Cinderella
by Kinuko Y. Craft
Date: 2000
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Reading level: C
Book type: picture book
Pages: 32
Format: e-book
Source: Amazon.ca
This brilliant edition of a timeless story is sure to become the favorite of a generation. Readers young and old will be enchanted by the vision and mastery of Kinuko Y. Craft's luminous paintings, inspired by the lavish artwork of late seventeenth-century France and embellished with extraordinary borders and ornamentation. Rich with radiant color and astonishing detail, here is a dream come true for anyone who has ever believed in living happily ever after.
(synopsis from Goodreads)
The stunning cover of this book is what drew me in. Cinderella, illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft, is a lovely, classic take on the familiar fairy tale. It's fairly heavy on the text for a picture book, but it reads like a bedtime story and doesn't tax the reader at all. The illustrations are intricately detailed, and though the highlight is probably the cover image, there is still plenty to look at and enjoy within. The pictures have an old-fashioned look to them, which perfectly complements the classic story.
I'd definitely recommend this one to those looking for good fairy tale retellings, especially those who like versions that stay close to the original.
Quotable moment:
Premise: 4/5
Meter: n/a
Writing: 4/5
Illustrations: 4/5
Originality: 3/5
Enjoyment: 3/5
Overall: 3.5 out of 5
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