Sootface By Robert D. San Souci

Sootface

Once, an Ojibwa man whose wife had died raised three daughters alone. The two older girls were lazy and bad-tempered, and made their youngest sister do all the work. When the flames from the cooking fire singed her hair or burned her skin, they laughed and called her Sootface.



While she worked, Sootface dreamed that one day she would find a husband. Then a mighty warrior with the power to make himself invisible decides to marry. Only a woman with a kind and honest heart could see him, and be his bride.



Though her sisters ridicule her, Sootface sets off to try her luck, never looking back. Her courage and good nature bring her the husband she has longed for.

Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale By Robert D. San Souci

Little Gold Star

 Blessed Mary rewards Teresa's good deeds with a shining gold star. Later she punishes Teresa's unkind stepsisters, Isabel and Inez, with hideous horns and donkey's ears that they try to hide under heavy veils! But will Teresa outshine her stepsisters at the festival? Robert D. San Souci retells this popular folktale in a lilting narrative that includes all the magic of the beloved Cinderella story and traditional elements from Spanish tales. Luminous watercolors by Sergio Martinez accentuate the beauty and goodness that radiate from Little Gold Star.

Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella By Myrna J. De La Paz

Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella

"Mother, Oh, Mother, Bathala, Creator of the Earth, Anitos, Spirits of my Ancestors, Hear me and help me..."
As Abadeha wept and prayed, she saw a beautiful woman, bathed in radiant light, who appeared to take her worries away.
So go the blessings of Cinderella's fairy godmother throughout the struggles and eventual triumphs of a young girl against her oppressors. Set in the exotic islands of the Philippines, this tale captures the mystical charm of the indigenous culture of the Filipinos. Colorful images of pre-colonial Philippine scenes, costumes, architecture, and folkways vividly enhance the enchanting narratives.
This retelling of lasting value and universal appeal conveys the deep respect and reverence for nature and the earth inherent in the forever-loved story that will never grow old.

Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella By Jewell R. Coburn, Tzexa Cherta Lee

Jouanah: a Hmong Cinderella

Jouanah's shocking introduction to her newly-translated mother is the unforeseen crisis point where her young life takes a sudden and decisive turn. Her story takes readers to the remote mountains of Southeast Asia, to the traditional home of the Laotian Hmong. All essential Cinderella elements are here to enthrall readers of all ages. Gorgeous artwork remains faithful in the depiction of the Hmong lifestyle and the high mountain villages. Now in its 4th printing, this book has been a classic addition to children's literature everywhere.

Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Tale from India By Lila Mehta

Anklet For A Princess

Cinduri has a lot of work to do. Every day she walks to the lake to fetch drinking water, milks the cow, cleans the house, prepares the meals, cleans the animal pens, and sells vegetables. Her stepmother and stepsister, however, don’t do any of the work. They just order Cinduri about and give her a bowl of rice and a few leftovers to eat.

The lake, however, is full of magic. When Godfather Snake hears of Cinduri’s troubles, he vows to make her life easier. And when the Prince comes to visit the village during the annual Navaratri Festival, Godfather Snake makes it possible for her to go, dressed in the most beautiful gold-threaded sari and sparkling diamond anklets. It is there that she wins the heart of the Prince.

Adapted from the East Indian story "Nagami" (Jewel of the Snake), this version of the tale is rich with the traditions and culture of India while also conveying the universal values of the Cinderella story. Beautiful watercolor depictions of Indian life and styles accompany this introduction to Indian folklore.

The Rough-Faced Girl

In an Algonquin village by the shores of Lake Ontario, many young women have tried to win the affections of the powerful Invisible Being who lives with his sister in a great wigwam near the forest. Then came the Rough-Face girl, scarred from working by the fire. Can she succeed where her beautiful, cruel sisters have failed? ?A strong, distinctive tale with art to match.? ?Kirkus Reviews, pointer review ?The drama of the haunting illustrations?and of Martin?s respectful retelling?produce an affecting work.? ?Publishers Weekly Rafe Martin lives in Rochester, NY. David Shannon lives in southern California.

A beautiful version of the Classic Cinderella tale, The rough-faced girll will be a delight to kids interested in fairy tales.

The Persian Cinderella By Shirley Climo

The Persian Cinderella

In this jewel-like version of a classic story, popular folklorist Shirley Climo tells the tale of Settareh, the Persian Cinderella. Magic enables Settareh to outsmart two jealous stepsisters and win the heart of a prince. But where most Cinderella stories end, poor Sattareh's troubles are only beginning! The unexpected plot twists will enchant readers as they rediscover the familiar tale in the lush setting of long-ago Persia. Shirley Climo's authentic details bring the story to life, and Robert Florczak's stunning paintings echo the vibrant colors and motifs of an ancient land.

Smoky Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella (Picture Puffins) By Alan Schroeder

Smokey Mountain Rose

I reckon ye heard o' Cinderella, but lemme tell you a story 'bout a sweet li'l thing named Rose? Set in the Appalachian Mountains and told in a lilting dialect that just begs to be read aloud, this is a unique and lively adaptation of the traditional Cinderella story. Complete with an enchanting protagonist, a glass slipper, and a fairy godmother who just happens to be a hog, Smoky Mountain Rose is a joy to read again and again.

The Korean Cinderella (Trophy Picture Books) By Shirley Climo

The Korean Cinderella

‘Climo and Heller conflate several Korean variants of Cinderella to offer up the story of Pear Blossom, a lovely girl who is sorely mistreated by her nasty stepmother and stepsister.… At once comfortingly familiar and intriguingly exotic, the text is especially noteworthy for its instructive but unobtrusive incorporation of Korean words.’—Publishers Weekly. ‘Heller’s paintings are exotically lush and colorful as well as engaging.… An agreeable retelling of the Cinderella story.’

I have this book and adore it. It is a lovely version of the all time favorite fairy tale. add this to your book collection!

Domitila: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition By Jewell Reinhart Coburn

Domitila: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition

Domitila is not only "sweeter than a cactus bloom in early spring," she is also a talented cook and an amazing leather artist. most of the classical elements of a Cinderella story can be found in Domitila. A gentle weaving of her mother's nurturing with strong family traditions is the secret ingredient for Domitila to rise above hardship to eventually become the Governor's bride. Moreover, with a firm belief in simplicity and realism, Domitila makes a lasting impression as a triumphant Cinderella in her humility, service, and unassuming modesty.

Unlike most ivory tower Cinderellas, the only transformation in this story is Timoteo's—Domitila's suitor—as we watch him mature from an arrogant politician's son to a compassionate family man. There is no glass slipper to fight over, and no fairy godmother to save the day. All Domitila has are her innate qualities and her family legacy. Finally, the readers are invited to get to know Cinderella for who she is, unlike the typical fantasy character!

With love and care in every stroke, McLennan captured on canvas the warmth of relationships, the fondness for color and texture, and the versatile patterns characteristic of the Mexican people. Readers will soon fall in love with the shimmering light of the desert landscape and this well-told story of Cinderella-with-a-twist.

The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story By Rebecca Hickox

An Iraqi version of the Cinderella story. Known in Arabic as "The Red Fish and the Clog of Gold," this is the story of Maha, a fisherman's daughter, and her tribulations with her stepmother and stepsister. Maha finds a small red fish in a basket one day. Releasing it back into the water, she is told that no kindness goes unrewarded. The fish becomes her source of help whenever life becomes too difficult. 


The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story

The Egyptian Cinderella By Shirley Climo

The Egyptian Cinderella

Poor Rhodopis! She has nothing - no mother or father, and no friends. She is a slave, from the far-off country of Greece. Only the beautiful rose-red slippers her master gives her can make Rhodopis smile. So when a falcon swoops down and snatches one of the slippers away, Rhodipis is heartbroken. For how is she to know that the slipper will land in the lap of the great Pharoah himself? And who would ever guess that the Pharoah has promised to find the slipper's owner and make her queen of all Egypt?

Cinderella By Amy Ehrlich

Cinderella's transformation from poor girl to princess never fails to captivate young ones, and this stellar retelling, exquisitely illustrated by Susan Jeffers, is a must for every library. When the original version of this book was published in 1985, Publishers Weekly called it "a treasure for all ages," and The New York Times declared, "Fairy-tale aficionados will be mesmerized." For this hardcover reissue, Susan Jeffers, retouched her pen-and- ink and dye illustrations, making them even richer. Her brilliant artwork is showcased in a new interior design featuring a fifth-color gold border. Embossed gold foil type on the jacket of this large-format picture book trumpets the arrival of the girl who went from rags to riches.

Cinderella by Amy Ehrlich 

Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns

Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns

• Classic Harvest Moon Life Simulation RPG gameplay for Nintendo DS revolving around farming, animal husbandry and starting a family
• New animal the alpaca
• Visit your friends' fields using local wireless or Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
• New activities like: horse and cart functionality to haul items, festival competitions and mining and fishing for in-game profit
• In-game message board feature at which you can receive tasks done for townsfolk
• Choose from two different villages, each with their own shops, villagers, and festivals!
• Choose to play as a boy or as a girl!
• Grow crops, raise livestock, woo a spouse, and start a family!

The towns of Bluebell and Konohana were once friendly neighbors and one could access each village through a tunnel in the mountain between them.  soon the towns started to argue over which down was best, annoyed the harvest goddess put her foot down and collapsed the tunnel between them cutting them off from each other.

as the new farmer you are eager to start your new life in one of the towns, but after an accident forget which one you were originally moving into!

Now it is up to you to help make the towns friends again, build a successful farm, and find true love!


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I myself have played this game and absolutely love it. I have played all the Harvest Moon games on Nintendo DS.
Each one has been better then the last. New characters (most of the time unless its a sequel) with new places and sometimes new things to plant and animals to take care of!
This is a great game that lets you use wi-fi to connect to other harvestmoon players and trade crops through the wi-fi field you get later in the game from the Harvest Goddess.

Here are some pictures of the characters in the game!

Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China

In almost every culture a child has been told a story similar to the 'classic' version of Cinderella from Europe. so far 500 have been archived by scholars.

Yeh-Shen is a beautiful tale retold by Ai-Ling Louie. as in most it is about a poorly treated girl, a domineering stepmother and a vicious step-sister. Yeh-Shen befriends a beautiful fish in a pond and talks to it every day. One day her stepmother follows her there and sees her feeding it stale bread from yeh-shen's supper. so one day she takes a pair of her step daughter's clothes and goes to the pond and when the fish comes up for food she kills it and she and her daughter cook it while Yeh-Shen is gone and taunt her about it when she returns. but comforted by a wise old man she puts the fish bones under her bed and it grants her wishes.

Join Yeh-shen on her journey to her happily ever after in this beautifully illustrated Cinderella tale.


Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China

Cinderella By K. Y. Craft

This brilliant edition of a timeless story is sure to become the favorite of a generation. Readers young and old will be enchanted by the vision and mastery of Kinuko Y. Craft's luminous paintings, inspired by the lavish artwork of late seventeenth-century France and embellished with extraordinary borders and ornamentation. Rich with radiant color and astonishing detail, here is a dream come true for anyone who has ever believed in living happily ever after.

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 I Bought a book a long time go with the artwork done by K.Y. Craft and adore it. The artwork is lovely and the books are a treasure.
Once again here in Cinderella K.Y. Craft has outdone herself with her beautiful artwork. Let her drawings pull you into the story of Cinderella.

Cinderella By K.Y. Craft

Demeter & Persephone: Spring Held Hostage

This graphic novel tells the story of Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest, and her daughter, Persephone. Demeter rules over a perpetual summer on earth, where crops, trees, and flowers grow in abundance. Persephone, young and beautiful, unknowingly attracts the attention of the lonely god of the Underworld, Hades. Hades kidnaps Persephone, and a frantic Demeter searches in vain for her daughter. Finally, Demeter retreats to her temple in mourning. The goddess's sorrow causes the crops to die and the ground to freeze. The first winter falls over Greece. As people begin to starve, the other Olympian gods and goddesses try to convince Demeter to accept a marriage between Persephone and Hades. But Demeter will not give up her daughter forever to the Underworld. Finally a compromise is struck: Persephone will stay with Hades for half a year (winter). When she comes back from the Underworld to spend half a year with her mother, spring returns to earth.


Anyone who has read the Greek Myths has read of Demeter and her lovely daughter Persephone. About how hades fell in love and kidnapped  her daughter taking her to the underworld and how in her grief, demeter plunged the world into never-ending winter.

Read the story again in graphic novel form in all its glory! let the story take you into old Greek times, from wonderful spring, to the depths of the underworld and into Hades's lonely palace.

Demeter & Persephone: Spring Held Hostage

Psyche & Eros: The Lady and the Monster

In ancient Greece, a princess rises to a challenge: Psyche lives in the comfort of her parents' wealthy kingdom. But when her beauty draws the jealous anger of the powerful goddess Aphrodite, Psyche finds herself in great danger. She is taken away to an isolated mountain to marry a monster. Will Psyche find love after all with her mysterious new husband? Or will she fall prey to Aphrodite's revenge?

The Classic Greek Myth Psyche and Cupid retold!
The artwork in this book is absolutely Gorgeous! If you love the greek myths  or i love graphic novels, even if you just like great art this is a book for you!

The tale of Psyche is a good one. Psyche is the youngest of three daughters born to a king and queen, and more beautiful then her sisters put together. Because of this the Greek people believe she is Aphrodite in human form and abandon the goddess's temples to worship psyche instead. Angered the goddess of love sends her mischievous son, Eros/Cupid to make Psyche fall in love with the most hideous monster in the world. always eager to cause mischief,  Eros flies down to earth and sneaks to Psyche's window as she sleeps. Upon seeing her he is taken aback by her innocence and beauty and accidentally pricks himself on one of his famous arrows and instantly falls in love with her. the moment he pricks himself she awakens and seems to stare right at him. he invisible flees and psyche's parents took her to an oracle to ask if their precious daughter would ever marry. Only to be told their daughter would wed a monster even the gods themselves fear.

to know the rest of her story buy the book! you won't regret it!

Psyche & Eros: The Lady and the Monster

Amaterasu: Return of the Sun

This graphic novel tells the story of Amaterasu, the Japanese Shinto goddess of the sun. Amaterasu's parents create the first eight islands of Japan. Amaterasu's father later puts his children in charge of parts of the natural world. Beautiful and kindly Amaterasu is made the goddess of the sun. But her brother, Susano, god of the sea and storms, is jealous of his sister's position. In fear of Susano's temper, Amaterasu hides in a cave, plunging the world into darkness. The other gods and goddesses must come up with a clever plan to lure Amaterasu from her hiding place and restore order to the world.


Another fairy tale splendidly drawn and its a wonderful story as well.

I read the story a while back in the library (a plain book with no pictures)  and found it very interesting.

This would be a great gift for kids who love fairy tales, and as they possibly might not have heard it, it would be something new and exciting for them.

Amaterasu Return of the Sun: A Japanese Myth

Pigling A Cinderella Story

From a life filled with heartache and hardship, comes an unmatched beauty destined for a fairy-tale ending: Pear Blossom, a young Korean girl, leads a happy life with her parents--until her mother dies and her father remarries. Her new wicked stepmother and stepsister make Pear Blossom the victim of their cruelty. They give her the nickname Pigling, or little pig, and do everything they can to torture her. But soon, magical creatures come to Pear Blossom's aid--and one day, the girl meets a handsome magistrate. Will Pear Blossom's luck change for the better? Or is she destined to suffer at her stepfamily's hands forever?

I bought this not long ago and fell in love with it. I love the story and the artwork is beautiful.  I have been fascinated  with the different versions I have found of the classic "Cinderella".   This is one of the best ones I've found lately. A treasure you and your kids will love. Done in the classic Comic tradition Pigling will steal your heart away with her courtesy and kindness. There is no fairy godmother to sweep her into a new life, but the kindness of animals helping her to do impossible tasks.

I hope that you will try this book and enjoy it as much as I did!


Pigling A Cinderella Story