A royal christening is being celebrated with great pomp and rejoicing. But one name is missing from the guest list - and in her rage the uninvited godmother puts a terrible curse on the baby princess: On reaching the age of 16 she will prick her finger on a spindle and die. Can the gentle Lilac Fairy avert disaster and bring about a happy ending? Find out by reading and playing this Easy Piano Picture Book. Tchaikovsky's sumptuous ballet version of the famous fairytale is here bought to life in words easy-to-play piano extracts and enhancing full-colour illustrations.

Contents: Shenandoah • Adagio from Der Freischutz (Weber) • Andante Cantabile from Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky) • Liebestraume (Liszt) • Andante from Concerto Op. 64 (Mendelssohn) • Introduction toThird Act from Lohengrin (Wagner) • Poem (Fibich) • Home on the Range • Sing Smile Slumber (Gounod) • Sarabande and Gavotte (Corelli) • Bohemian Girl (Balfe) • The Victor (Endresen)