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Traditional Lit - Cinder Edna
5 stars
Cinder Edna by Ellen Jackson and illustrator Kevin O'Malley was such a twist on the Cinderella story. We were able to see two sides of the same story but played out a different way. Cinderella and Cinder Edna were next-door neighbors suffering the same fate, and while Cinderella was our classic Cinderella story, Cinder Edna was an independent, problem-solving, practical girl!
This book shows us self-resilience and learning how to make the best of your situation while being funny all at the same time. I enjoyed this book via YouTube where the narrator had different voices and background music. It really added to the parallel lives the two girls lived.
I think this is a great read-aloud book for K-4th grade, and when they get into 5th-6th/7th, we can really start comparing and contrasting their lives and problem-solving.
Cinder Edna by Ellen Jackson and illustrator Kevin O'Malley was such a twist on the Cinderella story. We were able to see two sides of the same story but played out a different way. Cinderella and Cinder Edna were next-door neighbors suffering the same fate, and while Cinderella was our classic Cinderella story, Cinder Edna was an independent, problem-solving, practical girl!
This book shows us self-resilience and learning how to make the best of your situation while being funny all at the same time. I enjoyed this book via YouTube where the narrator had different voices and background music. It really added to the parallel lives the two girls lived.
I think this is a great read-aloud book for K-4th grade, and when they get into 5th-6th/7th, we can really start comparing and contrasting their lives and problem-solving.