Sinderela

Golden Fairy Tale Collection #6

by Peter Holeinone, Piero Cattaneo (Illustrator)

1) Sinderela
2) Boneka Salju
3) Petualangan Said
4) Ratu Jowka
5) Buku Mantera
6) Asal Mula Permainan Catur
7) Si Janggut Biru

Genres: Childrens, Classics, Art, Short Stories

54 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just adore these old editions full with beautiful illustrations of my beloved fairy tales. As a child I owned most of the books from this Golden Collection and I spend hours reading and enjoying the beautiful pictures. My favorite was the story of Bluebeard, which amazed me and terrified me at the same time. Already grown I still have those books and even read them sometime because to me they are really golden.

[Bec · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series of stories! This particular volume has classics like Cinderella and Bluebeard, some of the not so common ones like The Snow Maiden, but rare one's like Sayed's Adventures, The Empress Jowka, The Book of Spells, the Game of Chess. Stunning illustrations, too, by Tony Wolf.

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how varied these stories were. Each tale seemed to come from a different culture, which was awesome. Not sure these tales are all tailored for children though, as some of them are quite dark.

[SBC · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Story of Cinderella and Other Tales, with text by Peter Holeinone and illustrations by Piero Catteneo, was published in about 1988 by Peter Haddock Limited as part of their Golden Fairy Tale Collection.

Stories:
Cinderella
The Snow Maiden
Sayed's Adventures
The Empress Jowka
The Book of Spells
The Game of Chess
Bluebeard

The retelling of Cinderella is lively and original, with the introduction of an amusing cat. The story source appears to be Perrault's version of Cinderella. There are no helpful birds, or hazel tree, as in the Grimms' version, and the father is not mentioned at all past marrying again, in tune with the Perrault story. But did you know Cinderella's father doesn't die in most historical versions of Cinderella (including, apparently, this one)? Cinderella's saviour in Holeinone's tale is a "fairy", but she's not described as a godmother. (Visually, she looks to be about Cinderella's age, with sparkling gold hair and a delicate white hennin (medieval cone-shaped hat).) Apart from the cat (who also has an amusing encounter with the fairy mid-story) the artwork is the highlight of this retelling. Cattaneo's Cinderella is a beautiful redhead – and what clothes! Her rags are lustrous satin, her dress for the ball is a stunning rainbow concoction, and the gown the fairy transforms her into at the story's end is a beautiful pastel pink, yellow, and blue. I loved the watercolour dissolution of the dancers in the ball scene, and the landscape image of the fairy and Cinderella standing before the golden pumpkin coach, with white horses and a pastel sky.

You can read my full review of this book, including an analysis of each of the stories and their sources, on my vintage fairy tale and nursery rhyme blog, Silver Bells and Cockle Shells.