The classic fairy tale as retold by the World's No. 1 Storyteller, Roald Dahl!
After Cinderella leaves her glass slipper behind at the ball, one of her conniving step-sisters has a plan to trick the prince into falling in love with her, not Cinderella. But maybe Cinderella doesn't want to be with a man who chooses his life partner based on her footwear; maybe Cinderella wants something more for herself!
With brand-new and wickedly funny illustrations, this splendiferous rhyming picture book is perfect for kids who like their fairy tales with a bit of sharpness to them--and lots of laughs. Told in Dahl's signature zany tone with the wit and bite that millions have loved for over fifty years, this Cinderella story is unlike any you've read before.
Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a job that would take him to "a wonderful faraway place." In 1933 he joined the Shell Company, which sent him to Mombasa in East Africa. When World War II began in 1939, he became a fighter pilot and in 1942 was made assistant air attaché in Washington, where he started to write short stories. His first major success as a writer for children was in 1964. Thereafter his children's books brought him increasing popularity, and when he died, children mourned the world over, particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years.
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The classic fairy tale as retold by the World's No. 1 Storyteller, Roald Dahl!
After Cinderella leaves her glass slipper behind at the ball, one of her conniving step-sisters has a plan to trick the prince into falling in love with her, not Cinderella. But maybe Cinderella doesn't want to be with a man who chooses his life partner based on her footwear; maybe Cinderella wants something more for herself!
With brand-new and wickedly funny illustrations, this splendiferous rhyming picture book is perfect for kids who like their fairy tales with a bit of sharpness to them--and lots of laughs. Told in Dahl's signature zany tone with the wit and bite that millions have loved for over fifty years, this Cinderella story is unlike any you've read before.
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Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a job that would take him to "a wonderful faraway place." In 1933 he joined the Shell Company, which sent him to Mombasa in East Africa. When World War II began in 1939, he became a fighter pilot and in 1942 was made assistant air attaché in Washington, where he started to write short stories. His first major success as a writer for children was in 1964. Thereafter his children's books brought him increasing popularity, and when he died, children mourned the world over, particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years.
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