Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale
Blessed Mary rewards Teresa's good deeds with a shining gold star. Later she punishes Teresa's unkind stepsisters, Isabel and Inez, with hideous horns and donkey's ears that they try to hide under heavy veils! But will Teresa outshine her stepsisters at the festival? Robert D. San Souci retells...
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Blessed Mary rewards Teresa's good deeds with a shining gold star. Later she punishes Teresa's unkind stepsisters, Isabel and Inez, with hideous horns and donkey's ears that they try to hide under heavy veils! But will Teresa outshine her stepsisters at the festival? Robert D. San Souci retells this popular folktale in a lilting narrative that includes all the magic of the beloved Cinderella story and traditional elements from Spanish tales. Luminous watercolors by Sergio Martinez accentuate the beauty and goodness that radiate from Little Gold Star. A Selection of the Junior Library GuildA Selection of Nest Literary Classics
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780688147808 (0688147801)
ASIN: 0688147801
Publish date: 2000-09-19
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
I really enjoyed this Spanish-American Cinderella variant! I think the combination of story, text and illustrations were completely enchanting and so I am a little surprised at the lukewarm ratings here. I can only assume that it must have to do with the story’s decidedly wacky Hispanic Catholic s...
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