In this version of Sleeping Beauty, told in verse, the Princess is threatened with a curse which will start with a paper cut; devastated that all her books have been taken away, she sets out with her dog, Prince, to find the fairy who cast the curse and make her reverse it.

Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade football season to his recently-deceased father, an NFL legend, but the pressure to succeed is magnified by his inability to read.

After receiving a K-9 badge for his birthday, Sparky is eager to prove himself a hero but the only one he can find in trouble is Tidbit, a puppy who just needs help with his reading.