Prose (Story): A retelling of Cinderella for kids 6+, in which a hard-of-hearing Fairy Godmother sends the poor but beautiful young girl to the prince's ball in the form of a full-grown elephant!
Don's (Review): Dropping 6/1, I read and fell in love with this kids (age 6 and up, though I was giddy as a six-year-old just reading it) book tonight; have already read it twice. Yes, I love elephants, but like me if you also remember "Fractured Fairy Tales" from your youth, this Twisted Fairy Tale - in both story and funny full-color illustrations - will take you back to those days and laughter of your childhood. Cinderella is a poor but beautiful, rather bedraggled young girl who, after the death of her father, is basically treated like a servant by her bad-tempered stepmother and two stepsisters. When they keep her from attending the ball the prince is throwing for the kingdom's maidens, Cinderella is visited by her fairy godmother ... whose ears happen to be clogged with fairy dust, making her mis-hear everything Cinderella says to the point that she sends the poor girl to the ball transformed into an elephant (!) - one who will have only until midnight to capture the prince's heart. Not sure what else to add, except GET THIS; I loved it so much, plus as of this writing the Kindle pre-order price is just a whopping 99 cents! (Available June 1) 5/5 stars
NOTE: I received a free ARC of this title from NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.
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