by Robert D. San Souci
Genre: Family / Caribbean / Fairy Tale / Folktale / Retelling Year Published: 1998 Year Read: 2011 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers I have read many different versions of “Cinderella” during my time, but this is the first time I have heard of a Caribbean version of t...
Told from the perspective of the godmother. Includes glossary of French Creole worlds and phrases. Authors note gives brief history of this version of the tale.
This isn't my favorite of the Cinderella tellings that I've read recently, but it is very worthy for several reasons. First, I love that author San Souci includes a note about his source material along with an explanation of the changes he made. I also like that he made Caribbean vocabulary and cu...
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