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A Cajun variant of the Cinderella tale set in New Orleans and including French words and phrases which are defined on the bottom of each page.
Gr 2-4-This "Cinderella" variant is not to be confused with Robert San Souci's Caribbean retelling with the same title (S & S, 1998). In Collins's version, Cendrillon lives in New Orleans; the ball is held during Mardi Gras; and the prince is Ovey, a rich man's son who has been named King of Mardi Gras (Rex) and who is looking for a bride. The girl's carriage is a cushaw (squash), her horses are crevisses (crawfish), and her shoes are made of mother-of-pearl. Cajun phrases are inserted throughout the narrative with translations and pronunciation guides at the bottom of each page. Collins follows the Disney version of "Cinderella" and includes the superfluous episode in which the animal friends make the young woman's first ball gown, which her stepsisters then destroy. The text is unimaginative and at times strains to include local customs and words; the Cajun phrases are so frequent that they become intrusive and interrupt the flow of the tale. Soper's illustrations are done in beautiful colors, but can't redeem this bland text.-Judith Constantinides, East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA
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Card catalog description
A Cajun variant of the Cinderella tale set in New Orleans and including French words and phrases which are defined on the bottom of each page.
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