Cinderella
Adapted by Dawn Prescott
Illustrated by Michelle
McBride
Creative Publishing, 2003
20 Pages
Traditional Literature
Cinderella
is the story of a girl whose father died, and she was forced to become the
servant of her stepmother and stepsister. Her stepmother and stepsisters gave her
the name Cinderella after the cinders that gathered on her clothes from the
fireplace. There was a ball coming to town where the prince would find his
bride, despite her stepmothers wishes, Cinderella went to the ball. With the
help of her fairy godmother, a rat, four mice, and a pumpkin, she was the most
beautiful girl at the ball! At the stroke of midnight she had to leave her
beloved prince, leaving behind only a glass slipper. The prince went door to
door getting every young woman to try on the slipper. Cinderella’s foot was the
perfect fit! He carried her back to the castle; they were married, and lived
happily ever after as all great fairytale characters do.
Michelle
McBride creates the illustrations digitally. The illustrations are very crisp
and look like a cartoon. The use of thick lines creates definition for all of
the illustrations in the book. The illustrations cover a double page spread,
and McBride uses informal text placement. The illustrations flow across the
gutter with no interruption of the illustration. The end papers are a full
double page illustration of Cinderella, which makes a great introduction into
the book.
This
book is wonderful for teaching about traditional literature. Most students know
the story of Cinderella, and students could act out the story of Cinderella to
incorporate drama into the classroom. The teacher could use this book in a
character education lesson to show students how the way we treat people affects
people, and bullying because Cinderella was bullied by her stepmother and
stepsisters. Students could write their own version of Cinderella and the
teacher could form them into a classroom book.This book has not received any awards.
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