Ava is frustrated and bored with fairy tales. They are all the same! But when she falls into the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, she realizes she has a chance to make some important changes! As soon as she meets Briar Rose, Ava takes action. She teaches Briar Rose how important it is to be assertive and question things. Why wait around 100 years for a kiss from a stranger when you can take matters into your own hands? That's what Ava and Briar Rose do in the untraditional graphic novel. Katie Schenkel is a comic writer best known for the critically acclaimed, Eisner Award-nominated graphic novel The Cardboard Kingdom. She especially loves to write about girls' friendships and their perspectives on the world around them. Midwest to her core, Katie lives in Chicago with her partner, Madison. Vincent Batignole trained at the École Pivaut in Nantes, France. His professional journey started in 2005 with the comic series GloomCookie, created by Serena Valentino (Disney's Villains book series) and Ted Naifeh (Courtney Crumrin). Since then, he's been illustrating and writing for various international clients while earning a Master's Degree in cinema history and film analysis. He currently lives in Paris, surrounded by what's easily one of the biggest collections of manga drawn by CLAMP.