Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper freely translated from Charles Perrault and illustrated by Marcia Brown
1955 Caldecott Medal
My 7 year old daughter is seriously into princesses. Personally, I'm more inclined towards the active heroine in a story, so please understand that is my bias! The story of course will be familiar, but it is definitely refreshing to hear an interpretation that is directly translated from one of the first written sources. Pleasantly free of the very strong Disney stamp that is currently on the story!
The illustrations are line drawing with simple washes of color. Nothing too extraordinatry, but they carry the story well. The goodness of Cinderella comes across in text and pictures. . . although I find it a little funny that someone of such "good" character could also be deceitful with her step sisters when they arrived home from the ball (yawing and rubbing her yes as if she had just waked out of a sound sleep!)
I can't really rave about this book, but if you love Cinderella stories it should definitely be on your list.
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