When a king and queen ask the fairies of their kingdom to bless their baby daughter, one is not invited. She curses the girl, w ho must sleep for 100 years until woken by a prince. The classic tale of Sleeping Beauty is retold in a magnificent pop-up aperture format. A triumph of paper engineering with wonderful folk-art inspired illustrations by Dinara Mirtalipova. About the Author Katie Haworth (Author) Katie Haw orth is an editor and w riter originally from New Zealand, w here she w as a Commissioning Editor at Penguin Books. She is the author of several picture books, including Petunia Paris’s Parrot and Emma Jane’s Aeroplane and she now w orks as a Senior Commissioning Editor in London. Dinara Mirtalipova (Illustrator) Dinara Mirtalipova is a self-taught illustrator born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She studied Computer Science at the Tashkent State University of Economics, but her true passion w as alw ays patterns and illustration. Raised in Soviet Uzbek culture, Dinara’s w ork is strongly influenced by Uzbek and Russian folklore. Dinara now w orks from her home studio in Sagamore Hills, Ohio in the United States. She uses a w ide range of materials and tools, including lino blocks, gouache and acrylic. Promotional Information This special edition of Sleeping Beauty tells the classic story in a unique 3D paper-layered format.