Review: 5 page short story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2014
EVER AFTER HIGH: ASHLYNN ELLA'S STORY runs 5 pages (minus front- and end-matter).  Ashlynn Ella is destined (as the daughter of Cinderella) to be "the next Cinderella," and would someday marry whichever fairytale prince ended up in her story.  This short story is a fun twist on Cinderella, and because Ashlynn Ella can speak to all forest animals (not just mice like in Disney's Cinderella), it reminded me of (Disney's) Snow White's connection with forest animals.  Ashlynn Ella LOVES shoes and dreams of a prince who provides a birdhouse for homeless robins and has dirt under his fingernails (because he's helping forest animals and lives close to the land).  While this is a charming story appropriate for youth and adults alike, it didn't grab me as others in this series have.Wholesome in language and content.