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Seriously, Cinderella is so annoying! : the story of Cinderella as told by the wicked stepmother / by Trisha Speed Shaskan ; illustrated by Gerald Guerlais.

By: Shaskan, Trisha Speed, 1973-Contributor(s): Guerlais, Gerald [illustrator.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Other side of the story: Publisher: Mankato, Minn. : Picture Window Books, ©2012Description: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781404866744; 1404866744; 9781404870482; 1404870482; 9781479519415; 1479519413Subject(s): Fairy tales | Humorous stories | Fairy tales | Humorous stories | Fairy tales | Humorous stories | Children's humorous stories | Humorous fiction | Fairy talesGenre/Form: Fairy tales. | Fairy tales. | Children's humorous fiction. | Children's fiction. | Fairy tales. | Humorous fiction. | Fairy tales. | Humorous fiction. | Picture books for children.DDC classification: [E] LOC classification: PZ8.S3408 | Se 2012Summary: The classic tale of Cinderella is told by her stepmother, who was not really so wicked after all.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 24).

The classic tale of Cinderella is told by her stepmother, who was not really so wicked after all.

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Gr 1-3-These retellings of classic tales illustrate the concept of "point of view." They acknowledge and play on reader expectations: "People think it's easy being a giant." "The wicked stepmother? Not true. It's just another one of Cinderella's wild stories." Glib, colloquial texts and bright, cartoon-style illustrations create an ironic, knowing atmosphere. While it's an amusing trick, and makes a good teaching tool, the power of the original stories is lost in translation. These titles do not stand alone as literature as does Jon Scieszka's The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! (Viking, 1989), but will be welcomed in creative-writing classes. End matter includes questions on how point of view changes the story, suggested reading, and (somewhat vague) instructions for accessing more information online.-Heidi Estrin, Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel, Boca Raton, FL (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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