Walt Disney's Cinderella

by Jane Werner Watson, Retta Scott Worcester (Illustrator)

The original Little Golden Book from the 1940s featuring Walt Disney’s Cinderella is back! This enchanting fairy tale is beautifully rendered with vintage artwork bringing Cinderella and her cruel stepsisters to life.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Cinderella

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

Jane Werner Watson, born Elsa Jane Werner was an American children's author. She also wrote under the names Elsa Jane Werner Watson, Elsa Jane Werner, Jane Werner, Annie North Bedford, Monica Hill, Elsa Ruth Nast, W.K. Jasner, and A.N. Bedford.

Reviews

[Alissa J. Zavalianos · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a cute and quick read of one of my favorite fairytale classics.

[The Celtic Rebel (Richard) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another one of the fairy tales read to me as a child, and then I shared with my children when I grew up. My youngest daughter never could get enough of it. Beautifully illustrated Little Golden Book. One of the best.

[Allie · Rating 5 out of 5]

10/10, a great edition of the classic fairy tale regardless of the connection to the Disney version.

I have read multiple versions of Cinderella from Golden Books and this is absolutely the best one. It is not a perfect book version of the Disney movie, but is instead a wonderful balance between the movie and the classic fairy tale that it is based on. The art is lovely and channels the movie without being a copy and the story focuses on the core of the Cinderella story without getting bogged down by the extra bits the movie adds in.

[Deanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

A gift from Aunt Karen. The book follows the movie exactly!

[Kat Ice · Rating 5 out of 5]

a little weird that it was so different from the movie but still super cute!!

[Ann-Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this because of the beautiful illustrations by Disney artist, Retta Scott Worcester. It’s a charming children’s book!

[Colca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved all these Disney books when I was a little kid and today I woke up and said to myself why not reread them! I will always stand by my opinion that you're never too old for kid's books!
If not counting in the child abuse this used to be my most favourite childhood Disney story.
Just now it hit me how messed up the story would be without the magic aspect: Cinderella going crazy talking to mice after many years being psychically abused. That doesn't really seem like a kid-friendly story. Maybe that's just my weird brain talking, but one way or another this really isn't a good example of happy fairy tale.

[Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This beautiful adaptation of the Disney film comes alive with Jane Werner's words and Retta Scott Worcester's illustration adaptations. The reader will notice that the illustrations are similar to the film, but some of the characters are drawn differently; this is especially noticeable with Cinderella. As a child this would have annoyed me, but as an adult I really enjoy the detail in the illustrations and the new imaginings of the characters and background. The inside front cover and inside back cover are different illustrations - the front inside cover hints at what's to come and the back inside cover wraps up the story.

[Punkie · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars!!!!!
This was the book that made me first want to pick up a pencil and draw, create. Retta Scott Worcester and Mary Blair were the goddesses of Disney art to me. I received a copy of this when I was only 3 and it started a lifetime passion for art and animation. This is the absolute epitome of Disney storybooks, the gorgeous piece to set all standards.

[Maura Roo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is gorgeous. I want to use the illustrations as wallpaper.

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a cute book

[Arpita K · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely classic princess story for children to read. Read it during my childhood. Hence, noting it out here.

[Joy Gerbode · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the oversized edition of the classic Disney tale. Artwork is NOT exactly like the Disney cartoon, but the story is. Very enjoyable

[Scarlett Mirano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good details and a happy ending!

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good abridged story, loved by the kiddos.

[Bailey Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thrifted this story I still love it

[Kate Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great summary of the movie

[Katy Lohman · Rating 4 out of 5]

The art reminds me of the movie's charm. I loved the interior design of Disney's princess movies.

[Jen Kahl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my absolute favorite fairy tale growing up. I love the illustrations in the book; they are so nostalgic-this is the same book my mother read to me growing up. The book is about a girl who didn't have a mother or siblings until her father remarried. When her father remarried she had a step-mother and two step-sisters. After Cinderella's father passed, they made Cinderella their servant. Instead of being sad about this, Cinderella made friends with all of the animals, and especially the mice whom she made clothes for. The mice adored her. One day an invitation came to invite the girls to the prince's royal ball. Her stepmother and stepsisters told her she would not be allowed to go until she finished her work and had a gown to wear. Because Cinderella was not ready by they time they were leaving, they began to leave her behind. Cinderella cried but then she found that her little mice friends had made her a dress. She put on the dress and ran down stairs to tell them that she did indeed have a dress, except that the mice had used things of her stepsisters' and they ripped them off her dress. Soon appeared her fairy godmother, who sang "Bippity, Boppity, Boo" and turned a pumpkin into a carriage, the mice turned into horses, her old horse turned into the coachman, and her old dog turned into a footman. Her fairy godmother gave her a beautiful dress with glass slippers. The fairy godmother told her to be back by midnight. Off Cinderella went with no time to waste. The prince spotted Cinderella walking in and walked through the crowd and asked for a dance. They danced forever. Cinderella realized that it was almost midnight, and ran away, with one of her slippers falling off her foot. The prince came looking for her, house to house he went, having all of the ladies try on the glass slipper. The stepsisters both tried to squeeze their foot into the slipper but it did not fit. The stepmother tried to lock Cinderella in her bedroom so that she could not try on the slipper but the mice got the door opened and Cinderella asked to try on the slipper. It fit, and they lived happily ever! I love this book as a read-aloud; the messages able to be taken from this book are immense. I would definitely recommend this version as well since it is the original.

[♥♣Mary♦♠ If She So Pleases · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice story time book read. Nice illustrations and plenty of words per page.
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[Claudia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was thrilled when I found this edition in the book store. My granddaughters wondered why I was getting myself a little golden book...but this is the book my mother read to me over and over...until I'd memorized the words. At that point, I began to 'read' it to my baby sister...she was such a patient audience...all of one year old!

NOT the cartoon illustrations...I think I like these more. What a little gift this book was.

[Charyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

The illustration of this book is what makes this classic telling of the Cinderella story such a delight to read! I had this book as a little girl growing up in the 70's. You just don't see the use of these vivid retro colors anymore. I just love the olive greens and mustards mixed in with the browns and magentas. This is a keeper- especially for artistic inspiration!

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the storybook adaptation of Disney's Cinderella. It is good for elementary readers, as the words are easy to read and not too many sentences per page. Illustrations are sort of like the movie since they were digitally scanned by Disney Publishing. Originally published in 1950.

[Lumax · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my fave book as a child

[Dylan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book we read once a week at least, good illustrations, good version of the Disney movie.

[Jaynie · Rating 4 out of 5]

More fun than doing taxes, certainly.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great summary of the longer version. Great for a young reader/ listener that can’t sit through the entire longer version