A delightful retelling of the much-loved tale of Cinderella, with full colour illustrations throughout. Part of Young Reading Series 1 for children just starting to read alone.
This book features in the following series: Young Reading, Young Reading Series 1 .
This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2004 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .
Sue Ferraby works as a teacher and Literacy Co-ordinator in a small school in the Yorkshire Dales. She enjoys drawing and writing stories with children and walking by the sea. Fabiano Fiorin was born and lives in Venice, Italy. Since 1980 he has been illustrating for comics and illustrated children's books in Italy, Germany, New Zealand and the UK.
This book contains the following story:
Cinderella
Cinderella REALLY wants to go to the ball but her wicked stepmother and ugly sisters think she's better off at home doing the chores. Along comes the fairy godmother, waves her magic wand and Cinders's clothes are transformed into a gorgeous ball gown. Off she goes to the palace ball in a pumpkin coach and horses transformed from mice. But when the clock strikes midnight Cinders reverts to her tattered old self, and the prince has only a glass slipper to find his gorgeous girly.
This book features the following characters:
Cinderella
This book features Perrault's character, Cinderella.
Wicked Stepmother
This book features the character Wicked Stepmother.
Ugly Sister
This book features the character Ugly Sister.
Fairy Godmother
This book features Perrault's character, Fairy Godmother.
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