CINDERELLA

CINDERELLA

by David Roberts (Author), Lynn Roberts (Author), Lynn Roberts (Author), Lynn Roberts (Author)

Synopsis

Meet a fashion-conscious fairy godmother with a difference in this stylish reworking of the classic fairy tale by a new brother-and-sister creative duo. Cinderella moves into the era of flapper girls and the Charleston in a new edition of this famous tale of rags to riches. Too blind to see what he is doing, Cinderella's father marries unwisely and brings home a heartless wife, her argumentative daughters and nasty little dog, who make life miserable for Cinderella until she triumphs in the marriage stakes. Fashion illustrator David Roberts brings all these characters to life in his meticulously researched drawings. Lynn Roberts has crafted a humorous story straight from the art deco period that perfectly complements her brother's illustration.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 32
Publisher: National Trust Books
Published: 17 Apr 2003

ISBN 10: 1843650134
ISBN 13: 9781843650133
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years
Book Overview: David Roberts was runner-up in 1999 Mother Goose Award for Children's Illustration.

Media Reviews
Full of colourful detail and quirky humour... A meticulously researched modern fable. Very stylish. Carousel A bright, Twenties-style retelling with deliciously graceful drawings... The Times Fashion goes to the ball in a visually opulent retelling of Cinderella... sophisticated children and design-savvy adults get the happy ending they deserve. Former fashion illustrator David Roberts and his sister Lynn have reset the story of literature's most famous curfew-buster in the flapper era, with predictably stylish results. Bazaar, US
Author Bio
Lynn Roberts studied theology and publishing. She has written poems and rhyming stories for children, illustrated by her brother David. Lynn lives in Liverpool with her brother's two cats, Oberon and Eugene, who refused to move to London. Lynn has also collaborated with her brother on Rapunzel and Little Red (shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award). Fashion illustrator David Roberts was born in Liverpool and studied fashion before moving to Hong Kong to work as a fashion illustrator. David now lives and works in south London where, when not drawing, he likes to make hats. David's Little Red was shortlisted for the 2006 Kate Greenaway Award.