All Disney Cinderella, All the TIme! The most beloved princess movie of all time—Disney’s Cinderella—is retold in the classic Little Golden Book format. Publisher Follow along as kind and hardworking Cinderella is rewarded with an enchanted evening at the Royal Ball. It just takes the help of her loyal animal friends Jaq and Gus, a wave… Continue reading Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… The Disney Version
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Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 4
The Cinderella Story is found all over the world. Enjoy these retellings from multiple cultures other than the traditional tale Americans are used to hearing. Despite a cruel stepmother’s schemes, Jouanah, a young Hmong girl, finds true love and happiness with the aid of her dead mother’s spirit and a pair of special sandals. Infosoup… Continue reading Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 4
Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 3
The Cinderella Story is found all over the world. Enjoy these retellings from multiple cultures other than the traditional tale Americans are used to hearing. Cendrillon is pestered by la belle-m’re (her stepmother) and les belles-soeurs (her stepsisters) but is helped by the bayou creatures who are ses bon amis (her good friends) and by… Continue reading Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 3
Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 2
The Cinderella Story is found all over the world. Enjoy these retellings from multiple cultures other than the traditional tale Americans are used to hearing. A Cambodian version of Cinderella in which a poor girl marries a prince, is killed by her jealous stepfamily, and then, through her virtue, returns to become queen. Infosoup In… Continue reading Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 2
Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 1
The Cinderella Story is found all over the world. Enjoy these retellings from multiple cultures other than the traditional tale Americans are used to hearing. In this version of Cinderella set in Egypt in the sixth century B.C., Rhodopis, a slave girl, eventually comes to be chosen by the Pharaoh to be his queen. Infosoup… Continue reading Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 1
My Favorite Poetry Picture Books TWO
More poetry and rhyming books! With fabulous illustrations to go with the text. Don’t miss these! A fully bilingual children’s book, My First Book of Haiku includes the original Japanese poems (in both Japanese script and Romaji form) on each page alongside the English translation to form a complete cultural experience. Each haiku poem is… Continue reading My Favorite Poetry Picture Books TWO
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