Cinderella

Cinderella is written and illustrated by Marcia Brown. It is her own version of the classic fairy tale. The story is about a girl named Cinderella who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters. When the prince of the land decides to host a ball, Cinderella is anxious to go but knows she will be forbidden. Her fairy god mother appears and transforms Cinderella into a beautiful princess and makes it so she can attend the ball but only until midnight. When Cinderella gets to the ball she immediately catches the attention of the prince and they dance all night. However, at the stroke of midnight Cinderella runs out of the ball leaving behind one of her glass slippers and leading the prince on a search to find the women who fits the glass slipper.

I would read this story aloud to my students and ask them questions througout the story like:

• Where was Cinderella's favorite place to sit in the house?
• Why were Cinderella's stepsisters jealous of her?
• Why did Cinderella's fairy god mother have her find a pumpkin?

A motivational activity I would have my students do is decorate pumpkins to look like carriages and give a prize for the best pumpkin. Also, for another activity, I can have my students make crowns to decorate and wear on their heads.

Marcia Brown is a American writer and illustrator of more than 30 children's books. She has won numerous awards including the Caldecott Medal from the American Library Association.