Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689806681)

A Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator team brings us a Caribbean Cinderella story, told from the perspective of the magical godmother.

You may think you already know this story about a beautiful servant girl, a cruel stepmother, a magnificent ball, and a lost slipper. But you've never heard it for true.

Now you can hear the tale from someone who was there: a poor washerwoman from the island of Martinique. She has just one thing in the world to love, her goddaughter Cendrillon. When she finds Cendrillon heartsick over a rich man's son, at first she doesn't know what to do. But she has sharp wits, a strong will, and the magic wand her mother left her--and soon she has a plan to give her dear Cendrillon the gift of a love that will change her life.

Adapted from a traditional Creole story, this fresh retelling captures all the age-old romance and magic of Cinderella, melding it with the vivid beauty of the Caribbean and the musical language of the islands.

Author: Robert D. San Souci
ISBN-10: 068980668X
ISBN-13: 9780689806681
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/01/1998
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 10.68h x 10.04w x 0.42d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 28005 / Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella

Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/13/1998 pg. 76
School Library Journal 09/01/1998 pg. 198
Booklist 10/15/1998 pg. 417
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/1999 pg. 785
Kirkus Review - Children 07/15/1998 pg. 1041
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 pg. 97 - Superior,Well Above Average
New York Times 04/11/1999 pg. 32
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/1999 pg. 1302
Multicultural Review 09/01/2002 pg. 29
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 97 - Superior,Well Above Average
School Library Journal 08/01/1999