Sleeping Beauty (franchise) such as the "Sleeping Beauty" characters. Characters from "Sleeping Beauty" also make minor appearances in the direct-to-video films based in the show, "" and "Mickey's House of Villains". Fantasy television series "Once Upon a Time" regularly include live-action interpretations of characters including Maleficent, Aurora, Phillip, King Stefan, and Aurora's mother is mentioned as Briar Rose, the "original" Sleeping Beauty. Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather appears as recurring character in the American animated television series "Sofia the First", as the headmistresses of Royal Prep. Aurora appeared in the 24th episode of the series, "Holiday in Enchancia". The series features characters from the
The Practical Princess and other Liberating Fairy Tales The Practical Princess and other Liberating Fairy Tales The Practical Princess and other Liberating Fairy Tales is a collection of six short stories, written by Jay Williams, in 1979, and published by Hippo from Scholastic. Each story features nods in some way to classic Fairy tales. The Practical Princess was first published in 1969 by Parents Magazine Press as a standalone picture book, with award-winning illustrations by Friso Henstra, reissued in 2016 by Purple House Press. The newborn Princess Bedelia of Arapathia is blessed by three good fairies with the gifts of beauty, grace (ala Sleeping Beauty), &... Common sense.