Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella - Robert D. San Souci

This Caribbean version of the Cinderella fairy tale is told from the point of view of the fairy godmother, giving the story a fresh take and a new flavor by the tropical locale, the Creole dialect, and full-color scratchboard-and-oil paintings. \nA Caldecott Honor author/illustrator team brings us a Caribbean Cinderella story, told from the perspective of the magical godmother. \nYou may think you already know this story about a beautiful servant girl, a cruel stepmother, a magnificent ball, and a lost slipper. But you've never heard it for true. \n \nNow you can hear the tale from someone who was there: a poor washerwoman from the island of Martinique. She has just one thing in the world to love, her goddaughter Cendrillon. When she finds Cendrillon heartsick over a rich man's son, at first she doesn't know what to do. But she has sharp wits, a strong will, and the magic wand her mother left her--and soon she has a plan to give her dear Cendrillon the gift of a love that will change her life. \n \nAdapted from a traditional Creole story, this fresh retelling captures all the age-old romance and magic of Cinderella, melding it with the vivid beauty of the Caribbean and the musical language of the islands.\n