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23rd out of 30 books
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Cinderella Smith (Cinderella Smith)
by
Stephanie Barden (Goodreads Author),
Diane Goode (Goodreads Author)
Cinderella Smith has aproblem with a capital P.She loses shoes almost asquickly as she puts themon her feet. But now she’s lost themost important shoe of all: her shiny,ruby red tap shoe. Without it shewon’t have a chance of being chosenPumpkin Blossom Fairy for the falldance recital—and that means no specialtutu, no crown, and no solo!
The school year is starting out withb...more
The school year is starting out withb...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
April 26th 2011
by HarperCollins
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It’s been a while since I’ve read a book for the younger MG crowd and I didn’t realize how much I’ve missed these fun, quick reads. And Cinderella Smith is a great example of why I love these children’s books so much.
Josephine-Kathryn, better known as Cinderella, doesn’t have a wicked stepmother or ugly stepsisters, just a habit of losing her shoes. But when she enters the third grade, Cinderella has even bigger problems: a best friend turned mean girl who is determined to make sure Cinderella...more
Josephine-Kathryn, better known as Cinderella, doesn’t have a wicked stepmother or ugly stepsisters, just a habit of losing her shoes. But when she enters the third grade, Cinderella has even bigger problems: a best friend turned mean girl who is determined to make sure Cinderella...more
Cinderella's real name is Josephine-Kathryn Smith. She's called Cinderella because she looses one of each pair of her shoes. She's lost them almost everywhere! When she went Erin's house, she took off her shoes. When it was time for Cinderella to leave, she only had one shoe. Her shoes were tap shoes. The color of the shoes were ruby red and they had a fancy white bow. In the story, Erin is getting stepsisters and Erin thinks that all stepsisters are supposed to be mean. Cinderella is getting a...more
About a year ago, and rather to my surprise, I fell in love with a fictional character named Clementine and have eagerly shared her stories with my grandkids and with the children of friends. Happily, most of them love Clementine, too. (It's always satisfying when people really enjoy the books you recommend to them.) Though there are a number of things that drew me to Clementine, I think the fact that she has a kind heart tops the list. And I see a similar vein of kind-heartedness in Cinderella...more
Meet Josephine-Kathryn Smith, better known as Cinderella Smith due to her habit of continually loosing at least one shoe everywhere she goes. She’s funny, she’s quirky, and you’re going to love her. She’s a Bridget Jones for the grade school crowd. Actually, I can’t back that up. You see, Esteemed Reader, Cinderella Smith is a girl book (the chapter titles are types of shoes), and the ninja is forever a boy. If I had seen The Devil Wears Prada, I would probably compare it to that. But I will say...more
Meet Josephine-Kathryn Smith, aka Cinderella Smith. She's nothing like the Cinderella from the classic fairy tale. No wicked step sisters. No wicked stepmother. There's a prince...Charlie Prince, a next door neighbor who likes to tease her. The only thing she has in common with the fairy tale Cinderella is that she's always losing her shoes.
As a new school year starts, her best friend from last year is ignoring her, and she loses the most important shoe of the year...her tap shoe. With the fall...more
As a new school year starts, her best friend from last year is ignoring her, and she loses the most important shoe of the year...her tap shoe. With the fall...more
After reading all the delightful Clementine books, young readers might very well enjoy this one about Josephine-Kathryn Smith, better known as Cinderella because of her proclivity to lose her shoes. The drama in Cinderella's life relates to where she will sit in the lunch room since some of her former friends seem to be shutting her out, making friends with a new girl named Erin, and competing for the lead role in the Pumpkin Blossom Dance. She must also try to find the missing shoe she needs fo...more
Cinderella Smith does not have a wicked stepmother. Just a regular mom. Cinderella Smith does not have a wicked stepsister. Just a regular little sister. Cinderella does have a dad who loves her, a friend named Charlie Prince who lives across the street, and a habit of losing her shoes.
This is a great fiction book! (And not just because the main character is nicknamed Cinderella!) I like how there is great vocabulary. I like how Cinderella has to solve a math problem for the majority of a chapt...more
This is a great fiction book! (And not just because the main character is nicknamed Cinderella!) I like how there is great vocabulary. I like how Cinderella has to solve a math problem for the majority of a chapt...more
Cinderella Smith was a cute children's book. The book is about a girl nicknamed Cinderella because she loses shoes so often. It brought back a lot of childhood memories. The book reminded me a lot of the Junie B. Jones series I used to read when I was younger. The plot was interesting. I went through some of the same things when I was a kid that Cinderella went through. I took a lot of ballet and tap dance classes as a child. Thinking on it from a younger person's perspective, I think they would...more
Cinderella Smith is another delightful, irrepressible girl similar in personality and style to Sara Pennypacker's Clementine and Kay Kelly's Lucy Rose. Although her real name is Josephine, Cinderella has acquired her nickname because she consistently loses ONE of almost every pair of shoes she has. Each chapter is titled with a different kind of shoe which helps knit the plot with its main character in a unique and effective manner.
Pushed out of her usual group of friends by the arrival this pas...more
Oct 18, 2012
Melanie
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3 of 5 stars
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Cinderella's real name is Josephine-Kathryn Smith. She got her nickname because she has a tendency to lose one shoe out of each pair. When school begins she finds that her friends from last year have decided not to include her this year. Confused, Cinderella is pleased when the new girl seeks her out for advice on step-sisters. Cinderella isn't sure she can help, but she tries none the less.
Cinderella gains a new friend but loses one of her tap shoes. She has been given the staring role in the u...more
Cinderella gains a new friend but loses one of her tap shoes. She has been given the staring role in the u...more
Josephine-Kathryn Smith is better known by her nickname "Cinderella" for her unfortunate habit of losing shoes. She's a relaxed, funny, messy elementary school student who is just starting to feel the pressures of shifting alliances in her social circle.
Cinderella welcomes a friendship with her new neighbor Erin, especially once her former best friend Rosemary T. starts to give her the cold shoulder. Cinderella and Rosemary T. are both competing for the starring role in the Pumpkin Blossom reci...more
Cinderella welcomes a friendship with her new neighbor Erin, especially once her former best friend Rosemary T. starts to give her the cold shoulder. Cinderella and Rosemary T. are both competing for the starring role in the Pumpkin Blossom reci...more
The voice was fantastic, and this book was nicely edited for a fast-paced, fun read. My only problem with the book, and the reason why I gave 3 stars rather than 4, was the premise. We didn't get a complete understanding of why the main character keeps losing her shoes to the point of being nicknamed Cinderella. She does not really seem otherwise forgetful. Also, she has a supportive family, so if she did keep losing her shoes, I would think they would do something more to help her remember them...more
A cute story about a girl nicknamed Cinderella because she frequently loses one of her shoes. Cinderella begins the school year with some friendship changes. Girls who were friends with her last year start excluding her this year. A new girl, Erin, starts school and seeks Cinderella as a friend in the hopes that Cinderella can help Erin with her new stepsisters. Add a ballet recital, a wedding, and a new classroom teacher and you have the makings for one entertaining and fun story!
I wanted to like this more since it is a first book by a local author and set in Seattle. There is a lot to like about it; it is a charming, funny story of a young girl who always loses a shoe (thus her nickname). It is wonderfully illustrated by Diane Goode. But there is a major plot point with a mean neighbor and a missing shoe that is not resolved at all! And aside from a few mentions of the rain there is nothing to set this book in Seattle, which seems kind of a waste.
Madeleine quite likes this book. We like it, too. I suppose something that i like about it is that the story and characters ring true and are entertaining. Another thing i like about it is that the protagonist is an admirable character. She is a good kid, she has a positive relationship with her family, and seems to work hard and respect the even the strictness in her parents. In short, she is a protagonist that you are ok with your child holding as a role model.
First in a series -- and I love it! Josephine-Kathryn doesn't have a wicked stepmother, but she does have a shoe problem: she keeps losing them. Thus the nickname Cinderella (just so we have that out of the way). Cinderella is a funny, big-hearted girl who makes friends with the new girl in class, navigates the minefields of other girls' jealousy, and looks for her missing red tap dance shoe. Makes me think of Ramona, Judy Moody and other girls I like. For 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grade readers.
I think it is a very good book. I like how they add all the details. Cinderella is actually her nickname because she always is loosing her shoes. Cinderella meets a new girl who needs help. She asks Cinderella if she can help her because she thinks Cinderella has her nickname for a different reason. Cinderella does help the girl but she doesn't know much about it. Guess why the girl needs help! I think it would be a good book for everyone.
I love Cinderella stories and my 2nd grader finally likes reading. With these 2 factors in my mind I picked this book up from the library. It was cute. The main character was believable. The story line different. I can hand this to my daughter without worry. There were several overused phrases and words that began to bug me, and it was predictable. BUT, it was not written with a picky adult in mind.
Apr 26, 2011
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Stephanie Barden has captured the fickle state of girl friends in elementary school. Cinderella Smith's real name is not Cinderella, but because she is always losing her shoes, the name has stuck.
This a very funny, thoughtful book about friendship, classmates, dance classes and home life. I would recommend it girls in the third and fourth grades. For an easy chapter book, it was fun.
This a very funny, thoughtful book about friendship, classmates, dance classes and home life. I would recommend it girls in the third and fourth grades. For an easy chapter book, it was fun.
Grades 1-4. Cinderella Smith has a shoe problem. She loses them all the time, including her all important red tap shoes that are her ticket to a part in the big recital. She doesn't have an evil step-sister, but she does have a former best friend who is making her life miserable. Speaking if step sister, her new friend at school is going to BE one soon-- so they better find out what makes a step sister so evil. Lots of laughs in this book that reminds me of Clementine. Great illustrations, too!...more
Cinderella is just a nickname but much better than her given name of Josephine-Kathryn. Funny, easy to picture. Reminiscent of Clementine and Judy Moody and Junie B. but for a slightly older audience. Themes of friendship and problem solving and figuring out how to survive in school and life. I hope there are more to come!
Nothing new here really aside from a girl with a great nickname, but another one to add to the shelf featuring Judy Moody,Just Grace,book:Clementine,book:Piper Reed and other books about little girls whose parents have obviously been smart enough to keep them away from The Disney Channel "tween" shows and let them be kids!
This fun read will appeal to elementary-aged girls who are just into chapter books and looking for a story about friends and school. Cinderella is a charming character who... (click for full review http://www.storysnoops.com/detail.php...)
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My almost 6 year old daughter loved this book. Was a delight to read. The main character has a kind heart and towards the end of the book starts standing up for herself more.
I enjoyed this story about Cinderella Smith. Her connection to Cinderella is that they each have lost shoes! My youngest daughter also enjoyed this story. It is part of a series.
Fabulous! Delightful, funny, poignant, and a heroine everyone can believe in. Perfect for those who loved Junie B. Jones (though not as irreverent) and Judy Moody.
A charming third grade friend who reminds me of Ramona Quimby, but is certainly no carbon copy of anyone who's come before. A "very, extremely" good story to recommend and to read aloud.
Excellent first book by this author. Written for 10-14 year old readers. But, fun story line and quick read for older readers.
Girl has habit of losing shoes; helps new friend prepare for meeting potential "wicked stepsisters."
My daughter enjoyed reading this to me. She's looking forward to reading the next one as well.
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In between tripping over abandoned shoes, chasing after escaped pets and searching for lost belongings, Stephanie Barden wrote Cinderella Smith, her first book. HarperCollins will publish Cinderella Smith and the More the Merrier in spring of 2012. A third Cinderella Smith book, as yet untitled, will come out in 2013. When she's not writing, Stephanie teaches classes at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattl...more
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