Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper

Hardback

Main Details

Title Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Charles Perrault
Illustrated by Camille Rose Garcia
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:80
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 146
Category/GenreIllustration
Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Myth and legend told as fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780062333919
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint Harper Design
Publication Date 26 February 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

From the acclaimed and popular illustrator of the New York Times bestseller Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Snow White, comes a unique and visually stunning spin on Cinderella-published to coincide with the release of the major-motion picture from Walt Disney directed by Kenneth Branagh and featuring an all-star cast. Charles Perrault's story of a sweet-tempered young girl, forced into servitude by her evil stepmother and stepsisters, who finds true love with a handsome prince (with the help of a fairy godmother), has enchanted readers for more than 300 years. In this lavishly illustrated retelling of the classic fairytale, Camille Rose Garcia reimagines Cinderella through her distinctive visual aesthetic. Hers is a Cinderella for the twenty-first century: dark, compelling, vibrant, and enthralling.

Author Biography

Charles Perrault was born in Paris in 1628, the fifth son of wealthy parents. He was sent to a prestigious school and aged twenty-three, after a fleeting attendance at the University of Orleans, became a lawyer. Abandoning this career, he became an author and in doing so created the genre of the fairy tale, based on existing European folk tales. He is most famous for 'Cinderella', 'Puss in Boots' and 'Little Red Riding Hood', and his versions influenced the Brothers Grimm 200 years later. He was a key player in the French literary scene of the seventeenth century, and died in 1703.