This book is a version of Cinderella set in Greece. Cinderella visits her mother's grave and prays for her help. Cinderella meets the Prince after going to a church service, and after three attempts at stopping Cinderella, the Prince was finally able to find her and give Cinderella her shoe that she left after it became stuck in honey and wax. The two lived happily ever after, like in the original Cinderella. This book would be a great comparison lesson for young readers who are most likely more familiar with the original Cinderella. The teacher could read the original book and then read the Greece version in order for the students to compare the two books to one another. The students will then be able to see the differences between the two cultures. ( )

This is a delightful adaptation of Cinderella, but set in Greece. This time the Cinderella character visits the grave of her mother and prays for her help. The mother visits her and instructs her on what to do. Just like in the classic fairy tale all ends well and she ends up with the prince. This would be a fun book to read with young readers already familiar with Cinderella. The illustrations are colorful and done in a classic fairy tale style. ( )

This book was absolutely wonderful! Cinderella has always been one of my favorite fairy tales growing up and when I found this book, I was full of excitement. The style of this book is wonderful, in the sense that it kept with the oral traditions of the original Cinderella story. The style also catered to time period and setting that the book took place. The illustrations were well done, as it was easily understood that the story was about Cinderella, while also showing settings in Greece. For example, the orphan threw gold coins and the villagers scattered to grab them. ( )

This is a Greek version of the classic Cinderella story. This book is chalk full of descriptive vocabulary and imagery to help the reader follow along with the story. This story would be great to use alongside the original Cinderella story to introduce compare and contrast. The book could also be used to discuss the beginning, middle and ending of a story. Students can write their own version of Cinderella using similar beginnings, middles and endings. ( )

Cinderella looses her mom and is forced to live with an evil stepmother and
stepsisters. She visits her Mother’s grave and hears here voice telling her to go and find blessings. Mother Nature then appears with her “children” and they each give Cinderella a gift. She
then attends a church service. Upon arrival at the church, the Prince sees Cinderella and orders his guards to follow her. She gets away too quickly. She then comes back the next Sunday and the Prince has a
plan to trick her (with honey and wax on the floor). Cinderella still escapes, but leaves her
shoe behind. The prince looks all over, but does not find her, until the next Sunday
service. The shoe fits and the Prince and Cinderella live happily ever after.