This book is another one of my favorites! It puts a spin on the classic story, Cinderella. It is about two girls, Cinderella and Cinder Edna. They both work for their evil step-sisters, but they do things very differently. Cinderella does her chores and then sulks in the cinders, while Cinder Edna whistles while she works and cleans bird cages for some extra money. I like this book because it makes a very well known story seem very different.
It also has a great message about life. The two girls' stories show that there are two very different ways of looking at things. Cinderella looks at the glass half empty, and she depends on others to do things for her, like her fairy godmother. In comparison Cinder Edna chooses to look at the glass as half full. She manages to make her chores entertaining by whistling, and she has hobbies rather than sulking in the cinders. She chooses to spend her free time cleaning parrot cages for money, which she uses on a dress for the ball.
This book is also interesting because it makes the Disney fairytale we grew up with seem very superficial. In the fairytale and this book, Cinderella and the handsome prince meet each other at the ball and instantly fall in love. They fall in love, but the prince doesn't even know Cinderella's name. This story chooses to emphasize a somewhat more realistic sort of love story where Rupert and Cinder Edna's love is based on enjoying their time together and common interests.
I think that this story would be a great book for 2nd graders all the way to 6th graders.
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