Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780689848889)

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: 0689848889
ISBN-13: 9780689848889
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2002
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 10.30h x 9.60w x 0.50d

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


Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 12/17/2001 pg. 94
BookPage 02/01/2002 pg. 29
Black Issues Book Review 03/01/2002 pg. 69
Publishers Weekly 12/17/2001