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Summary: "Cinderella"
Review: A girl who once lived with her evil sisters and mother. Shows that evil never pays off, just like in this story. Very true and can happen to almost anyone im life. A very nice story for kids to put them on the right path. One of the most known stories in childrens books and always will be. Hightly Recommend.
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Summary: Beautify Disney illustrations but poorly written
Review: I admit to being a Disney nut when I was a kid although Sleeping Beauty was my favorite "princess". When someone gave this to my 3 year old daughter I honestly thought she was a bit young to get into the whole "Prince Charming will sweep me away" thing. Unfortunately she is obsessed with both the book and the movie. There are the obviously dated themes of the stepmother and sisters (notice how apparently a big nose and brown eyes make someone instantly ugly?) and the getting married after a few dances. But in addition to that, which I could have overlooked, is the fact that the book is simply poorly written. The illustrations are taken directly from the movie and are beautiful. But the grammer is atrocious and the story lacks the continuity of the movie. I dread having to read this to her at bedtime.
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Summary: A Magical Classic!
Review: I gave this to my 3-year-old daughter as a Christmas "extra" last year. She LOVES it! It is one of the books that she brings me on a seemingly constant basis. Although it is a bit long for a before-bed-read, it keeps her attention and is a wonderful story. She is currently OBSESSED with anything and everything Cinderella. She has the original video, "Cinderella 2", several toys, and even her own Cinderella dress-up costume. This is by far the Cinderella item that she uses the most. She would have me read it at least twice a day if I'd agree to it! It's not that I don't want to constantly read it because it's a bad book or anything. I would just prefer a little variety in my life:) The best thing about the book in my opinion, is the pictures. They are beautifully done, and are appealing to all ages. I highly recommend this book for your little Princess!!!
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Summary: "Disneys Cinderella"
Review: This is a book about a young girl, whos father marries into a family that does not like her. The stepmother and her two daughters treat her very rotten. They make her do all the chores, and they wont let her go to the ball. Well one night when she was sitting at home, by herslef, (while her stepmother, and two stepsisters are at the ball) she gets a visit from her fairy godmother, the fairy godmother tells her that she could go to the ball, as long as she was back by 12:00 midnight. When she was at the ball, she met this handsome prince, and she fell in love with him, but it was time for her to leave, and as she was running out (because she didnt want to be late) she lost her glass slipper, so the prince had to go all over the village and try this slipper on all of the womens feet. The slipper fit Cinderella and they got married and lived happily ever after. I feel that this book teaches that in the end it doesnt pay off to be mean to people. The age level i would recommend this for would be about 8. I think this was a very good book.
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Summary: Beautify Disney illustrations but poorly written
Review: What a beautiful storybook version of a Disney Classic! This book tells the Disney Cinderella story, and includes all the story elements and characters from the movie. Each page has the gorgeous artwork from the film, along with a short paragraph. Other Disney versions we've read don't include Jaq and Gus, which is NOT acceptable to my 3 year old daughter. This book is one of the longer stories we read (it takes me 15 to 20 minutes to read), but my daughter is engaged for the whole thing. This book is wonderful by itself, or as a tie-in to the video. (I limit my daughter's video time, and this is a very acceptable alternative for her). It is definitely deserving of space on your bookshelf!
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Summary: Wonderful Disney Classic
Review: What a beautiful storybook version of a Disney Classic! This book tells the Disney Cinderella story, and includes all the story elements and characters from the movie. Each page has the gorgeous artwork from the film, along with a short paragraph. Other Disney versions we've read don't include Jaq and Gus, which is NOT acceptable to my 3 year old daughter. This book is one of the longer stories we read (it takes me 15 to 20 minutes to read), but my daughter is engaged for the whole thing. This book is wonderful by itself, or as a tie-in to the video. (I limit my daughter's video time, and this is a very acceptable alternative for her). It is definitely deserving of space on your bookshelf!
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