by Shirley Climo, Ruth Heller
The Egyptian Cinderella is actually a Greek baby stolen by pirates and sold into slavery in Egypt. Shoes are a gift from her master. Rhodopis doesn't go to the ball; a falcon takes her shoe and brings it to the Pharaoh. Author's note includes brief history of this version of the Cinderella tale.
Continuing on my Cinderella odyssey - I did not enjoy this quite as much as I enjoyed The Persian Cinderella by the same author - the story wasn't quite as interesting for me and the illustrations aren't even in the same ballpark. I would give this a 3.5, but I have to round up because I think it i...
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