Cinderella (Fay's Fairy Tales) [Hardcover]

William Wegman (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Fay's Fairy Tales

In her haste to flee the palace before her fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper. Photographs show the characters depicted as dogs.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

With his signature humorous, surreal photographs of weimaraners, the creator of Man's Best Friend glibly retells a much-loved story. Wegman poses his canine models in minimal sets; the dogs' heads pop out of kitschy gowns and campy wigs, while human hands rather than paws project from the clothing. (In one scene a character extends a human foot with garish red toenails to try on the glass slipper.) The unkind stepmother, wearing a disheveled black wig, intimidates readers with a cold gaze; more winsome are Cinderella, exhibiting a shy dignity, and the prince, who wears a beseeching expression. Wegman even finds six liver-colored puppies to act as "coach horses" for Cinderella's carriage. Attached to such arresting images, a lengthy--and only intermittently witty--text seems almost an afterthought, and may well be over children's heads. Audiences have grown accustomed to cartoons featuring animals with human bodies, but this spooky parade of stiff characters treads a delicate line between the comic and the grotesque. While some readers will find it prepossessingly silly, others may feel unsettled or alarmed. All ages.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion Book CH; 1st edition (April 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562823485
• ISBN-13: 978-1562823481
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,200,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars CLEVER BOOK, March 25, 2007

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D. Blankenship (The Ozarks) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cinderella (Fay's Fairy Tales) (Hardcover)

The story of Cinderella with very bright and detailed photographs...using dogs! I liked the book myself being a dog lover but have to agree with another reviewer that in some of the photographs, the costumes in which the dogs were dressed are a bit over whelming. All in all though, it is a cute book and very cleverly done. This kids do seem to enjoy it and that is what counts I suppose.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars our whole family loves it, November 5, 1999

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bobdc (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cinderella (Fay's Fairy Tales) (Hardcover)

My wife and I were Wegman fans before he did children's books (and before we had children), and now our two daughters are fans as well, particularly of "Cinderella." The language and photography are both beautiful and funny.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wegman at his best, December 21, 2003

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Rachael Grodzielanek "multi-mama" (Lindenwold, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cinderella (Fay's Fairy Tales) (Hardcover)

What a beautiful book! I got it for my sister, an avid collector and dog owner. Those dogs really show alot of love for their "dad". What an enjoyable book for all ages. highly recomended!