Cinderella
Kindergarten-Grade 3—To wishful girls dreaming of being a princess,Cinderellaoffers another retelling of the tried-and-true classic. The storytelling is straightforward and the plot follows the traditional pattern, with Cinderella attending three balls before the climax. However, Eilenberg interjects his own asides. For example, after the stepsisters purchase expensive outfits for the event, he slyly notes, "They thought they looked beautiful! (In fact, they looked frightful.)" More humor can be found in the eccentric oil illustrations. The two oddly shaped stepsisters cramming their toes into the tiny slipper provide great comic relief. However, the listless Cinderella and her prince are not as animated as the rest of the characters. This book makes a good read-aloud, but it does not give as rich an experience as titles such as Paul Fleischman'sGlass Slipper, Gold Sandal(Holt, 2007).—Carrie Rogers-Whitehead, Kearns Library, UTCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.