![]() I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book other than the stepsisters’ poor behavior towards Cinderella. “Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper” is a brilliant retelling of the classic fairy tale that I think will be more suitable to children who want to read the more tame version of the fairy tale and will be a great hit for children everywhere. Also, the illustrations are a bit simplistic due to the fact that there is barely any color in the background, but the color is mainly focused on the characters, which allows the characters to stand out more, which I have never seen done in any other book that have simplistic illustrations. Marcia Brown’s illustrations are truly beautiful and simplistic in this version of the classic fairy tale as Cinderella truly looks beautiful with her wavy golden hair and beautiful black eyes. Imagine my surprise and excitement when I read her first children’s book! Marcia Brown has made this version of Cinderella much more tame than in the other versions of “Cinderella” I have seen as Cinderella’s stepsisters in this version seem a bit nicer to Cinderella by easily telling Cinderella about their time at the ball, although they still maintained their cruel nature by teasing Cinderella about not going to the ball, which is a bit unusual for in most versions that I have read of “Cinderella,” the stepsisters were always mean to Cinderella regardless of the situation that Cinderella was in. ![]() Marcia Brown has indeed created many children’s books throughout her life. “Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper” is clearly one of Marcia Brown’s most memorable books yet! “Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper” is the winner of the Caldecott Medal and is one of the earlier books by Marcia Brown that retells the French fairy tale “Cinderella” about how a miserable girl named Cinderella tries to go to the grand ball with the help of her fairy godmother. And while I am actually not going to fault Marcia Brown all that much for not incorporating a so-called author's note, as these seem to be a relatively recent phenomenon, that does not mean I do not miss it (and that I believe a supplemental information section would levitate Cinderella, or the little Glass Slipper from basically adequate to outstanding). I know that Marcia Brown won the Caldecott Medal for Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper and thus of course, specifically for these very illustrations, but I personally find them much too wishy-washy and even expressionless (and not nearly as evocative as some of Marica Brown's other Caldecott honours).Īnd yes, I also wish that Marcia Brown had included supplemental details, showing historical background, her own research and the like (maybe even a bibliography listing works consulted and cited). Still, I would probably have given this adaptation a solid four star rating, had I enjoyed the accompanying illustrations a bit more. I guess I am someone who has always as a rule liked the Grimms' version of the Cinderella tale rather more than Perrault's rendition (I might not like the violence at the end of the Brothers Grimm's Cinderella all that much, but I have always preferred the idea of Cinderella being helped by the spirit of her dead mother, how she actively enlists birds to help her with her chores to the Perrault version with its fairy godmother, magical mice and pumpkins, and a Cinderella who is actually annoyingly inactive, a matter of person choice, I guess). ![]() However, even these may fail to bring you success, without the blessing of a godfather or a godmother.While I quite enjoyed the narrative of Marcia Brown's adaptation, I did not absolutely love it. These, and similar talents come only from heaven, and it is good to have them. Without doubt it is a great advantage to have intelligence, courage, good breeding, and common sense. I personally tend for the second option, since Perrault was trying to convey the following moral to the story: You could say that it's either a plot hole from the author, or simply a way for the story to have a happy ending, manipulated by Cinderella's fairy god-mother. In it, there is no specific reason why the shoes wouldn't vanish with everything else, it just happens. When Disney did the movie, they based it on Perrault's material. ![]() Meanwhile, Cinderella keeps the other slipper, which does not disappear when the spell is broken. In Perrault's version,Ĭinderella in turn becomes so enchanted by him she loses track of time and leaves only at the final stroke of midnight, losing one of her glass slippers on the steps of the palace in her haste. In the Grimm's Brothers story, the clothes don't vanish, they are just taken away by the animals helping Cinderella.
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