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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ISBN-100684126761
ISBN-139780684126760
eBay Product ID (ePID)826327
Product Key Features
Book TitleCinderella
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLove & Romance, Classics, Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic, Fairy Tales & Folklore / General
Publication Year1971
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorMarcia Brown
FormatPicture Book
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
Dewey Edition19
Grade FromPreschool
Dewey Decimal398.2/1/0944 E
Grade ToThird Grade
SynopsisThere is perhaps no better loved, no more universal story thanCinderella.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 story-telling and also for reading aloud. Marcia Brown's illustrations are full of magic and enchantment from the little cupids putting back the hands of the clock to the last scene at the palace. They are pictures that will stay in a child's mind., A magical adaptation Charles Perrault's French classic that has been translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown, earning her the Caldecott Medal as well as the love of children everywhere. Even in rags, Cinderella is a hundred times more beautiful than her cruel stepsisters. And how she wishes to go to the prince's ball But her sisters delight in telling her that people would only laugh at her at the palace. Fortunately, Cinderella is blessed with a fairy godmother who can turn pumpkins into golden coaches, lizards into footmen, and rags into riches. At the ball, Cinderella will have the most thrilling night of her life--until the stroke of midnight, A magical adaptation Charles Perrault's French classic that has been translated and illustrated by Marcia Brown, earning her the Caldecott Medal as well as the love of children everywhere. Even in rags, Cinderella is a hundred times more beautiful than her cruel stepsisters. And how she wishes to go to the prince's ball! But her sisters delight in telling her that people would only laugh at her at the palace. Fortunately, Cinderella is blessed with a fairy godmother who can turn pumpkins into golden coaches, lizards into footmen, and rags into riches. At the ball, Cinderella will have the most thrilling night of her life--until the stroke of midnight!
Marcia Browns Cinderella is a modern delight! She tells the story with a refreshing practicality that will appeal to readers of all ages. Her beautiful illustrations in rich color perfectly complete this masterpiece. Very clear why it is still being published today. If you love Cinderella, this version is a must have.