Three copies of a purple children's book titled "Snoring Beauty" stacked on a white surface.

Snoring Beauty

Every family has at least one snorer, the source of jokes and often a little annoyance. So what if a ladylike princess were suddenly to snore instead of sleeping peacefully in her bed?

Snoring Beauty was illustrated by the lovely Amanda Hellberg, now a best selling novelist. Her Dad clocked early on that the one thing to get him some peace and quiet was to ask her to draw a princess!

Cartoon grey mouse from "Snoring Beauty" holding two pieces of cheese, smiling with closed eyes.

When the deafening snores of the sleeping princess make life in the palace unbearable, a desperate search begins for a special kiss to wake her. Chief Brown Bear braves a long and dangerous journey to break the spell with an Eskimo kiss. Prince Powderpuff arrives fashionably in his golden carriage to deliver three Parisian kisses. Charming Prince Charlie rushes gallantly to rouse her with a gentlemanly kiss on the hand. But they all fail to wake the Snoring Beauty. Who will give the princess that special kiss?

“Every household has a snorer. That’s why I dedicated this story “To my snorers and princesses!” I won’t say any more…”

CBeebies Bedtime Stories Snoring Beauty

Bird from Song for a Princess with brown feathers.

What a little bird said.

  • “Such a sweet story. And the piggies pulling the carriage are delightful!”

  • “Rachael came into our school today with her Snoring Beauty drama workshop. She had costumes and props for everyone in the class. They acted the story out twice giving everyone the chance for a starring role. The soldiers who kept bumping into one another caused lots of giggles!”

  • “Rachael ran workshops with all our children from Reception to Year 6. The older children wrote newspaper articles based on Snoring Beauty which has lots of interesting characters to develop. Her roving microphone and pre-prepared questions made the press conference a huge success. The children had so much fun!”

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