Title: Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal
Author: Paul Fleischman
Genre: Picture book, modern fantasy, folktale
Sub Genre: Family, true love
Theme: Family, love, never giving up, obedience diversity
Primary and secondary characters: Cinderella, her step mother, her step sisters, her fairy god mother and her prince
Awards, date of publication: 2007
Summary and how it can be used in the classroom: This is the story of a not so lucky girl who got treated like a slave by her step mother. Her step sisters were evil to her and they all gave her no hope in life. One day, Cinderella meets her prince at a ball, but has to leave because she promised her fairy god mother she would be home at a certain time. She leaves a glass slipper behind and the prince is bound and determined to find Cinderella again. He searches everywhere for her and finally ends up at the house where she lives. Her step mother tries to pawn her step daughters off on the prince, but their feet do not fit in the slipper. Finally, he seems Cinderella and her foot fits perfect into the slipper. They live happily ever after. One good thing about this story is that it is told in different countries in different ways. The book shows diversity to the children and can be used to show that no matter where a person is from they all have the same story, just told a bit different.
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