Cinderella


 Title of the book: Cinderella

Genre of book: Traditional Literature

Author of the book: Lindsay Mizer

Awards: N/A

Age group: 4-8

Summary: At the beginning of the book the audience is introduced to a girl named Ella who lives with her step sisters and her step mother who do not treat her very nice. Ella did not mind being told to do chores because she made the best of it. One day a message is dropped at the door reading that the prince is looking for a princess to marry and their will be a royal ball to attend for all the women, except the step mother does not want Ella to go. Ella gets her stepsisters ready for the ball and begs to go but is turned away. Her fairy godmother then shows up, gets her ready for the ball, and the night is magical after that. At midnight Ella must return home but she forgets her slipper and the prince then looks for her with this missing slipper. The prince finds her and marries her and takes Ella away from her terrible treating family. 

Teacher Evaluation: I would love reading this book to my student's especially because it is such a traditional story that im sure they have read the book before or seen the movie before. This book is a very good fun read aloud and would entertain them. I loved how this book is also both in English and Spanish so it is perfect for bilingual teachers to read. 

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