Summary
Cinderella's transformation from poor girl to princess never fails to captivate young ones, and this stellar retelling, exquisitely illustrated by Susan Jeffers, is a must for every library. When the original version of this book was published in 1985, Publishers Weekly called it "a treasure for all ages," and The New York Times declared, "Fairy-tale aficionados will be mesmerized." For this hardcover reissue, Susan Jeffers retouched her pen-and- ink and dye illustrations, making them even richer. Her brilliant artwork is showcased in a new interior design featuring a fifth-color gold border. Embossed gold foil type on the jacket of this large-format picture book trumpets the arrival of the girl who went from rags to riches.
Amy Ehrlich has had a long and distinguished career in children's books, both as an author and an editor. Her books include Rachel, The Story of Rachel Carson and the retelling of many fairy tales like The Wild Swans, Cinderella, Thumbelina, The Snow Queen, Rapunzel and A Treasury of Princess Stories. Ehrlich is also a winner of The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award for her novel Joyride, which was also chosen Booklist Choice Best Book of the Decade.
(Bowker Author Biography)
