CinderElla Gram Fairy Tales eBook Susan Meredith
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Gram’s Fairy Tales presents a series of illustrated chapter books that retain the heart and characters, but not the violence, of the original Grimm tales. The stories are lyrical with touching and funny twists that make them as interesting for the adult reader as they are for children.
This “kinder, gentler retelling” of CinderElla, is the story of a search for perfect pairs a young lady searching for the prince of her heart and an enchanted dancing shoe that seeks to be reunited with its fox-trotting partner.
Along the way, Ella loses a mother but gains a stepmother who is kind and twin stepsisters who are materialistic and demanding. Their demands escalate as the Royal Ball approaches and they leave CinderElla behind with her wishes. As her wishes come true, CinderElla, with the help of her enchanted dancing shoes, becomes the favored dance partner of the Prince. Dawn approaches and CinderElla races from the palace leaving behind one shoe that won’t stop dancing. Sadly, she and the remaining shoe trudge home and wonder if they will ever see their perfect partners again.
Other books currently in the series include Little Red Riding Hood, and Rumpelstiltskin.
CinderElla Gram Fairy Tales eBook Susan Meredith
Those readers who are familiar with the story of Cinderella will be quite amazed, and I dare say, delighted with this new telling of a very old tale.Most of us are quite familiar with the Disney version of this ancient tale, some of us are familiar with the writings of the Brothers Grimm, and a few of us are familiar with the even earlier versions of this folk legend; a tale that has its origins in the dim past with origins in the oral traditions of several lands. It is also interesting to note that there are stories of this young lady, i.e. Cinderella, whose origins spring from quite a number of different countries and cultures. Some, well actually most, of these various versions make some pretty grim and cruel reading. Many of them even portray Cinderella and her Prince as being extremely vengeful in the end, and when I say vengeful, I mean is a very, very medieval way! (Shudders!) Some of the stories are downright horrifying, as a matter of fact. No, Disney gave us a very mellow version indeed. But when we get onto the subject of mellow, Susan Meredith and out mellowed them all with this simply enchanting version of the tale.
The step-mother in this story is really not all that evil and the step-sisters are not so much evil as simply being extremely self-centered, greedy and rather grasping...a trait I find most unbecoming in many teenagers even to this day...hey, most of us went through a similar stage in our lives during those days' days when we were extremely young and had the mistaken notion that we where the absolute center of the known universe. The father is a good man and love his daughter very much and Cinderella herself is a very understanding young lady and as the author continually points out...is her father's daughter.
Ms. Meredith has written several stories in this series (See list below) and all of these stories are wonderful. With this particular rendition though she is far more lyrical and romantic in her prose; a writing method for this particular story which fits perfectly; you still have the author's keen sense of humor popping up here and there, but for the most part this is simply a very sweet story told in a mode that will most certainly attract the young ladies of the targeted age group.
There are several good lessons to be learned in this work. The author addresses greed, self-centeredness, patience, remaining true to your self and the rewards of simply being nice to the people around you. All in all, I liked this work very much.
Other books in this series, all of which I highly recommend, are:
The Enchanted Flounder: A new kinder, gentler telling of a fairy tale classic
Little Red Riding Hood: A new kinder, gentler telling of a fairy tale classic
Rumpelstiltskin: A new kinder, gentler telling of a fairy tale classic
Snow White: A new kinder, gentler telling of a fairy tale classic
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
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CinderElla Gram Fairy Tales eBook Susan Meredith Reviews
Ella was a lovely little girl who lived with her parents "in a lovely cottage, in a flowery garden, in a friendly village, at the base of a bright castle." Her father went to work every day and so she followed her dear mother around as they played and did chores. Unfortunately, her Mommy went to Heaven, but she knew that she would always be watching over her. Her father taught her many things, including how to dig for worms and catch fish. She even began to look like her father as she grew older because she "wore her hair short like his" and "took long steps like his." Ella really wished to look like the other girls and began to long for a mother who would show her how to dress and become a lovely young woman. One day her wish became true, but things didn't quite turn out the way she had hoped.
It wasn't long before her stepmother and her two stepsisters, twins Nan and Ana, totally took over the house and tossed her out of her room. They were the kind of me, me, me, "mine, mine, mine" girls that weren't exactly what she had envisioned. People began to call her CinderElla because when she slept by her bed next to the fireplace she "was covered in cinders and soot." Her stepmother tried to help her by giving her fashion advice and clothes, but she "knew that she could not wear a frilly dress or fancy shoes. Her greedy stepsisters soon arrived home and told CinderElla about an exciting Ball that was going to be hosted by the king. The Prince would be there and Nan and Ana wanted to get his attention so he would want to marry one of them. Did CinderElla have a chance at getting the Prince's attention or would she always be gathering cinders and soot by that fireplace?
This is a sweet "kinder, gentler" retold tale about CinderElla, the girl who dreamed about being a princess. The stepsisters in this tale are not cruel, but they are still quite self-centered and greedy. The stepmother tries to help CinderElla, but is unable to change her. The tale is, in essence, quite similar to the original, but is a shade peppier with the use of enchanted dancing shoes. This is one in a series of "Gram's Fairy Tales," a series of tales that put the Gran in and take the Grimm out of the formula. All of them are enchanting in their own right and would be a lot of fun used in a shared reading experience. The confident reader may wish to tackle this tale on his or her own and can refer to some of the more difficult words in a visual glossary in the back of the book. If you would like your fairy tales served up in a more gentle manner, this is one series you may wish to consider!
This book courtesy of the author in exchange for an honest review.
Those readers who are familiar with the story of Cinderella will be quite amazed, and I dare say, delighted with this new telling of a very old tale.
Most of us are quite familiar with the Disney version of this ancient tale, some of us are familiar with the writings of the Brothers Grimm, and a few of us are familiar with the even earlier versions of this folk legend; a tale that has its origins in the dim past with origins in the oral traditions of several lands. It is also interesting to note that there are stories of this young lady, i.e. Cinderella, whose origins spring from quite a number of different countries and cultures. Some, well actually most, of these various versions make some pretty grim and cruel reading. Many of them even portray Cinderella and her Prince as being extremely vengeful in the end, and when I say vengeful, I mean is a very, very medieval way! (Shudders!) Some of the stories are downright horrifying, as a matter of fact. No, Disney gave us a very mellow version indeed. But when we get onto the subject of mellow, Susan Meredith and out mellowed them all with this simply enchanting version of the tale.
The step-mother in this story is really not all that evil and the step-sisters are not so much evil as simply being extremely self-centered, greedy and rather grasping...a trait I find most unbecoming in many teenagers even to this day...hey, most of us went through a similar stage in our lives during those days' days when we were extremely young and had the mistaken notion that we where the absolute center of the known universe. The father is a good man and love his daughter very much and Cinderella herself is a very understanding young lady and as the author continually points out...is her father's daughter.
Ms. Meredith has written several stories in this series (See list below) and all of these stories are wonderful. With this particular rendition though she is far more lyrical and romantic in her prose; a writing method for this particular story which fits perfectly; you still have the author's keen sense of humor popping up here and there, but for the most part this is simply a very sweet story told in a mode that will most certainly attract the young ladies of the targeted age group.
There are several good lessons to be learned in this work. The author addresses greed, self-centeredness, patience, remaining true to your self and the rewards of simply being nice to the people around you. All in all, I liked this work very much.
Other books in this series, all of which I highly recommend, are
The Enchanted Flounder A new kinder, gentler telling of a fairy tale classic
Little Red Riding Hood A new kinder, gentler telling of a fairy tale classic
Rumpelstiltskin A new kinder, gentler telling of a fairy tale classic
Snow White A new kinder, gentler telling of a fairy tale classic
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
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