Cinderella: A Folk Tale Classic, was a version of the classic fairytale written by Paul Galdone. This was the story of a nobleman who married his second wife being the proudest woman in the land. Cinderella's step mother showed jealousy towards her making her do chores such as cleaning the house and waiting on the wife and her step sisters every day, morning through night. The night of the ball, with the extreme preparation taken by Cinderella, the girls left and invited her, but both agreed it wasn't a proper place for a cinder maid to go. She decided to go with the help of her godmother who wished for a gown and glass slippers with the help of her magic wand. She went to the ball, having to leave by midnight, and made an memorable appearance on the prince. The prince looked for the mystery princess, and found Cinderella with the help of the glass slipper she lost at the ball. She gained acceptance from her step sisters after finding out the mystery princess was in fact Cinderella. This version of Cinderella was very similar to the original, and a classic that I believe everyone should read. There are negative themes throughout, such as beauty is everything, which should not be in the presence of young readers because then they will think appearance, for example, is more important than studies or other good qualities individuals should have. Overall, I would recommend this book because it is a classic, has beautiful illustrations throughout, and easy to follow along for the sake of young readers. ( )

I love the story of Cinderella. This Cinderella book I read was really interesting and well written to match the illustrations. I loved this book. I mainly liked the book due to the irony portrayed as well as the pictures are great illustrations of what is going on in the story. The pictures are suiting the text well. First, I liked the irony in the story. For example, one of the stepsisters said, "Lend my clothes to a dirty cinder-grub like you? I'd be a fool." Little did the stepsisters know, Cinderella was the beautiful princess from the ball that they were telling Cinderella all about. The stepsisters didn't realize, but they were actually complementing Cinderella right to her face, without even knowing that they were. Another example is when Cinderella laughed and said, "Why not let me see if it will fit me?" (referring to the glass slipper. The sisters sneered, but the King's messenger said it was only fair. As the King's messenger placed the slipper on Cinderella's small foot, he saw that it fitted as snugly as if it had been made of wax. Then, to the amazement of the sisters, Cinderella drew the other glass slipper from her pocket. Next, I thought the pictures were really good illustrations in the story. For example, although Cinderella was always dressed in rags, she was still prettier than her stepsisters who where always dressed in fine attire. Cinderella was wearing dull clothes in the pictures, but just her demeanor showed through the pictures made her seem that much of a better person and she was truly prettier than both of her stepsisters. Another example is when there was a picture where you can see Cinderella dressed in rags with a broom. She was looking disappointed while she was staring at her stepsisters. Her step sisters were dressed nice and walking way with their heads held high with snobby looks on their faces. They appear to be walking away as if they are proud and better than anyone else. Pictures can truly say a thousand words.

The big idea/main message of the story is that people should never give up. Fight for what you want, but do so with a good heart and work hard, such as Cinderella did. Although her stepsisters and stepmother were mean to her, she was still kind and worked hard. In the end, it was she who came out on top, winning by marrying Prince Charming. ( )

I have mixed feelings about this book. It had an interesting plot twist then the original story but I did not like the illustrations. In the original Cinderella story, Cinderella is treated badly and goes to the ball only once and loses her slipper. In this story Cinderella is still treated badly but she doesn’t resent her sisters he is still very kind and says she loves them. She also goes to the ball two nights in a row and during the second ball she loses her glass slipper. The prince finds Cinderella and they get married which is the same, but Cinderella even helps her sisters to find husbands which I don’t think is something ever mentioned in the original stories. I did not like the illustrations; they looked really old and didn’t draw my attention or add to the story. I could have covered them up and made a better picture of the story in my head. None of the characters faces show much emotion and didn’t add any extra details to the story. The big idea is if your kind and sweet good things will happen to you. ( )

There are things I like about this book and things I do not like. The thing I like about this book is that it is told the original way. For example there were no alterations in how it is told. The dad remarries and the step-mom and step-sisters are mean. The fairy Godmother comes and helps her. She ends up happily married to the prince.

The thing I do not like about this book is the layout. On every page there is a section with words, pictures, and there is a border. On each page it is laid out so that it is directly between the place where the book folds and there is a section that is blank on either side. I just did not like the lay out.

The main idea in this story is to be kind to everyone. ( )

The message from the book Cinderella is that good things happen to good people. Wealth doesn't make someone prettier or better. I had mixed feeling about this book after reading it. I liked the book because the vocabulary used was of higher level. For example, the words, "haughtiest," "nobleman," "fortunate" and "proclamation." Although a classic story for young children, it was rewritten at a higher reading level. I didn't like the books illustrations. The illustrations were all drawn in pen and seemed a little sloppy. The colors used were very dark and didn't really elaborate on the magical love of Cinderella and her Prince. ( )