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Cinderella Stories Around the World by Cari Meister

Cinderella Stories Around the World

4 Beloved Tales

Cari Meister, Carolina Farías, Valentina Belloni

Capstone · Print & ebook · July 1, 2014

Think there's just one fairy tale with an overworked girl and wicked stepsisters?

Country & Ethnic FolktalesFolktale RetellingsFairy Tale CollectionsPicture Books
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Fairy TalesChildrensCulturalFantasy
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Who it’s for
Four Cinderella tales show how familiar fairy-tale bones change across cultures.
Genres
Country & Ethnic Folktales, Fairy Tale Collections, Folktale Retellings
Published
Capstone, July 1, 2014

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About this book

Think there's just one fairy tale with an overworked girl and wicked stepsisters? Think again! Cultures all around the world have their own Cinderella stories. Visit Canada, China, Egypt, and France, and find out whose glass slippers are made of red silk, and whose fairy godmother is a fish.

Many Glass Slippers

Four Cinderella tales show how familiar fairy-tale bones change across cultures.

Come here for

  • Cinderella tales from Canada, China, Egypt, and France
  • Red silk slippers and a fish for a fairy godmother

Expect

  • A fresh angle on a story you thought you knew
  • Folktale variety without losing the Cinderella thread

Where it sits

Country & Ethnic Folktales77%
Fairy Tale Collections42%
Folktale Retellings29%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Myths & Folklore
  • Emotions
  • Diversity & Culture
Authors
Cari Meister, Carolina Farías, Valentina Belloni
Publisher
Capstone
Published
July 1, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Myths & Folklore