Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper
Language: English
Pages: 80
ISBN: 0062333917
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
From the acclaimed and popular illustrator of the New York Times bestseller Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Snow White, comes a unique and visually stunning spin on Cinderella—published to coincide with the release of the major-motion picture from Walt Disney directed by Kenneth Branagh and featuring an all-star cast.
Charles Perrault’s story of a sweet-tempered young girl, forced into servitude by her evil stepmother and stepsisters, who finds true love with a handsome prince (with the help of a fairy godmother), has enchanted readers for more than 300 years. In this lavishly illustrated retelling of the classic fairytale, Camille Rose Garcia reimagines Cinderella through her distinctive visual aesthetic. Hers is a Cinderella for the twenty-first century: dark, compelling, vibrant, and enthralling.
said one of her sisters, “you would not have been weary of it. There came to it the most beautiful princess, the most beautiful ever seen; she paid us many attentions, and gave us oranges and citrons.” Cinderella was beside herself with delight. She asked them the name of the princess, but they replied that nobody knew her. They said the prince was much puzzled about it and that he would give everything in the world to know who she was. Cinderella smiled, and said, “She was very lovely, then?
said one of her sisters, “you would not have been weary of it. There came to it the most beautiful princess, the most beautiful ever seen; she paid us many attentions, and gave us oranges and citrons.” Cinderella was beside herself with delight. She asked them the name of the princess, but they replied that nobody knew her. They said the prince was much puzzled about it and that he would give everything in the world to know who she was. Cinderella smiled, and said, “She was very lovely, then?
Cinderella. Seeing that she was very beautiful, he said that it was only fair that her request should be granted, as he had received orders from the king to try the slipper on all—without exception. He asked Cinderella to sit down. Putting the slipper to her little foot, he saw it slip on easily and fit like wax. The two sisters were greatly astonished, but even more so when Cinderella took the other slipper out of her pocket and put it on her other foot. At that very moment Cinderella’s fairy
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Of course, any other poor soul would have dressed her cruel sisters’ hair awry, but Cinderella had a good disposition and arranged it perfectly for both of them. The sisters had eaten nothing for nearly two days, so transported were they with joy, yet more than a dozen laces were broken in making their waists as small as possible. The pair continually gaped and posed before their looking-glasses all day long. At last, evening arrived. The sisters set off for the palace, and Cinderella watched