Sleeping Bronty (Once Before Time Book 2)

A cute variation of Sleeping Beauty. One kid loved it, the other didn't enjoy the lack of magic. Lol!

I adored the first book and this one was the same. Adorable and a change from your typical princess in distress story. Dinosaurs are really amazing and not just for boys. To have strong young princess dinosaurs with good friends as the theme rather than love I think the message is far more positive. I need more! I need all of these in my life. ( I mean my children’s lives lol)

I love this series so much and so does my daughter! The second book in the Once Before Time series is a retelling of Sleeping Beauty, but as dinosaurs. So, we get Sleeping Bronty! With wonderful illustrations and just the right changes to make this a dino fairy tale, this book is fabulous!

Sleeping Beauty meets dinosaurs... I'm already hooked!

Princess Bronty is a beautiful dinosaur princess! She has three little fairies who are little toucan/dinosaurs, but she also has a villain in the form of Rhonda. The remaining tale follows the path of Sleeping Beauty pretty well, with a few bumps and changes along the way.

I think this is a cute way to introduce some of the classic fairy tales to children without delving into the originals. Since the actual originals are quite dark and not everyone wants to read and watch Disney all the time, books like this can be very handy.

The art itself was fun, especially all of the dinosaurs. I also think the story was quite cute. It didn't change the story too much (which I would have liked to see) but it was still a good quality book.

My biggest con is that it changes the romance that is from Sleeping Beauty. I don't think it worked well in that regards - it felt... very odd. That always seemed like the point of Sleeping Beauty.

Cute retelling of Sleeping Beauty...with dinosaurs! Nothing unexpected, but it did make me hungry for chili.

This was a very cute twist to a classic story. I love the dinosaurs! The illustrations were also done very well, and were really cute!

Oh Bronty, don't prick your tail on a throne. You'll fall into a deep sleep.

What a wonderfull retelling of Sleeping Beauty. The illistration is beautiful. And the story was great!

I thought the concept was brilliant. Incorporating a retelling of sleeping beauty with dinosaurs characters. How charming is that! Loved the illustrations. Perfect balance of colour with the design and not over done.

Sleeping bronty is born to be queen. The good dinos are so thrilled they each bestow a gift on the beautiful princess! Cue Rhonda! The naughty dino who wants to be queen. She wants sleeping bronty to fall asleep so she can selfishly take her throne. Not going to lie, I kind of loved Rhonda. She had a goal and she went for it. Have to appreciate that. I really enjoyed watching sleeping bronty discover who she is. I felt that would really will help young kids connect with the book in such a way that they could identify similarities within themselves.

I found the author did an excellent job of highlighting the differences between the dinos and how it didn't matter. Just because we don't look the same, doesn't mean we can't love each other. Beautiful message.

I will never see chilli the same way again either. A must have if you have pre-kindergarten kids. My 4 year old has already got me placing an order for when it is released.

I had a great time reading this book. Although it was told in a new way, the essence of the classic tale was definitely there. A few new spins got added to it, but not in a way that hurt it at all. The chili was an unexpected but fun addition. This may not be a book for everyone, but I think most kids will really like it.

A darling take on the Sleeping Beauty story - with dinosaurs! I enjoyed the illustrations, and the solution to the sleeping curse - spicy chili - is a nice change from kissing and consent questions in the original, especially for young readers.

This is an adorable adaptation of Sleeping Beauty, featuring a dinosaur.

Bronty is a brontosaurus, and also a princess. When she was born, three fairies came to give her wishes. They wished that she would have a long neck, a long tail, and a long life. However, an evil fairy came and wished that Bronty would prick her tail on a thorn and fall into a deep sleep. When Bronty eventually did prick her tail, they needed the prince to bring a special dish to wake her up.

This was a great retelling of Sleeping Beauty. I think kids would like that the story was about dinosaurs, rather than a real person. It makes it universally relatable, since it doesn’t show a child who may not look like the reader. I also liked the twist on the wishes the fairies gave Bronty, which relate to how a dinosaur would grow up, rather than a person.

This is a cute children’s story!

Thank you Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Christy Webster is back with another fairytale dinosaur retelling! This time, instead of the wonderful <em>Cinderella Rex</em> we meet the brilliant <em>Sleeping Bronty</em>. Every bit as exciting a retelling as the first, I was thrilled to see that there was a second installment in this series of books. This time we have a new illustrator in Gladys Jose.

<i>Sleeping Bronty</i> very much follows a similar pattern to its inspiration, <em>Sleeping Beauty</em>, though I'll admit that I find the villain's motivation a bit lacking in comparison. Instead of Maleficent, we have Rhonda, which I did think was kind of odd. I saw little purpose behind this change. Ultimately, I don't think there was any reason to change the villain entirely. Regardless, Rhonda wants to be queen and since that role is meant to go to Bronty, naturally she'll have to get rid of her.

In line with the first book, where the fairytale is twisted to remove potentially problematic aspects, instead of the Prince kissing Sleeping Bronty awake he pulls her out of her dreams by having her sniff some spicy chili under her nose. It definitely removes those consent concerns, which I appreciated. <em>Sleeping Bronty</em> is an exceptional dinosaur fairy story for both boys and girls to enjoy.

<em>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</em>

We are enjoying this series where favourite fairy tales are retold from a dinosaurs perspective. The story is very similar, but the characters are dinosaurs. In this story, the princess is cursed by a mean fairy, but it is because she wants to become queen. It is not a kiss that wakes her up, but a spicy taste of chili. It is a fun story that my grandkids enjoyed. the illustrations are large, colourful and full of action. I enjoy reading these to the grandchildren because they have the fairytale without a lot of the scary, dark stuff. Of course the fact that they love dinosaurs is a double bonus. These books would be great for family libraries, schools, classrooms and public libraries.