Beauty. Verity was given a task from the fairy queen and when things didn't quite go as planned Verity had to learn how to fix a mistake she made which I thought was a good lesson to include. The book was also about friendship and remembering the importance of including everyone which are also great lessons to include. It had super cute illustrations and I love the map that included places for many different fairytales. This is definitely a wonderful book for beginner readers!
Thank you to NetGalley and DK for the electronic ARC!

I really liked this book. I like that the curse that Nissa gave Princess Rossamund was the same as the original Sleeping Beauty story. This book was very cute and it had heart and friendship, it was also funny.

This book was SO AMAZING! I LOVED IT!!!!!

I received an electronic ARC from DK through NetGalley.
An interesting retelling of Sleeping Beauty for younger readers. The queen of the fairies puts Verity in charge of the big party for the princess. She tells her to invite everyone but Verity chooses not to invite Nissa as she was grumpy at Verity's last party. From here, the fairy tale runs side by side as Nissa finds out and angrily gives her curse. Verity alters it to the sleeping portion. Since the princess is only four when she pricks her finger, I love the change to a dog named Prince licking her face. It's also a nice twist to see that Verity, Nissa and Celeste work together to solve this problem.
Wakeman makes her point about friendship and kindness in language that this age group will understand. She wraps this in humor as readers will identify with Verity's drifting concentration and methods to solve problems.
A fun read aloud for classes or families. Looking forward to reading others in this series.

This is a chapter book for beginning readers. I love that it starts with a fairy tale kingdom map including the homes of the Seven Dwarfs, Prince Charming, Rapunzel’s Tower, Verity’s house and more. The illustrated story is engaging and cute. There are fairies, princesses, friendship, marshmallow cake and the retelling of a well-known fairy tale. Definitely recommended for young readers.

Of note: definitions of unfamiliar words are given on the page bottom. A helpful touch for emerging chapter book readers. There are also questions at the end of the story that will test readers’ memory and understanding of the story,

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.

So cute! Perfect for kids that are getting into chapter books. This will have them turning pages for sure!

This early chapter book is part of an adorable fairy / fairy tale series with adventure and a positive message!

I read this with my 6-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter. Both kids struggled a bit keeping attention, which I believe is because they are a little young for it. I feel like Verity Fairy: Sleeping Beauty is for kids 8+. My daughter did love looking at the pictures and she was able to follow the plot pretty well. It seemed to cause some anxiety in my son, who struggles with shows/books where the character(s) makes a mistake or get in trouble. But I think reading a story like this, where there is some conflict, is great for helping him work through those feelings and gives us the opportunity to talk about the issues.
When I saw that this was a spin on an old fairy tale, I felt like there would be changes in several areas, one of which being a fairy who casts a spell of death. I was disappointed that this still occurred in this version. I did love the other changes though—the “prince,” the fairies, and the talking of feelings. For example, we were able to see why Nissa cast the spell that she did (even if it was the wrong thing to do) and understand her point of view.
I feel like Verity is pretty selfish and self-centered, but I don’t think that’s very different from a lot of kids in the 8+ age group. They are learning how to think about others. While Celeste and Tatiana are the voices of reason and try to help Verity think more, I think they need to push/dive a little deeper.
The use of bold text with the definitions at the bottom of the page is a nice addition and great for beginning readers. I especially like that quite a few of the words were words that deal with emotions and responses. I also like that there is a quiz at the end of the book. It offers the ability for discussion and recall. It’s like an early book club for young kids!

Very simple and accessible. I like that there is something that kids can learn from the story (always a bonus) and I love the follow-up questions at the end to test comprehension. As for the story itself, it was overall very cute with a great number of illustrations throughout. Not sure how I feel about the lack of consequences for the fairies' choices (Verity's exclusion and Nissa's HORRIBLE reaction to it)-that might not send the right message....

For Libraries: This is a great addition for beginning chapter book collections.

I love this twist for sleeping beauty! The story focuses on friendship a lot, and I love that! It’s something we definitely need to teach kids about.