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by Stepanka Sekaninova (Author), Linh Dao (Illustrator)
Roses were very dangerous for Sleeping Beauty--that everybody knows. But do you know other flower beauties from her garden as well? This combination of encyclopedia and fairy tale will help you!
Far, far away after crossing nine mountains and nine rivers lived a charming princess Sleeping Beauty and her great passion was gardening and taking great care of all plants that surrounded her palace. The princess was cursed when she pricked her finger on a thorn one day. She fell fast asleep, and the entire garden became shrouded in brier roses, hawthorn, and weeds.
How will the charming princess save her garden? Discover the princess's story, and find out about the wonderful world of gardening with this richly illustrated book with seven gatefolds on each spread.
Author Biography
Stepanka Sekaninova used to work as a TV reporter and in the production of children's programs. Now she is a writer and an editor-in-chief, living in the Czech Republic.
Linh Dao spent much of her life in Hanoi, Vietnam, where she was born, before moving to the Czech Republic. She studied illustration in Brno and animation in Zlín, where her graduation film earned several international awards. In 2016, she won a prize in the Young Creative category at the ADC Creative Awards. After a stint in corporate life, she returned to freelancing as an illustrator and animator. She lives in Brno, where she survives mainly on potato chips and green tea.
