Karin, B. (1989) Cinderella. United States. Little Brown & Company.
This version of Cinderella holds true to the well known version of the fairy tale. All of the maidens are invited to the palace for a dance, Cinderella’s wicked step-sisters were able to go, but Cinderella was too tired and didn’t have anything to wear. She soon meets her Fairy Godmother who sets her up to go to the ball. When the clock strikes 12 Cinderella goes back to the life that she led and everything disappeared. At the end of the story Cinderella and the prince are reunited when he comes around to find the owner of the glass slipper, and they decided to get married and live happily ever after.
Genre: Fairytale, Folklore
Interest Level: K-3
Reading Level: 3.5
Awards:
Minters, F. (1994) Cinder-elly. New York. Viking.
This version of Cinderella takes place in New York City. Elly, Nelly, and Sue are sisters who are invited to go to a basketball game. Nelly and Sue are the only two who have the clothes to go, so Elly stays home to clean. Her Godma shows up and puts her into clothes and glass hightops. She turns a garbage can into a bicycle and tells Elly that she needs to be home by 10pm. Prince Charming was playing in the basketball game and first meets Elly when the basketball gets away from the Prince and she hands it back to him. Of course, at the end of the night Elly runs out of time and leaves one of her shoes behind in the rush. The Prince finds the shoe and posts “wanted” posters asking for the owner to call him to retrieve the shoe. In the end, the Prince and Elly ride off into the sunset in a cab.
Genre: Fairytale, Folklore
Interest Level: K-3
Reading Level: 2.8
Awards:
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