This Cinderella story has a new twist to it. Cinderella's father brings her back a hazel twig from one of his trips, and she goes ahead and plants it on her mother's grave. With enough of her tears, she waters the twig, and with time, it becomes a large tree that houses many birds. Those same birds help her from her evil stepsisters and stepmother in the end. I was not too fond of the illustrations of the book. I found them to be gloomy and dark. I prefer vibrant happy colors. Also, I wouldn't say I liked the comic bubbles as a way to read the story. However, I'm sure a younger audience wouldn't mind it. I rated this book a two due to the dark colors, the cartoons were scary and looked evil, and it wouldn't be a book I would recommend. ( )

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summary:A graphic story of the classic fairytale about a poor young girl, her wicked step-mother and step-sisters, and her unforgettable trip to the ball.
Personal Reaction: This is a great traditional story that shows a fair tale ending.
Classroom extensions: To incorporate this story into a classroom assignment I could show have the children do a good deed unto another in a way that they would want to.

Cinderella is the second Graphic Novel I read and enjoyed. The story setting was changed to Transylvania, as well as Cinderella’s name it was Ella and the author even elaborated on how the name Cinderella was bestowed upon her.
I did expect a bit more color in the illustrations they were shaded in greys, blacks and browns with a little red thrown in whenever the evil characters were in the frame. I also expected better detail as well. I also was surprised as to how plain the illustrator made Cinderella look -this disappointed me. It seemed there was no difference between Cinderella and her evil stepsisters and how they looked.
This was a big change from every Cinderella book I have ever read something else that I noticed was when Cinderella was sad the background was very dark almost smoky, when she was happy the frames had a lighter background and made the mood appear happier too.
A nice bonus this book had was the quick list of characters on the front pages. There was also a little bit about the author, illustrator, a glossary, a history of the story, discussion questions, writing prompts and some kid-safe internet sites kids can explore for further research contained on the back pages.
This would be a great read for kids ages 9 and up. ( )

This would be a great book for 7-10 year olds.It is not very colorful but it does have pictures. Text is in the form of word bubbles. Also, a great one to read when teaching about fairy tales.

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