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Snoring Beauty

Rachael Mortimer - Author

The princess’s snoring causes a palace commotion. Princes come seeking a reward if they can stop it, but the story leaves open whether their kisses will help.

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One day the King and Queen are woken up in the middle of the night by the most terrifying noise. . . their daughter! The Princess simply will not be woken and before long everything has decended into chaos with the inhabitants of the palace being driven swiftly mad by the dreadful noise. The only solution, as with all good fairytales, is a prince of some sort! Before long princes from every corner of the world are queuing up to kiss the princess - on the promise of her hand in marriage and a bag of gold if they can stop the snoring.

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Themes in Context

A comic fairy-tale twist

The familiar sleeping-princess setup is reworked around snoring, palace disruption and princes trying to solve the problem.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: The book presents this mainly as information or explanation.

Talk about: Which familiar fairy-tale details does the story keep, and which does it change?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

Its playful reversal of a familiar fairy-tale setup, together with quirky illustrations and a gatefold, may appeal to readers who enjoy comic surprises and interactive features.

What Deserves Attention

The princes’ promised reward includes marriage to the princess and a bag of gold. You may want to notice how the story presents that bargain and the repeated attempts to wake her.

A Conversation Worth Having

What do you think the princes expect to happen if they stop the snoring, and what other way might the palace try to solve the problem?

Reading Approach

Read it as a comic twist on a familiar fairy-tale pattern. Pause at the gatefold to explore what it adds, and let your child decide which character’s attempt seems most promising.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.

What remains unconfirmed

A comic fairy-tale twist: The available plot account does not establish how the story resolves the problem or how it treats the marriage bargain.

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Checked: 1 October 2026.

Relevant to: A comic fairy-tale twist

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