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Cinder-Elly

by Frances Minters · 1994

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A lively new twist on an old familiar fairy tale

Readers young and old will enjoy this fresh look at the age-old tale in which an urban-dwelling Cinder-Elly used the help of a trash can, a copy machine, and even a glass sneaker to find her Prince Charming. With a jazzily rhthmic, rhyming text and quirky, funny illustrations, this version of hte familiar favorite is irresistible.

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:This ultracool version of the fairy tale . . . updates the classic with singular flair."—Publishers Weekly

Genre
fairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of thisfolklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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