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turrean's review against another edition
2.0
A serviceable collection of several Cinderella variants. The series as a whole is a bit lacking; the language is so straightforward and utilitarian that it reads like a summary instead of the story itself. And then the stepmother did this. And the girl did this...
And a pet peeve of mine...each volume in the series to which this book belongs concludes with an inane list of ways to link the text to the Common Core (does all literature exist merely to serve the standards?) One of the questions asks which details in the illustrations show that the setting of the tale is China. What details actually show this? The fact that the girl is dressed in silk? That the king has a wispy beard? The presence of a giant talking fish? If a student exclaims "You can tell it's in China because the people look Chinese!" is this a correct answer? Using folktales for a lens through which to examine another culture is a perfectly valid strategy, but trying to use such short tales with such pedestrian illustrations may, if a teacher isn't careful, simply reinforce stereotypical beliefs about how other cultures dress, eat, and conduct themselves. I laughed out loud at the identical question in a companion volume of Rapunzel stories. Kids are asked how you know the story is set in Germany. Um...because the dad in the story is wearing suspenders and lederhosen, and the mom is wearing a dirndl? There is literally nothing else there that links the story to Germany.
The book would be fine as an introduction to comparing and contrasting fairy tales. But if I wanted kids to get the flavor of another culture, or to see beautiful artwork and hear good storytelling, I'd send them back to the shelf to get [b: Yeh Shen|1366662|Yeh-Shen A Cinderella Story from China|Ai-Ling Louie|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348333271s/1366662.jpg|1356489], [b: Lon Po Po|1918702|Lon Po Po A Red-Riding Hood Story from China|Ed Young|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1265127897s/1918702.jpg|339327], or [b: The Rough Face Girl|280313|The Rough-Face Girl|Rafe Martin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388190691s/280313.jpg|2766765].
Meh.
And a pet peeve of mine...each volume in the series to which this book belongs concludes with an inane list of ways to link the text to the Common Core (does all literature exist merely to serve the standards?) One of the questions asks which details in the illustrations show that the setting of the tale is China. What details actually show this? The fact that the girl is dressed in silk? That the king has a wispy beard? The presence of a giant talking fish? If a student exclaims "You can tell it's in China because the people look Chinese!" is this a correct answer? Using folktales for a lens through which to examine another culture is a perfectly valid strategy, but trying to use such short tales with such pedestrian illustrations may, if a teacher isn't careful, simply reinforce stereotypical beliefs about how other cultures dress, eat, and conduct themselves. I laughed out loud at the identical question in a companion volume of Rapunzel stories. Kids are asked how you know the story is set in Germany. Um...because the dad in the story is wearing suspenders and lederhosen, and the mom is wearing a dirndl? There is literally nothing else there that links the story to Germany.
The book would be fine as an introduction to comparing and contrasting fairy tales. But if I wanted kids to get the flavor of another culture, or to see beautiful artwork and hear good storytelling, I'd send them back to the shelf to get [b: Yeh Shen|1366662|Yeh-Shen A Cinderella Story from China|Ai-Ling Louie|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348333271s/1366662.jpg|1356489], [b: Lon Po Po|1918702|Lon Po Po A Red-Riding Hood Story from China|Ed Young|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1265127897s/1918702.jpg|339327], or [b: The Rough Face Girl|280313|The Rough-Face Girl|Rafe Martin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388190691s/280313.jpg|2766765].
Meh.
kuhreenzie's review
4.0
Cinderella Stories Around the World tell four different cultural stories about Cinderella and their adaptations. This book includes the popular French version we all know, a Native American version, a Chinese version, and an Egyptian version. This book will give students a more in depth meaning about what a fairytale is and give them the opportunity to learn about story translations. This book is appropriate for grades three and activity where students in groups can compare all four stories and its characters. With a chart that has four columns, students can write down how Cinderella was treated in each story, how Cinderella and the Prince met, and how Cinderella and her “Fairy Godmother” met.
emlickliter's review
5.0
Cinderella Stories Around the World: 4 Beloved Tales (Multicultural Fairy Tales) Kindle Edition by Cari Meister (Author), Carolina Far’as (Illustrator) – This series is on Kindle Unlimited. Does anyone feel miffed when the fairy tale doesn’t answer all your questions? This is why we have novels based on fairy tales I’m sure! These are really fun to compare the different versions of a familiar story! Though this writer left out a lot of the gore that other collections in this series embraced, so it’s a little fluffier! I think it’s a shame that the ibis doesn’t peck out the mean servants eyes in this version of the Egyptian Cinderella lol! Happy Reading!
crunden's review
4.0
✾ children’s book review ✾
The artwork in this is AMAZING, and I loved that there were Cinderella tales from around the world included ❤
The artwork in this is AMAZING, and I loved that there were Cinderella tales from around the world included ❤
booksandbosox's review against another edition
3.0
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