Cinderella

by Brown, Marcia

• ISBN13: 9780684126760
• ISBN10: 0684126761
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1971-11-01
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Summary

There is perhaps no better loved, no more universal story thanCinderella.Almost every country in the world has a version of it, but the favorite of story-tellers is the French version by Charles Perrault.This translation is excellent for story-telling and also for reading aloud. Marcia Brown's illustrations are full of magic and enchantment from the little cupids putting back the hands of the clock to the last scene at the palace. They are pictures that will stay in a child's mind.

Author Biography

Marcia Brown (1918–2015), one of the most honored illustrators in children’s literature, was a three-time Caldecott Medalist and six-time Caldecott Honor illustrator, as well as winner of the Children’s Literature Legacy Award (formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award) for the body of her work. She lived in Laguna Hills, California.