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Import (2002), Edition: Library Binding, Hardcover, 32 pages
Description
Although she is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, a kind-hearted young woman manages to attend the palace ball with the help of her fairy godmother.
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LibraryThing member Ronneisha
Cinderella has been one of my favorite fairytales since I was a little girl. Cinderella is being raised by her stepmother and her daughters. They are very mean to Cinderella, because she is a very beautiful girl. Cinderella goes to the Prince ball and lose her glass slipper. The prince discovered
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the slipper and found the owner which was Cinderella, and they lived happily ever after. Show Less
LibraryThing member mdrumgold
Unlike the Disney version of Cinderella, the father played an important role in this version of the story. The father gives the two stepsisters and Cinderella gifts which help Cinderella throughout the story.
LibraryThing member KatherineLo
This is the traditional version of Cinderella that we grow up knowing from the Disney movies and such. The only difference is that Cinderella’s father is present in this version and just turns away to the harsh punishment his wife dishes out to his daughter. In the classroom: Comparing and
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LibraryThing member sammarocco
This book could be used in the classroom to compare and contrast different fairy tails. This version of Cinderella almost mirrors what children are use to on the Disney version.
LibraryThing member rrobinson2
The classic tale of Cinderella with minor changes. Cinderella's father is alive and well. He allows his daughter to mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters because he's afraid to speak up.
LibraryThing member sabdelaz
"Look" said one stepsister, peering into the kitchen one morning and finding the girl still asleep in the ashes. "What a smutty, Cinder-covered mess!" "Lets call her Cinderella," suggested the other. Thats how the girl got her name. Her father had the personality of a weak men who submitted to his
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new wife's and daughter's demands. Instead of gifts, Cinderella wanted a hazel twig which grew after watering it through crying because of her mother. Behind the hazel tree, a fairy appeared to help Cinderella. The father then does Cinderella a favor by showing his daughter to her. Show Less
LibraryThing member Mad.River.Librarian
Ruth Sanderson blends elements from both Perrault's and the brother's Grimm version of this old story, creating a unique retelling that will appeal to younger children (grades K-3). For example, the glass slipper is a Perrault feature as is the presence of Cinderella's father, who is not dead, but
Girls will love the styling of Cinderella's gown and finery. If there is a steady demand of princess stories in your home or library, consider adding this tale. Solid and reliable, but I found as a read-aloud, my students seemed to loose a little interest, owning to the fact that of all the fairy tales, this one is the most well known and most often re-told or at least, watched on Disney. They are much more attentive when I read to them the lesser known tales.
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detached. Presumably not wanting to interfere in the affairs of women, he allows his second wife and step-daughters to mistreat Cinderella. The fairy godmother is simply a fairy, adding the necessary magic to this tale to transform it into a fairytale. The ending my come as a surprise to readers most familiar with the Disney version of the story, but Sanderson's use of the pecking birds harks back to the Grimm version, though their birds peck out eyes in all its bloody glory, whereas Sanderson has them merely torment Cinderella's detractors. Girls will love the styling of Cinderella's gown and finery. If there is a steady demand of princess stories in your home or library, consider adding this tale. Solid and reliable, but I found as a read-aloud, my students seemed to loose a little interest, owning to the fact that of all the fairy tales, this one is the most well known and most often re-told or at least, watched on Disney. They are much more attentive when I read to them the lesser known tales.
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LibraryThing member aehunter
This is a classic Cinderella tale. Cinderella is mistreated by her step mother and step sisters, and is their servant. Until her fairy godmother comes and helps her go to the ball. There she meets the prince and loses her shoe when the clock strikes midnight! the story continues and Cinderella
Teaching Ideas: hard work, love,
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meets the prince again and they live happily ever after.Teaching Ideas: hard work, love,
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Awards
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2003)
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Physical description
32 p.; 11.32 inches
ISBN
0316779652 / 9780316779654
Local notes
Dreams come true with a little hope and a wave of a fairy godmother's wand.
Beautifully illustrated, a nice blend of romantic and realistic imagery, but the story seems aimed at a very young audience. Combines elements from the "Cinderella" most children know with pieces of a less well-known version, the German "Ashenputtel." Sanderson includes the hazel tree with its white birds that help Cinderella, leaving out the mother's grave. Instead she adds a white rose tree nearby to symbolize the mother's love. But the author also brings in an actual fairy godmother. So, a little confusing.
Signed by Sanderson.
Beautifully illustrated, a nice blend of romantic and realistic imagery, but the story seems aimed at a very young audience. Combines elements from the "Cinderella" most children know with pieces of a less well-known version, the German "Ashenputtel." Sanderson includes the hazel tree with its white birds that help Cinderella, leaving out the mother's grave. Instead she adds a white rose tree nearby to symbolize the mother's love. But the author also brings in an actual fairy godmother. So, a little confusing.
Signed by Sanderson.