Prince Cinders

We actually bought this book because we used to get the video animation of it at the library. My adult children loved it when they were younger--they still do! It's a cute little story with funny illustrations. Prince Cinders is the Cinderella character, and his hairy, arrogant, sloppy brothers represent the 3 ugly step-sisters. It is VERY silly,, and, of course, as in the real Cinderella, it has a happy ending! Our grandson is four and he liked the book and the video, so that's good enough for me! Be warned though, the video is crudely animated and the story is slapstick silly!

Funny book for the grandkids

This story is a fun twist on the classic Cinderella story. I used it in a first grade fairy tale unit, and chose it to appeal to the boys. The funny story and hilarious illustrations (especially the gorilla in a bathing suit!) engaged the whole class. They were hanging on each page and laughing aloud the whole time. Everyone wanted to borrow it after the read-aloud. I highly recommend it.

I ordered Prince Cinders by Babette Cole and the book itself is absolutely adorable. The illustrations are fun, colorful, and a little quirky, which makes the story really entertaining for kids. It’s apart of my kindergarten’s reading list and he loves it. It’s a clever twist on the classic Cinderella story and great for reading aloud. Unfortunately, the way it was packaged during shipping caused the book to arrive bent. The book was placed in a box without enough protection, so the cover and pages ended up curved. It’s still readable, but it was disappointing to receive a new book in that condition. Overall, the story and illustrations are great, but Amazon should improve the packaging for books to prevent them from being damaged during delivery.

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!

I love pretty much anything written by Babette Cole. I grew up reading Princess SmartyPants, which taught me that a girl doesn't have to marry or be saved by some prince in order to be happy. I was sad at one point when I could no longer find any of her books in print anywhere. So when I was searching for baby shower presents this year and ran across Prince Cinders I was thrilled. This book is just as good as Princess SmartyPants with a sound lesson that can work for any gender. I absolutely recommend this!

Such a fun story. My students loved it and chose it as one of the best versions of Cinderella. Funny illustrations too!

Such a fun Book! The illustrations tell as much of the story as the words do! This is great fun for reading to my little ones, or for a beginning reader to read to herself.

I have bought a number of Babette Cole books now because they feel really contemporary but also appeal to the little one's naughty sense of humour! Prince Cinders is no exception. It is a twist on the traditional Cinderella story but with added humour; the `Fairy Godmother' who is largely incompetent and a boy who is forced to go out looking utterly ridiculous. Not only are they positive in tone, they are funny and lovely to read. The illustrations compliment the story beautifully and, of course, there is a traditional happy ending! Highly recommended.

No todo tienen que ser princesas. Este libro es muy entretenido y novedoso. A mi hijo de 6 años le encantó y todavía pide que se lo lea, no se cansa de oirlo. Es muy innovador.

Would buy again from this seller! Fun and cute read! Purchased for my nephew.

文字もとても大きいし、文章自体がそんなに多くありません。 初めての洋書でしたが、カタコトの英語すら出来ない私でも 元の話を知っていたのと、可愛らしくてユーモラスなイラストのお陰で 随分と楽しく読むことができました。

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.