Cinderella: A Fairy Tale

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Summary: Cinderella Cari Brown Jr.
Review: Cinderella had brown slippers. She was a commoner, she was poor, and wore the traditional dark brown smock, then, when she became famous, that brown smock became legendary, not that brown clothes were God like, but they were Cinderella's, the most ordinary brown smock, she had dark brown hair, and brown eyes, she had a brown broom, everything about her was brown, and common. She was kind to a fault, she had a brown car, she had a brown golf bag, she was on welfare and smoked cigarettes, she knew only a few, and only a few remember her, she worked for Michelle Pfeifer, Mariah Carey, and Deborah Gibson, who were singers, her foot was the most perfect thing I have ever seen. It was not to small, and it was not to big, it didnt look like a mans foot, and it wasnt dainty like a womans, it belonged to a person, if she was a woman her purse would have been dirty and brown, but it was her purse, even the name Cinderella, belonged to her, it was her and she owned it, she belonged to herself, since Cinderella had no last name I have her the name Brown, I could not use Tramane because she was a stepchild, she was the first to wear dark brown, everything on her was dark brown, her sneakers, her levi cords, her t-shirt. Her hat, her bicycle, maybe that's how shell be remembered, oh that girl who wore brown, how cute, she was poor and no one liked her or knew her, she died a commoner and everyone forgot, except for her-Cinderella(Cinderelli)

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Summary: school project
Review: Cinderella lived with her two step-sisters. They gave her the nickname Cinderseat. They were really mean to her and made her do things for them. The king's son was to give a ball and everyone was invited. When the day came Cinderella began to cry and her godmother appeared and made her get a pumpkin, which she turned into a coach. She then turned mice into horses, and a rat into a coachman. Then dressed her in a beautiful dress and glass slippers. When she arrived she danced with the prince, but she had to leave before midnight. She left without telling anyone her name or anything. The next night they went to another ball and she left right before midnight in rags, and left one glass slipper behind. He checked around trying the slipper on everyone. When Cinderella tried it on it fit her perfectly, and the prince realized she was the mysterious girl he had danced with before and they were to be married. I think this is a good story for kids to read, because Cinderella was really nice to her step-sisters who were always so mean to her after everything.

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Summary: school project
Review: the Book was good but i do wish they showed the picuter of the second ball whith cinderella in her gown

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Summary: Good But not the best
Review: the Book was good but i do wish they showed the picuter of the second ball whith cinderella in her gown

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Summary: Beautiful version...
Review: The typical gender stereotype issues that come with Cinderella aside, this is a simply beautiful version. It is an older version, so it is more of a story than the typical Disney version seen today. The illustrations are gorgeous, which is probably why it received the rewards it did. Every child is exposed to the story of Cinderella at some point, so I made the decision to make it this beautiful, classic, un-Disney-fied version!

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Summary: Cinderelly
Review: There are parents in the world for whom nothing but the definitive edition of a book is good enough for their little ones. Fairy tales? Find them the quintessential edition of "The Three Little Pigs" or "Rapunzel" and they are pleased. Ordinarily this is a bit of a task. I mean, what truly makes one version of a story any better than another if they are vastly different in composition and interpretation? Which brings me to that 1955 Caldecott award winning little number, "Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper". Retold and illustrated by that deity amongst children's authors, Marcia Brown, the book is a most perfect retelling of the classic Cinderella story. It's not the gory Grimm Brothers version (no eyes are pecked out nor heels chopped off) nor the hokey Disney concoction. It is instead it's own sweet little creation, perfectly preserved within itself. Written in the 1950s it simply tells a tale that it would be a good idea to know if you're going to operate fully in society.

Usually at this point in the review I summarize the book. But to be perfectly frank, I don't feel like doing that with this one. "Cinderella" is what it is. Girl, evil step-relatives, fairy godmother, pumpkin, prince, shoe, the end. There you go. That's the whole story in brief simple terms. Brown's edition isn't as dull and staid as some of the traditional retellings, which is a relief to anyone reading and rereading this book to their kidoo. Cinderella is just as lovely as ever with her blond hair and big eyelashed eyes. What struck my fancy in this book is the odd mish-mash of costume styles present throughout. When that good old fairy godmother appears she looks like a slightly moderated version of Queen Elizabeth complete with ruff and appropriate gown. However, the stepsisters are clearly seen to be tied into corsets (circa 1890s, yes no?) while applying beauty marks (ala the French Revolution). The prince also appears to be a bit of a 1700s swag, but his very presence makes it clear that whatever the time period, this book is clearly set in a rather fantastical era.

As for the pictures themselves, they're evocative and lovely. Somehow Brown's choice of palette ensures that the book is bound to be loved and remembered fondly by children and adults for years and years and years. I could go into some odd diatribe about the inherent sexism of the book and Cinderella supremely wishy-washy tendencies, but for once let's just let the book be. It's a nice story rendered in colorful cotton candy hues and presented in a lovely light-hearted package. It may not be the smartest Marcia Brown creation, but I understand why she wasn't ashamed of it. If you'd like a version of "Cinderella" that just tells the story and gives you something lovely to look at, choose this one. It's purpose is to tell the tale in it simplest childlike form. And it succeeds.

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Summary: this book is:
Review: this isnt the best versoin of cinderella i've heard!
but it is all i could find for a school project
if there was any good pictures from the book that i could have down loaded it would get 5 stars