Variations on Favorite Stories

Discover the magic of Cinderella in this petite edition of the classic fairytale, created especially for little readers with just a handful of words and bright, enchanting illustrations.

"Cinders, the most picked upon hen in the flock, becomes the most loved by Prince Cockerel when she arrives at his ball looking so beautiful that even her bossy sisters do not recognize her."

Jouanah's story takes readers to the remote mountains of Southeast Asia, to the traditional home of the Laotian Hmong.

"A retelling of the traditional Persian tale in which Settareh, neglected and abused by her stepmother and stepsisters, finds her life transformed with the help of a little blue jug."

"Although mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother."

In this Mexican retelling of the Cinderella story, there is no glass slipper and no fairy godmother. All Domitila has are her innate qualities and talents, resulting in the transformation of Timoteo, her suitor.

"A lonely elephant mistreated by her warthog cousins charms Prince Trunky with the help of a furry godmouse."

"In this version of Cinderella, set in the Philippines, Abadeha endures abuse by her stepmother before being helped by the Spirit of the Forest and becoming the bride of the island chieftan's son."

"This version of the Cinderella story, in which a young girl overcomes the wickedness of her older sisters to become the bride of a prince, is based on a Irish folktale."

The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together this version of Cinderella, including elements from Mexico, Iran, Korea, Russia, Appalachia, and more.

"A mistreated kitchen maid, with the help of her fairy godmother, attends the palace ball on the condition that she leave before midnight."

"In this humorous retelling of the classic fairy tale, an attractive mutt wins the heart of a prince with the help of her canine grandmother."

From Korea, a variation on the Cinderella story that retains the prince's ball and the magic slipper.

Luck and happiness come to a neglected, motherless girl.

"In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper."

"In this Eastern European Jewish variant of the Cinderella story, the youngest daughter of a rabbi is sent away from home in disgrace, but thanks to the help of the prophet Elijah, marries the son of a renowned scholar and is reunited with her family. Includes words and music to a traditional Yiddish wedding song."

"After being mistreated by her stepfamily, a young girl receives help from her fairy godmother so that she can attend the palace ball."

An easy-to-read retelling of Cinderella's trip to a ball at the palace.

"In this variation on the Cinderella story set in Greece, a girl mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters manages to captivate the prince, with help from Mother Nature and her children."

"Although mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother."

"The classic story of Cinderella gets a fresh twist in this vibrant Mexican spin on the beloved fairy tale!" This is a board book.

In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.

"In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper."

"With the help of her fairy godmother, a beautiful young woman mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters attends the palace ball where she meets the prince whom she marries."

"The stunning transformation of a pumpkin into a magnificent coach, a rat into a coachman, and Cinderella into a beautiful princess is pure magic."

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Sootypaws the mouse lives with her stepmother and sisters, who are rats in all senses of the word. But with a little help from her woodland friends, Sootypaws finds her way to the ball to meet her Prince--will they live mousily ever after?"

A Creole variant of the familiar Cinderella tale set in the Caribbean and narrated by the godmother who helps Cendrillon find true love.

"In this variation on the Cinderella story, based on the Charles Perrault version but set in the Smoky Mountains, Rose loses her glass slipper at a party given by the rich feller on the other side of the creek."

"A variation on the traditional Cinderella story set in a Southern swamp and with a Great Gospel Convention instead of a ball."

Cinderella, Snow White, and three other well-known princesses share a surprising connection in these fairy tale retellings presented in comic book format.

Hayes, a veteran folklorist, offers an engaging telling of Cinderella that is popular in the mountain communities of New Mexico.

"In thirty-three poems it brings to life not only the voices of well-loved characters, but also voices of characters not usually heard from."

"Cast off by her old friends, Cinderella agrees to help a new student deal with the stepsisters she will soon have, and meantime, a former friend tries to prevent Cinderella from dancing the lead in their tap recital"

"Two hundred years after Cinderella found her prince, the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl's display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again. Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. Sophia tries to flee the ball, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella's mausoleum. Together with Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters, Sophia vows to bring down the king once and for all."

This powerful memoir about a girl growing up in a wealthy but dysfunctional Chinese family during the 1940s evokes the classic fairy tale, Cinderella.

"A retelling of Cinderella about an indomitable inventor-mechanic who finds her prince but realizes she doesn't want a fairy tale happy ending after all"

This version of Cinderella is set in the court of France during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King.

"Cendrillon and her adopted brother, Raoul, left to be raised by servants, grow up in a quiet household until the day an elegant woman and her two daughters arrive announcing that she has married Cendrillon's father and will be taking over the household."

Isabelle should be blissfully happy--she's about to marry a prince. Except that Isabelle isn't the girl who lost the slipper. And the glass shoe on her foot is filling with blood . . . Isabelle isn't the beauty who captured the prince's heart. She's the ugly stepsister who cut off her toes to fool him."

"Fanny Agnes is a sturdy farm girl who dreams of marrying a prince, but when her fairy godmother doesn't show up, she decides on a local farmer instead."

"When two wolves escape one night from his fairy tale book and threaten to eat him, Herb enlists the reluctant help of Cinderella's fairy godmother."

Angkat- child of ashes- goes further, survives more, and has to conquer her own mortality to regain her rightful place in this ancient Cambodian tale.

"Sarie struggles when she reads aloud in class in her South African school, but then she and her friend Auntie Anna find a book about Cinderella in Auntie Anna's old car and begin to read together."

"In this version of the Cinderella tale set in the 1920s, Ella has two men courting her--the handsome Duke of Arc and Buttons the delivery boy."

"Cinderella and Cinder Edna, who live with cruel stepmothers and stepsisters, have different approaches to life; and, although each ends up with the prince of her dreams, one is a great deal happier than the other."

"This version of the familiar story in which a mistreated step-child finds happiness with the "man" of her dreams is set in the old-growth forest and features Bigfoot characters."

"Cindy, a poor girl, but talented hockey player, must deal with the jealous blister sisters. Enter fairy goaltender for a "happily ever after" story."

"In this continuation of the Cinderella story, fifteen-year-old Ella finds that accepting Prince Charming's proposal ensnares her in a suffocating tangle of palace rules and royal etiquette, so she plots to escape."

"Fourteen-year-old Ashley has her heart set on spending New Year's Eve 1999 at an exclusive country club party with an Almost Boyfriend, but her plan is endangered by her stepmother and two bratty stepsisters."

"Free-verse reveals true stories behind well-known fairy tales, some reset in modern times, as a strung-out match girl sells CDs to drug users, Little Red Riding Hood admits that she wanted to know what it is like to be swallowed whole, and Cinderella's stepsisters are duped."

"In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her."

­Arminita Robicheaux--Cinderella's daughter--discovers that the best way to happily ever after is doing what you can to make your own fairy tale come true." (follows "Charmed, I'm Sure.")

"In this variation on the Cinderella story, Ash grows up believing in the fairy realm that the king and his philosophers have sought to suppress, until one day she must choose between a handsome fairy cursed to love her and the King's Huntress whom she loves."

"After her father and stepmother throw her out of their house in Shanghai, China, twelve-year-old Ye Xian is taken in by a martial arts group, the Dragon Society of Wandering Knights, and joins them and her aunt in a mission to help the Americans fight the Japanese. Includes historical notes."

In a novel based on Chinese Cinderella tales, fourteen-year-old stepchild Xing-Xing endures a life of neglect and servitude, as her stepmother cruelly mutilates her own child's feet so that she alone might marry well.

"In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being."

In this Zuni folktale, Turkey Girl's magical transformation ends in disaster when she forgets her promise to return to her flock of birds.

In this Ojibwa tale, the humble Sootface is chosen to be the bride of an invisible warrior.

"Presents versions of the Cinderella story which represent many cultures, geographical areas, and styles. Includes information about the tales, related activities, and resources."

"From the author of The Three Little Javelinas comes a Wild West retelling of the classic Cinderella fairytale, perfect for fans of Little Ree by Ree Drummond, Prince Cinders by Babette Cole, Cinder Edna by Ellen Jackson, and Red Riding Hood as retold by James Marshall. Once upon a time, there was a sweet cowgirl named Cindy Ellen, who lived with the orneriest stepmother west of the Mississippi and two stepsisters who were so nasty, they made rattlesnakes look nice! But when a fast-talkin' fairy godmother teaches Cindy Ellen a little lesson about gumption, Cindy lassos first place at the rodeo and the heart of Joe Prince.... You may think you've heard the story before--but you'll get a side-splittin' bellyache after you're through with this hilarious rendition told Wild West-style!"

A retelling of the familiar tale on p. 44

A retelling of the classic fairytale on p. 138

A retelling of Cinderella on page 100

A "politically correct" retelling of Cinderella on p. 31

A retelling of the familiar tale on p. 138

A retelling of the traditional tale on p. 6

A retelling of the classic Cinderella on p. 66

"The Roses Round the Palace" begins on p. 49

An illustrated collection of Perrault fairy tales, including Cinderella on p. 47

A retelling of the classic fairy tale on p. 128

A comic book style retelling of Cinderella on page 148.

"Humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after." Cinderella begins on page 5.

The adventures of various nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters are retold in backward sequence with each tale interrelated to the other. Cinderella is the sixth story.

A retelling of Cinderella combined with Rumpelstiltskin on p.28

Retells the well-known Walt Disney film on page 12.

Cinderella is the fourth story in this collection.

Variations of popular nursery rhymes.

Classic fairy tale stories retold, including Cinderella.