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Cinderella
Cinderella...or The Little Glass Slipper
There is perhaps no better loved, no more universal story than CINDERELLA. Almost every country in the world has a version of it, but the favorite of story-tellers is the French version by Charles Perrault.
This translation is excellent for storytelling and also reading aloud. Marcia Brown's illustrations are full of magic and enchan
...moreHardcover, 32 pages
Published
November 1st 1971
by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
(first published 1954)
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Feb 28, 2010
Ch_ebonysmith
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3 of 5 stars
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traditional-lit
This is the French version of the classic story of the young girl who is maltreated by her mean stepmother and stepsisters, but the French version. Cinderella received this name from her stepsister since she always liked to sit next to the chimney in the ashes. It was Cinderella that “scoured the pots and scrubbed the stairs.” Cinderella was a beautiful child, but she was unfortunate. One night the prince was having a ball. Cinderella did all she could to help her sisters prepare for the ball. A...more
Roberto Innocenti, ospite d'onore della trentesima edizione di le immagini della fantasia*, illustra la classica fiaba di Charles Perrault come fosse ambientata nei Roaring Twenties di F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Magistrale la regia delle tavole: valga come esempio la scena in cui le sorellastre salgono sull'auto che le porterà alla festa, scena inquadrata (letteralmente) dalla finestra della soffita in cui Cenerentola è relegata.
p.s.:
sia detto una volta per tutte, non è vero che i piedi femminili so...more
Magistrale la regia delle tavole: valga come esempio la scena in cui le sorellastre salgono sull'auto che le porterà alla festa, scena inquadrata (letteralmente) dalla finestra della soffita in cui Cenerentola è relegata.
p.s.:
sia detto una volta per tutte, non è vero che i piedi femminili so...more
Oct 16, 2008
Mahrya
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
2nd through 4th graders
Shelves:
juvenilia
Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper Parrault, Charles translated by Brown, Marcia, 1954, Charles Scribner's Sons. Picture book, fantasy, fairy tale, Caldecott Medal.
Description: This is an English translation of the 1697 version of Cinderella. This is the version that is most well-known in America and Europe.
Review: The Cinderella story was first told in ancient Greece. Since then, manifestations have cropped up in cultures all over the globe. Some involve the bones of benevolent spirits, w...more
Description: This is an English translation of the 1697 version of Cinderella. This is the version that is most well-known in America and Europe.
Review: The Cinderella story was first told in ancient Greece. Since then, manifestations have cropped up in cultures all over the globe. Some involve the bones of benevolent spirits, w...more
Fairy Tale
Cinderella or Little Glass Slipper By: Charles Perrault
This book is truly a fairy tale. Either I forgot many things about this tale or it’s a remake. Cinderella had another name which was Cinderseat. She got this name because when she wasn’t slaving behind her stepsisters she sat in the corner of her chimney in the ashes. The younger stepsister actually gave her the name Cinderella.
The stepsisters, stepmother and surprisingly her father were mean to her. Her Fairy Godmother told her t...more
Cinderella or Little Glass Slipper By: Charles Perrault
This book is truly a fairy tale. Either I forgot many things about this tale or it’s a remake. Cinderella had another name which was Cinderseat. She got this name because when she wasn’t slaving behind her stepsisters she sat in the corner of her chimney in the ashes. The younger stepsister actually gave her the name Cinderella.
The stepsisters, stepmother and surprisingly her father were mean to her. Her Fairy Godmother told her t...more
Thought I'd better read the Perrault version of Cinderella for my Fairy-Tale-Binge-Period... as far as is possible, as I'd struggle with the french. This translation by Anthea Bell (who is famous for translating Asterix and the Nicholas books into english) was pretty good.
I thought her (or Perrault's, I'm not sure) justification for Cinderella not asking her father for help when the evil step gang are making her life a misery was a mistake. He 'would not have believed her, for he was totally un...more
I thought her (or Perrault's, I'm not sure) justification for Cinderella not asking her father for help when the evil step gang are making her life a misery was a mistake. He 'would not have believed her, for he was totally un...more
Name of book: Cinderella
Author: Charles Perrault
Star Rating: ****
Plot Summary:
A classic fairy tale about a young girl named Cinderella who lives with her father and two step sisters. She is treated very unfairly by her two step sisters, they make her do all the house work and are very unkind towards her. When Cinderella is not allowed go to the Ball her fairy Godmother says she shall go but must leave by midnight as the spell will break. Cinderella goes off happily to the ball and meets a young,...more
Author: Charles Perrault
Star Rating: ****
Plot Summary:
A classic fairy tale about a young girl named Cinderella who lives with her father and two step sisters. She is treated very unfairly by her two step sisters, they make her do all the house work and are very unkind towards her. When Cinderella is not allowed go to the Ball her fairy Godmother says she shall go but must leave by midnight as the spell will break. Cinderella goes off happily to the ball and meets a young,...more
Oct 22, 2012
Veronica Smith
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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traditonal,
print-format
This is the story of Cinderella that we have all come to know and love. It shows how hard it was for Cinderella when her father remarried because he never stopped his new wife and her evil daughters. I love that this story still ends the way we have always known with Cinderella getting her prince and they live happily ever after!
I thought that this book was strange because I was so used to the mother being dead in the beginging or that the step mother didn’t play games and just told her no when...more
I thought that this book was strange because I was so used to the mother being dead in the beginging or that the step mother didn’t play games and just told her no when...more
This story is an all time classic and one of the best known love stories in children's history. It is a story about hard work and true love and teaches us to make the best of any situation. Even though she is a princess, she does not lead the ideal fairytale life. Through out the story, we learn that even a princess can go through hard times and have to make sacrifices. Even though she has mean step-sisters and has to clean the floors and wait on her step-mom hand and foot, she makes the best of...more
After researching many different versions of Cinderella, I have to admit that my favorite book was precisely this one. Retold by Amy Ehrlich in 1985, the story’s plot is almost identical to that of Perrault’s, with the exception that Cinderella is first introduced as “sweet, gentle, and good as gold”, whereas in Perrault’s version, she is simply described as “beautiful and sweet”. The illustrations in Ehrlich’s version of Cinderella demonstrates more depth and seems to include images drawn usin...more
“Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper” is the winner of the Caldecott Medal and is one of the earlier books by Marcia Brown that retells the French fairy tale “Cinderella” about how a miserable girl named Cinderella tries to go to the grand ball with the help of her fairy godmother. “Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper” is clearly one of Marcia Brown’s most memorable books yet!
Marcia Brown has indeed created many children’s books throughout her life. Imagine my surprise and excitement when...more
Marcia Brown has indeed created many children’s books throughout her life. Imagine my surprise and excitement when...more
There have been countless versions of the story of Cinderella, told both vocally and in print, but what really shines about this one is the emphasis placed first on Cinderella's internal goodness—which doesn't allow her to have unkind thoughts about her mean stepsisters or to ever exact upon them the revenge that their attitudes seem to deserve—and second on the virtue of forgiveness, embedded so deeply within Cinderella's loving soul that she didn't have even as much as a second thought about...more
Oct 14, 2009
NS-Christine Johnson
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fairy-tales
This is the classic Cinderella story that begins when Cinderella's mother dies and her father remarries. Cinderella gets a new stepmother and two stepsisters that keep her busy with chores and treat her very poorly. When the stepsisters head to the prince's ball, Cinderella is very sad. She is surprised when her fairy godmother appears and turns four mice into white horses! Her fairy godmother prepares everything for Cinderlla to attend the ball, and tells her only to be back before the clock st...more
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May 21, 2013
Randie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
classics,
folktales-fairytales
I read this classic fairy tales in the Classics of Children’s Literature (6th Edition) by John W. Griffith and Charles H. Frey. Published by Pearson in Upper Saddle River, NJ in 2005.
Cinderella’s mother is not given much thought but her father takes a second wife and soon Cinderella falls victim to the nasty behavior of a stepmother and two stepsisters. They take her belongings and leave her with nothing but the cinders near the chimney. The King holds a ball and while she is forbidden to go, Ci...more
Cinderella’s mother is not given much thought but her father takes a second wife and soon Cinderella falls victim to the nasty behavior of a stepmother and two stepsisters. They take her belongings and leave her with nothing but the cinders near the chimney. The King holds a ball and while she is forbidden to go, Ci...more
This book’s illustrations are very unique because of the changes in detail and color through the story. It seems as though the artist used an airbrush as well as colored pencil throughout the book. At the beginning of the story the illustrations lack detail but as the story progresses more detail is added to the illustrations. For instance, when the Fairy Godmother helps Cinderella and gets her ready for the ball there suddenly is more texture to the illustrations emphasizing the details of her...more
Cinderella is a Caldecott Medal Book winner, translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown from the original version. This heart-warming Cinderella story still has all of the charm and magic as the original. From the pumpkin that gets turned into a beautiful coach with all of the glitz and glamour, to the mice, who are turned into horses, the lizards are turned into six footmen, and with the wave of the fairy godmother's magical wand, Cinderella's rags are turned into a magnificient gown fit for a...more
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*Reviewing the verison illustrated by Errol LeCain.
Everyone knows the story of Cinderella so I'll spare the synopsis. This is the familiar (and very PG) version by Charles Perrault. Truthfully, I thought the text in this version was a little dull and wooden. I could be kind and say that it's because I've read this story multiple times and in a variety of incarnations, but that's usually not a problem for me. Errol LeCain's illustrations are the real standout here. His art has such a strange, sur...more
Everyone knows the story of Cinderella so I'll spare the synopsis. This is the familiar (and very PG) version by Charles Perrault. Truthfully, I thought the text in this version was a little dull and wooden. I could be kind and say that it's because I've read this story multiple times and in a variety of incarnations, but that's usually not a problem for me. Errol LeCain's illustrations are the real standout here. His art has such a strange, sur...more
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Cinderella life is left to be care for by her cruel Stepmother who treats her as a personal servant to her and her two daughters. Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother magically appears in front of Cinderella inn her desperate time of need and changes her life for the better. This is a well-designed interactive story that allows children to follow the story-line through its beautiful features and transitions to the next page.
What I noticed about the story was that it was closely related to Walt Disney’s...more
What I noticed about the story was that it was closely related to Walt Disney’s...more
In Charles Perralult’s version of Cinderella, the author tells an Italian version of this classic. The pictures, however, are set in 1920s London. The story-line is very similar to the American version. Cinderella has to move in with her father’s new wife and daughters who treat her as a servant. Cinderella does not tell her father how they treat her because she thinks that he would believe his new wife over her. When the King’s son gave a ball both of the stepsisters made Cinderella help them...more
Nov 05, 2011
Lindsay Balcar
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-s-literature
This story falls under folklore and is intended for nursery and primary readers. It is the story of a daughter who's fathr marries a woman with two step children who treat her like hired help and her father does nothing to stop them. Her fairy godmother steps in and she wins the heart of the prince to live happily ever after. This is a good moral story for children that you should treat people as you want to be treated. That in the end the step sisters realize how horrible they have been to Cind...more
Feb 08, 2010
Jaclyn Giordano
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
traditional-literature
“Heavens above, how lovely she is!” Cinderella, by Charles Perrault, is a picture book intended for readers in preschool through grade 3. I gave it five stars. Cinderella, named this because she slept in the ashes of the kitchen fire for warmth, is a unknown peasant girl who cooks, cleans, and obeys the orders of her stepmother and two stepsisters. Her magical fairy godmother sends her to the ball of the prince, dressed in magnificent gowns. The prince immediately falls in love with Cinderella...more
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Jun 19, 2012
Chris Murray
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
cinderella,
fairy-tale
Every child should be familiar with the story of Cinderella, and there are many versions from which to choose. This one by Marcia Brown has been translated from the French version by Charles Perrault, and tells the story that is most familiar to us, including the stepsisters, the fairy godmother and the glass slipper. The book was written and illustrated in 1954, and is starting to show its age, but the drawings are still lovely and sweet and the text is more descriptive than most, e.g., “Cinder...more
If you have ever fantasized or dreamed about being a beautiful princess or a handsome prince, Well, those were the kind of fantasies little children once thought about growing up and when we read stories like Cinderella to ouryoung and emergent readers they can get a since of fantasy and real-life all-in-one, depending on how we intergrate and relate the story to their every day young life. Cinderella is very classical fantasy story of a young girl, considered to be a lovely,sweet, and "good gi...more
1955 Caldecott Medal Winner
It looks like Marcia Brown used ink, chalk(?), and maybe color pencil to create these drawings.
The drawings in this story are similar to the ones in the original version of Many Moons, another Caldecott winner, and I'm not a big fan of the style. The ink suggests outlines and the colors sort of go all over the place. Some of the pictures are stunning, and others just look messy to me.
Gotta love Perrault's Cinderella, though. A classic fairy tale. I've got a copy of the...more
It looks like Marcia Brown used ink, chalk(?), and maybe color pencil to create these drawings.
The drawings in this story are similar to the ones in the original version of Many Moons, another Caldecott winner, and I'm not a big fan of the style. The ink suggests outlines and the colors sort of go all over the place. Some of the pictures are stunning, and others just look messy to me.
Gotta love Perrault's Cinderella, though. A classic fairy tale. I've got a copy of the...more
Taking a step into the traditional version of Cinderella, perhaps one of the most well known versions that exist is that of Marcia Brown. This version was published in 1954 and shares many similarities with the original tale. In this version of Cinderella, the plot remains the same and the language pattern is relatively consistent with the original. However, some of the differences lie in the fact that the slipper is referred to as “the little slipper” and Cinderella’s nickname is that of “Cind...more
I usually am not a fan of this gender-stereotyped traditional tale. However, this French version of the book captured my heart. This beautifully illustrated version of Cinderella was a breath of fresh air after the years of this tale being dominated, at least in my experience, by Disney. I loved that the Cinderella in this story actually got to spend more than a couple hours with the prince before being whisked away to be married to him. I loved that she was so forgiving and the stepsisters apol...more
Main Character: Cinderella, evil stepsisters and the prince
Point of View: narrator
Setting: At her house and at the ball
Plot: Cinderella lives with her wicked step sister and step mother who make her clean and never let her dress up and go out. Cinderella has low self esteem but she loves the animals around her. One day her fairy godmother grants her a wish to go to the ball. On the way home she drops her glass slipper which the prince finds. The prince fell in love with her and wants to see her...more
Point of View: narrator
Setting: At her house and at the ball
Plot: Cinderella lives with her wicked step sister and step mother who make her clean and never let her dress up and go out. Cinderella has low self esteem but she loves the animals around her. One day her fairy godmother grants her a wish to go to the ball. On the way home she drops her glass slipper which the prince finds. The prince fell in love with her and wants to see her...more
Oct 23, 2009
(NS) Laura Jackson
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
traditional-literature
I listened to this version online. This version of Cinderella is what many people may consider the original or traditional version of this famous fairytale. Cinderella was used to doing all of the chores for her stepmother and evil stepsisters. One day, when the king’s son decides to throw a ball, the stepsisters and stepmother attend the ball. That evening Cinderella is visited by her fairy godmother that helps fix up Cinderella for the ball. Cinderella attends the ball and her beauty awes ever...more
"Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper," was originally written by Charles Perrault. However, this version was translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown and received the Caldecott Award in 1955. The story line is the classic fairy tale story about the nice servant girl who ends up marrying the prince. To be honest, this was not one of my favorite reads. I do enjoy the "Cinderella" story; however, the way it is written is not too entertaining, and the pictures did nothing for me. I enjoy pictu...more
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This book is a translation of the French foltale of Cinderella. The picture book uses a lot of text to tell the story, it is not a short Disney version with "dumbed down" text. For this reason it is wonderful for the classroom, providing new vocabulary to define as well as teaching a historical folktale from French culture. The pictures are lovely and drawn in an abstract sort of way that allows for use of imagination. Since the story is familiar, young audiences will follow the story even if so...more
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Marcia Brown has won the Caldecott Medal three times, the only person to do so until David Wiesner in 2007. She is also the winner of the 1977 Regina Medal, a six-time recipent of the Caldecott Honor, and the winner of the 1992 Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for her lifetime body of work in children's literature.
Brown continues to paint in her studio in California, now focusing on Chinese art instead...more
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