Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Random House
Pages
42
Description
In her haste to flee the palace before the magic of the fairy godmother loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind one clue to her identity.
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Language
Original publication date
1995
1950-03-04
Physical description
42 p.; 8.75 inches
ISBN
0394825527 / 9780394825526
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LibraryThing member landa69
I am always fascinated when I read Cinderella. I felt like I was Cinderella sometimes as a child. My father and mother were never married. My mother married a man who was mean to me and my sisters. We never got to do anything exciting or go anywhere fun. I can empathize with Cinderella. The ending
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is how I imagined my life would be. A man that loved me. Also rich and successful. Well I am still working on all of that. I just hope when I do receive them, they will not turn into pumpkins at midnight. I enjoyed reading Cinderella again. This books genre is Traditional Fantasy. Show Less
LibraryThing member AStall
Poor Cinderella is the maid to a mean stepmother and two stepsisters. They made her slave all day for a ball that she wasn't able to go to. Until, of course, Cinderella's fairy Godmother helped her with a little til-midnight magic. Cinderella went to the ball and captured the heart of the Prince
I love this story. Classic boy meets girl! I love some of the themes. Looks don't matter. Money doesn't matter. Personality is the key. I love the setting as well. She goes from being a maid to a princess. It's the ultimate American dream. Anyone in America can rise up and make something...anything of themselves.
In a classroom, we could write or create (draw, paint, sculpt) what one thing we would want to leave behind for someone to be able to find us. In this day and age, kids will probably say cell phones or wallets with ID. It has to be something WITHOUT your identity. What one thing is unique enough to you and really describes who you are? I also think we could create Cinderella Castle/a Cinderella slipper out of sugar cubes and rubber cement for fun.
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but had to leave before the magic wore off. She lost a slipper, which the Duke used to find her for the Prince. And they all lived happily ever after.I love this story. Classic boy meets girl! I love some of the themes. Looks don't matter. Money doesn't matter. Personality is the key. I love the setting as well. She goes from being a maid to a princess. It's the ultimate American dream. Anyone in America can rise up and make something...anything of themselves.
In a classroom, we could write or create (draw, paint, sculpt) what one thing we would want to leave behind for someone to be able to find us. In this day and age, kids will probably say cell phones or wallets with ID. It has to be something WITHOUT your identity. What one thing is unique enough to you and really describes who you are? I also think we could create Cinderella Castle/a Cinderella slipper out of sugar cubes and rubber cement for fun.
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LibraryThing member sarahwarner329
I enjoyed this book for a variety of reasons including the text style and overall messages. The simple and non-complex narration provided allowance for clear comprehension for young readers. For example, “some mice lived in Cinderella’s room. They were Cinderella’s friends.” This type of
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language assists children’s understanding of the story while they don’t have to make inferences. I also liked the aspect of the fairy godmother within this tale. The fairy godmother is portrayed as someone who comes to someone in a time of need. I liked this because characters like these can help children understand that there can be people in your life (a counselor, teacher, family member) to go to when times are tough. Finally, the message that hard work can help you reach your goals is undoubtedly a strong message for readers. Cinderella worked all day long and never gave up in order to attend the ball. I believe that perseverance is a good trait for readers to comprehend and this book demonstrated that well. Show Less
LibraryThing member heathergoodman
The fairytale, “Cinderella,” has been one of my favorites since I was a child and a book that I have probably read over 100 times. The story of Cinderella is a European folktale that, like any fairytale, has been rewritten, adapted, and modified numerous times. Although several adaptations of
This fairytale tells the story of a young girl named Cinderella who lives with her terrible stepmother and two stepsisters. Throughout the story, Cinderella is faced with different struggles she must overcome, which gives the reader a chance to understand the morals because the reader sees how Cinderella overcomes her obstacles. In order to help the reader grasp the message, the author created a plot that forces Cinderella to act in a way that shows the reader the importance of the morals. For example, through illustrations and detailed text, the reader gets the mental image of the terrible things Cinderella is faced with. When the Prince was throwing a ball, Cinderella’s stepmother told her she could attend if she finished her work and found something to wear. Cinderella promptly finished everything, and when she came downstairs in a dress, her sisters destroyed her dress. The quote, “They ripped off the sash and pulled off the beads. Cinderella’s dress was ruined,” shows the reader how cruel Cinderella’s family was to her and gives the reader the opportunity to feel empathy for her character.
This story presents the reader with a plot that gives the impression that Cinderella will never make it to the ball and will continue to be treated terribly by her family. Although Cinderella’s family is constantly cruel to her, she never says anything bad to them and always obeys their wishes. This shows the reader that being unkind to someone who is unkind to you will never give you satisfaction or make a bad situation better. To further this moral, the reader is shown that good always wins over evil. When Cinderella thinks she will never get to the ball, her fairy godmother shows up and dresses her in a beautiful gown and turns a pumpkin and mice into a coach and carriage to take her to the ball. This gives the reader hope that Cinderella will have a happy ending, but is still unsure because she returns after dancing the night away with the Prince only to go back to her awful family. The author uses suspense and text that leaves the reader unsure of the ending to keep the reader engaged and ultimately grasps the moral.
At the end of this fairytale, the Prince finds the girl who fits the glass slipper that was left behind at the ball. The Prince wanted to marry that girl and the reader knew that the girl was Cinderella. When the Prince finally finds Cinderella and sees that she fits the shoe and has the matching shoe, they are married and live happily ever after, leaving the stepmother and stepsister alone with no Prince and no one to boss around. These plot elements and the simple, detailed text used throughout the story allows the reader to truly follow along with the story and understand the morals that you should choose kindness even when someone is unkind to you and that good always wins out over evil.
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this story have been created, the moral always remains the same. This beloved fairytale presents the reader with a variety of morals, but I believe the most prominent morals are choosing kindness even when someone is unkind to you and that good always wins out over evil.This fairytale tells the story of a young girl named Cinderella who lives with her terrible stepmother and two stepsisters. Throughout the story, Cinderella is faced with different struggles she must overcome, which gives the reader a chance to understand the morals because the reader sees how Cinderella overcomes her obstacles. In order to help the reader grasp the message, the author created a plot that forces Cinderella to act in a way that shows the reader the importance of the morals. For example, through illustrations and detailed text, the reader gets the mental image of the terrible things Cinderella is faced with. When the Prince was throwing a ball, Cinderella’s stepmother told her she could attend if she finished her work and found something to wear. Cinderella promptly finished everything, and when she came downstairs in a dress, her sisters destroyed her dress. The quote, “They ripped off the sash and pulled off the beads. Cinderella’s dress was ruined,” shows the reader how cruel Cinderella’s family was to her and gives the reader the opportunity to feel empathy for her character.
This story presents the reader with a plot that gives the impression that Cinderella will never make it to the ball and will continue to be treated terribly by her family. Although Cinderella’s family is constantly cruel to her, she never says anything bad to them and always obeys their wishes. This shows the reader that being unkind to someone who is unkind to you will never give you satisfaction or make a bad situation better. To further this moral, the reader is shown that good always wins over evil. When Cinderella thinks she will never get to the ball, her fairy godmother shows up and dresses her in a beautiful gown and turns a pumpkin and mice into a coach and carriage to take her to the ball. This gives the reader hope that Cinderella will have a happy ending, but is still unsure because she returns after dancing the night away with the Prince only to go back to her awful family. The author uses suspense and text that leaves the reader unsure of the ending to keep the reader engaged and ultimately grasps the moral.
At the end of this fairytale, the Prince finds the girl who fits the glass slipper that was left behind at the ball. The Prince wanted to marry that girl and the reader knew that the girl was Cinderella. When the Prince finally finds Cinderella and sees that she fits the shoe and has the matching shoe, they are married and live happily ever after, leaving the stepmother and stepsister alone with no Prince and no one to boss around. These plot elements and the simple, detailed text used throughout the story allows the reader to truly follow along with the story and understand the morals that you should choose kindness even when someone is unkind to you and that good always wins out over evil.
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LibraryThing member KimSalyers
read this when I was little and then read it to my son when he was little
LibraryThing member KimSalyers
read this when I was little and then read it to my son when he was little
LibraryThing member Linyarai
Classic disney tale everyone should own.
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J2V.802