Cinder-Smella, A Timeless Tale of Stinky Feet

by Alan Sitomer, Allison Bair (Illustrator)

From the "Once Upon a Time there was a little girl that PEEE-YEWWW! had very stinky feet. Her name was Cinder-Smella and though she was very pretty and very nice, her family was very mean to her. Especially her evil stepmother and two wicked stepsisters, Rosalyn and Faye. They were jealous of her beauty. They teased her non-stop, forced her to do all the house-work, and NEVER let her wear socks. All of this made Cinder-Smella very unhappy. And then one day . . ." See why author Rodman Philbrick (Freak the Mighty) calls Cinder-Smella "Pure magic!" and says that "Sitomer and Bair are the Penn & Teller of a witty, laugh-out-loud, gorgeously illustrated tale that will appeal to adults as well children." Emma Glover, California Teacher of the Year (2006) relates her experience of the "My first thought in looking at Cinder-Smella was "Oh No! Not another Cinderella. . ." From the beginning of the book I quickly realized that Cinder-Smella was no ordinary, hum-drum version of an old classic. Alan Sitomer's version kept me smiling and laughing to the very end. A book destined to keep children giggling and adults, at the very least, smiling. Truly a book to share, read together and enjoy." Learn more about Cinder-Smella and download bonus materials at www.Cinder-Smella.com!

Genres: Humor

52 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2010

About the author

Alan Lawrence Sitomer is a California Teacher of the Year award winner and the founder of The Writer’s Success Academy. In addition to having been an inner-city high school English teacher and former professor in the Graduate School Of Education at Loyola Marymount University, Mr. Sitomer is a nationally renowned keynote speaker who specializes in engaging underperforming students. To date, Mr. Sitomer has authored 16 books with works ranging from hard-hitting YA novels like CAGED WARRIOR, HOMEBOYZ, THE HOOPSTER and HIP-HOP HIGH SCHOOL to humorous and warm children’s picture books such as DADDIES DO IT DIFFERENT and DADDY’S ZIGZAGGING BEDTIME STORY. Alan lives in Los Angeles where he just finished writing the movie script adaptation for his novel CAGED WARRIOR.

Reviews

[Kellee Moye · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute retelling of Cinderella with a hilarious fairy godparent and a twist on the glass slipper. Great illustrations as well.

[Mike Nemeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alan Sitomer is dialed into what kids think, and "Cinder-Smella, A Timeles Tale of Stinky Feet" is but one example of that. The author, who is a Los Angeles English teacher (or was), veers into the silly with this take on the age-old classic. But this is no Disney knock-off. Sitomer infuses his urban-modern tale with straight-up realism while poking fun at relationships and emphasizing the difficulties of being young and an alienated outcast. She's got a nasty stepmonster and two lousy, self-centered step sisters. Who can't relate? At least in some way. I read it to my 5-year-old granddaughter, and she adored the story. And what did she want afterwards? "Read it again," she said.

[Candi Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cinder Smella is a delightful and funny adaptation of the Cinderella fairytale.