Cinderella - Hardcover

Sanderson, Ruth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316779652 ISBN 13: 9780316779654

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2002

Synopsis

Dreams come true with a little hope and a wave of a fairy godmother's wand. But will the prince find Cinderella after her ball gown turns back into rags? This classic tale is retold by Ruth Sanderson with the very youngest of readers in mind.

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About the Author

Ruth Sanderson is a gifted author and illustrator who has received both words of praise and numerous honors for such books as The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring, The Crystal Mountain, Tapestries, Rose Red and Snow White, Papa Gatto, The Nativity, The Enchanted Wood, and The Twelve Dancing Princesses. She lives with her family in Ware, Massachusetts.

Reviews

The glitter on the cover foreshadows the glamour in Ruth Sanderson's retelling of Cinderella (when the fairy godmother transforms her, "Cinderella was thrilled"). Although based on Charles Perrault's classic tale, this version weaves in elements of the Brothers Grimm: Cinderella forgives her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, but when it's time for her to wed the prince, a flock of vengeful birds pecks the terrible trio, confining them to their house. Even as the heroine tends the fire, readers will see her beauty.
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Ages 4-8. It takes courage to proffer yet another version of Perrault's classic, but Sanderson, as gifted with the turn of a phrase as she is with the stroke of a brush, delivers an exceptionally exquisite rendering. Her luminous oils conjure up a gorgeous eighteenth-century backdrop, characters in elegant dress, and a richly appointed manor house where Cinderella slaves over her stepmother and stepsisters' demands. Just as Sanderson goes to great length to set the stage, so she paints personality and emotion into each of her characters. Children see a Cinderella who grieves for her deceased mother and a father who is caring and generous but ashamed of, and powerless to stop, his daughter's mistreatment. Among elements from the Brothers Grimm that Sanderson integrates into this telling is a white bird, whose songs soothe the sad girl as it flits among the leaves of a hazel tree, grown from a twig watered by Cinderella's tears. The luxuriously detailed costumes, the blooming gardens, and the characters' realistic features provide abundant visual interest to accompany the elegantly crafted text. Ellen Mandel
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Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316779652
• ISBN 13: 9780316779654
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32