Home
  • Home
  • Latest Issue
  • Past Issues
  • Authors & Artists
  • Articles
  • Reviews
  • News
  • Forums
  • Search

Very Little Cinderella

  • View
  • Rearrange

Digital version – browse, print or download

Can't see the preview?
Click here!

How to print the digital edition of Books for Keeps: click on this PDF file link - click on the printer icon in the top right of the screen to print.

BfK Newsletter

Receive the latest news & reviews direct to your inbox!

BfK No. 246 - January 2021
BfK 246 January 2021

This issue’s cover illustration is from A Shelter for Sadness by Anne Booth, illustrated by David Litchfield. Thanks to Templar Publishing for their help with this January cover.

  • PDFPDF
  • Printer-friendly versionPrinter-friendly version
  • Send to friendSend to friend

Very Little Cinderella

Teresa Heapy
 Sue Heap
(Doubleday Childrens)
32pp, 978-0857534200, RRP £11.99, Hardcover
Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
Buy "Very Little Cinderella" on Amazon

Following their take on the Red Riding Hood story (Very Little Red Riding Hood), this picture book partnership turn their attention to Cinderella; and a very modern Cinderella she is. There are no ‘princesses’ here (thank goodness) though we do have a Little Prince. Instead we have a small girl with very definite ideas. No shiny dresses for her. She will go to the party in her favourite blue dress, stripy hat and yellow boots.

This is a cosy story, ideal for reading at bedtime. Sue Heap's attractive and lively illustrations are the perfect match to the simple text which is presented in beautifully clear font. Parents – or babysitters – will recognise the scenario, which never strays from reality (even if Very Little Cinderella does stay up until midnight), while the young audience will appreciate the situation and recognise a friend. My only reservation is the rather arch and conscious use of ‘small child speak’ which I feel is unnecessary. However, this is an attractive addition to the storybook shelves and kinderboxes. If the maps on the endpapers are to be believed, we can look forward to more retellings from this talented pair.

Reviewer: 
Ferelith Hordon
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Help/FAQ
  • My Account