Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper

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.

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.