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Cinderella
This beautiful book brings the classic fairy tale to life, with magical pops and delightful illustrations by Sara Gianassi. Marvel as the pumpkin becomes a fabulous golden carriage, see Cinderella's glass slipper sparkling on the palace steps, and enjoy the moment her rags transform into a glittering ballgown.
48 pages, Paperback
Published May 6, 2025
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Susanna Davidson
162 books19 followersSusanna Davidson also writes as Zanna Davidson.
She joined Usborne Publishing almost straight out of university and has been writing books for them pretty much ever since. She has written about everything from dinosaurs to the Queen to Fairy Ponies and tiny monsters, small enough to fit in your pocket. She is also a mum of two boys and works from home, where she spends most of her time talking to the dog and trying not to eat too much cheese.
She joined Usborne Publishing almost straight out of university and has been writing books for them pretty much ever since. She has written about everything from dinosaurs to the Queen to Fairy Ponies and tiny monsters, small enough to fit in your pocket. She is also a mum of two boys and works from home, where she spends most of her time talking to the dog and trying not to eat too much cheese.
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April 11, 2019
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Created as a reading scheme book, this alteration on a classic story is the perfect way to introduce young readers to this narrative. The book is easy to follow both sentence level, illustrational input and the level of word match that of a developing reading in this reading stage. All the themes of traditional tales are ever present within this telling of the Cinderella story, and pupils will easily be able to identify the specific structure behind the text- should they need to write their own story using this as a model. Additionally, this book, due to its readable nature, would stimulate creative and dialogue rich drama sequences. Due to the simple language, pupils will easily remember dialogue and will be best able to focus on characterisation. Since many pupils will already have ideas about the characters in Cinderella, they will be able to pair their existing knowledge with this fresh outlook and create a more developed performance. In KS2, when pupils study traditional tales in more depth, this text would be useful, along with other short versions of traditional tales for pupils to quickly compare and contrast features- elements of which will then provide a success criterion for writing their own traditional narrative.
Created as a reading scheme book, this alteration on a classic story is the perfect way to introduce young readers to this narrative. The book is easy to follow both sentence level, illustrational input and the level of word match that of a developing reading in this reading stage. All the themes of traditional tales are ever present within this telling of the Cinderella story, and pupils will easily be able to identify the specific structure behind the text- should they need to write their own story using this as a model. Additionally, this book, due to its readable nature, would stimulate creative and dialogue rich drama sequences. Due to the simple language, pupils will easily remember dialogue and will be best able to focus on characterisation. Since many pupils will already have ideas about the characters in Cinderella, they will be able to pair their existing knowledge with this fresh outlook and create a more developed performance. In KS2, when pupils study traditional tales in more depth, this text would be useful, along with other short versions of traditional tales for pupils to quickly compare and contrast features- elements of which will then provide a success criterion for writing their own traditional narrative.
March 24, 2016
Cinderella is a girl with a rich spirit who is stuck with her evil stepmother and stepsisters. They ridicule her and make her do chores constantly, all without any praise or recognition. One day, her stepsisters get an invite to the ball and Cinderella desperately wants to go, but of course, her stepmother refuses. Cinderella cries over the situation and feels completely defeated. That is, until a fairy godmother waves her magic want and gives Cinderella everything she needs to go to the ball. There's only one rule: she must be back by midnight. What will happen when Cinderella meets the Prince? Will she be back in time? There's only one way to find out!
This fantasy story includes magic that makes Cinderella able to overcome her obstacle and fulfill her dreams. There's the good versus bad element as well: Cinderella vs. her evil stepmother and stepsisters. The book even uses the word evil, which is something that makes it even more so a fantasy book. The story ends with "they lived happily ever after, the end" which is a key fantasy element since they tend to end happily. There's also the aspect of true love that's also forbidden, which makes it somewhat fall under the category of romantic fantasy. The illustrations in the book are somewhat realistic, but use a bright color scheme including shades of pink and purple in the sections that magic and happiness occurs. In the sections where there are issues and uncertainty, the colors go back to being more realistic and less exaggerated. The borders of the illustrations are clear cut and have a white background, and the font is borderline cursive, making the story seem more like the traditional story and not a modernized one. This retold version of a classic story will make any reader feel like a princess or prince due to its fantasy elements that allow the reader to transport to another "world".
This fantasy story includes magic that makes Cinderella able to overcome her obstacle and fulfill her dreams. There's the good versus bad element as well: Cinderella vs. her evil stepmother and stepsisters. The book even uses the word evil, which is something that makes it even more so a fantasy book. The story ends with "they lived happily ever after, the end" which is a key fantasy element since they tend to end happily. There's also the aspect of true love that's also forbidden, which makes it somewhat fall under the category of romantic fantasy. The illustrations in the book are somewhat realistic, but use a bright color scheme including shades of pink and purple in the sections that magic and happiness occurs. In the sections where there are issues and uncertainty, the colors go back to being more realistic and less exaggerated. The borders of the illustrations are clear cut and have a white background, and the font is borderline cursive, making the story seem more like the traditional story and not a modernized one. This retold version of a classic story will make any reader feel like a princess or prince due to its fantasy elements that allow the reader to transport to another "world".
April 8, 2017
The illustrations were beautiful but I wished Cinderella wore a blue ball gown instead of a yellow one.
October 13, 2021
Issue with the e book meant it was hard to read and words were missing
March 8, 2022
kilka minut i już skończona, bardzo przyjemna, prosta i idealna dla dzieci książka😋
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