cynthia Lives Happily With Her Father In A Big City. Happily, That Is, Until Her Father Falls In Love And Remarries. Life With Cynthia’s New Stepmother And Stepsisters Turns Out To Be Grueling And Tiresome. Then The King Announces That He Will Throw A Grand Ball For All His Citizens. Cynthia Longs To Go, But It Doesn’t Even Occur To Her Stepmother, Her Stepsisters, Or Even To Herself That She Could. Cynthia Starts To Feel Sorry For Herself — Until Her Fairy Godmother Appears And Shows Her That She Has To Take Control Of The Situation — And Her Life.
in cinderella, Author Michèle Marineau Breathes New Life Into Charles Perrault’s Timeless Classic. Gone Are The Mouse, The Horse And Carriage, And The Glass Slippers, And In Their Place Are A Dog Chauffeur, A Flashy Red Car, And A Modern Pointy-toed Shoe. Accompanied By Charming Illustrations By Mylène Pratt, This Cinderella-story Is An Empowering Tale For Children To Embrace.
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here Is A New Account Of The Classic Perrault Fairy Tale, With A 21st Century Cinderella. A Smile And A Speckled Shirt Are Found To Be The Ingredients For Living Happily Ever Here. No Castles, Princesses Or Pumpkins Will Be Found In This Book S Pages, But Tomatoes, A Dog And Life In The City Give A New Sense Of Hope And Perseverance To The Modern Woman Who Is Trapped In Menial Chores And Drudgery. The Premise Is The Same As The Classic Tale: A Widowed Father Marries A Woman With Two Daughters, A Ball Is Announced, Almost Everyone Is Invited, And Yes, There Is A Fairy Godmother. Using What Is Available, Cinderella Is Able To Attend The Ball. This Fairy Godmother Tells Her To Return By Midnight, But Also Tells Her To Smile Because [w]ithout A Smile, All The Other Stuff Doesn T Count. True To Form, The Prince At The Ball Is Spellbound By Cinderella And Dances With No One Else. Although A Fabulous Evening For Cinderella, It Is Deemed Boring By Her Stepmother And Stepsisters. Pratt S Illustrations Are Appropriate For This Updated Version. For Example, The Glass Slipper Has Been Replaced By A Clunky, Chunky Brown Shoe. A Terrific Addition To Any Collection, Especially Those Including Updated Fairy Tales. Even Bona Fide Feminists Will Enjoy This Work, As Cinderella Is Encouraged To Take Responsibility For Enhancing Her Life. Reviewer: Elizabeth Young
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Growing Up & Facts of Life
- Family Life
- Growing Up & Facts of Life
Publisher : Tundra Books
Author : Marineau, Michele (RTL)
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2007-09-11
Number Of Pages : 32
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0887768253
ISBN-13 : 9780887768255
Item weight : 0.15 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 6.6 in x 8.1 in
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