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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella

Book Title: Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella


Author: Paul Fleischman

Illustrator: Julie Paschkis


Publisher: Henry Holt and Company


Copyright Date: 2007


Genre: Picturebook: Folktale


Brief Annotation: Another version of the story of Cinderella, as seen through many different cultures. Each page continues this well known fairly tale, but each from the perspective of a different country. Each page presents an illustration depicting that country’s twist on the story of Cinderella. The reader is transported from the West Indies to Laos to Iran, to name just a few.


Your Rating (1-5) and why: 2.5 – I was really looking forward to reading various versions of Cinderella, but expectations far exceeded reality in all three cases. I liked the intention of this worldwide version of Cinderella. It’s a great idea to thread the story through different countries. However, the results were a story that was disjointed and confusing. In addition, the overly busy illustrations were unnecessary and, I felt, added to the messy and confused feeling of the book.


Readers who will like this book: This book seems most appropriate for children approximately 5-9 who have enjoyed the story of Cinderella and would have fun comparing the different versions. This book would be best read slowly, discussing the country transitions and the specific distinctions with each country. This slow, disruptive process would work ok with this book because it would likely be confusing to just read it straight through anyway. And more would be gained through spending time on each page.


Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: (Showing the map on the inside cover of the book…) Each of these countries has it’s own version of the story of Cinderella. Can you guess what part of the story might be different for any of these countries?

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