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Prince Cinders Paperback – Picture Book, 1 December 1997

by Babette Cole (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars 349
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Prince Cinders leads a very hard life. Bullied by his three hairy brothers about his less-than-perfect looks, he spends all his time cleaning and tidying up after them. One Saturday night Prince Cinders' luck changes as a small, dirty fairy falls down the chimney and promises that his wishes shall come true. Not all the fairy's spells turn out as planned in this zany twist of a traditional story.
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  1. Reading age
    3 - 5 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Dimensions
    22.86 x 0.41 x 18.97 cm
  5. Publisher
    Picture Puffin
  6. Publication date
    1 December 1997
  7. ISBN-10
    9780140555257
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0140555257
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About the Author

Babette Cole graduated from Canterbury Art College in 1973 and has been a writer and illustrator ever since. She has produced animated storyboards for the BBC, illustrated numerous greetings cards and books by other authors as well as her own. She won the 1996 Kurt Maschler prize for DROP DEAD! Babette lives in Lincolnshire with a menagerie of animals.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0140555250
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Picture Puffin; 1st edition (1 December 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780140555257
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140555257
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 5 years
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.86 x 0.41 x 18.97 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 349

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Wei Li
5.0 out of 5 stars Always my favourite
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 October 2020
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bought a lot of picture books. This author's picture books have always been my favorite. The style of painting is simple and interesting. My picture books are all bought by myself. On the one hand, it is a reference for learning. On the other hand, I should keep a childlike innocence. Only in this way can we live happily!
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Reyhaneh Khatami
2.0 out of 5 stars not really entertaining
Reviewed in Germany on 22 January 2019
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I was expected more, i received a book which looked kind of used and wanted do sent back, i reslly did not like the story as i expected, my daughter neither, i choose to send it back but they contact me n saud they re gonna send me a NEW book:/ so i just keot the old one and never gonna read it again, it tries its best to be funny n amusibg and femenist but, NO THANKS!
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laurach79
5.0 out of 5 stars El príncipe Ceniciento
Reviewed in Spain on 8 February 2014
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Una divertida historia en la que se invierten los roles tradicionales imprescindible en las librerías de todos aquellos que busquen educar a sus niños en la igualdad y desmontar algunos estereotipos de género tan presentes en la mayoría de la literatura infantil.

El príncipe Ceniciento es flacucho y por esos sus hermanos peludos y machirulos le obligan a hacer los trabajos más pesados.
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M. marie
5.0 out of 5 stars Prince Cinders
Reviewed in France on 22 February 2013
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Super livre en anglais! Vous connaissez Cendrillon et bien voici Son homologue... Histoire sympatique, beaux dessins.
A utiliser avec des cycles 3 bien que certains mots soient un peu compliqués.
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Judy K. Polhemus
5.0 out of 5 stars Brothers can be mean and wicked, too!
Reviewed in the United States on 12 May 2008
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There are two views I could use in reviewing "Prince Cinders," a modern version of Cinderella. The reader shall choose.

View 1: The politically correct version of gender role reversal. Instead of a girl treated wickedly, the role is inhabited by a boy, or young man, who is made to clean up after his three older brothers. When he wants to go to the dance, his fairy, a young woman who doesn't have the formula to the spells down just yet, sends the young prince as a big, hairy ape. When he changes back into himself, the young princess thinks he has saved her from the big hairy ape. When he runs off, his jeans fall off and become the "glass slipper" of this story. No one can fit into them except this young prince. Marriage, blah, blah.

View 2: A far different politically correct version. Take the same scenario above, but let's add some new factors. The three wicked brothers are big and hairy; the young prince is skinny and wimpy. He is discriminated against because he is not macho. The princess finds the big hairy monkey very frightening because, like the young prince, she, too, is quite thin. She recognizes her soul mate after he turns back into the young skinny, wimpy prince. Marriage, happy ending, blah, blah.

Now, reader, which do you prefer: PC with gender role reversal, or PC with societal opinion of what constitutes male handsomeness? Please vote in the comment section. We'll send the results to Babette Cole, the author, and to Putnam & Gossett, her publisher, and perhaps to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon. If anyone can stop the senseless discrimination against thin folks, it is our Jeff!
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