Caldecott Winner
This story is the classic version of Cinderella that we have all grown to know and love. Cinderella is left to live with her evil step-mother and step-sisters after the death of her father. She gets invited to a Royal Ball where she meets the Prince. They fall in love with one another, yet Cinderella must rush home before he even gets the chance to learn her name. She leaves behind a glass slipper and the Prince searches the whole town until he finds that the shoe fits none other than Cinderella herself. The author, Marcia Brown, makes the story come to life through her award-winning illustrations.
I would use this story when evaluating literature with a class or learning the characteristics of a fiction book or fairytale. It is important for grade 3-5 students to understand the defining characteristics of different types of literature. Cinderella by Marcia Brown would be a great story to use as a read aloud in which the students could raise their hands when they have identified a characteristic that makes this story a piece of fiction/fairytale and add it to a classroom chart.
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