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Louie, Ai-Ling
YEH-SHEN : A CINDERELLA STORY FROM CHINA
New York : Philomel Books, c1982.
IL 3-6, RL 4.0
ISBN 039920900X
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 This book is a Chinese version of Cinderella and is based on the T'angera(618-907 AD) manuscripts. I chose this book because it is great to use when comparing various versions of our favorite fairy tales.  The book displays some of the culture through the great illustrations and the character itself.
There is a stepmother and stepsister that are up to no good in the story like many of the versions we have read. In this story however the stepmother is jealous because she does not have a beautiful daughter but a daughter with beautiful charm (Yeh-Shen).   She does  wear a beautiful outfit and in this case golden shoes and does marry a prince. But the story has its own unique twists with the stepmother and daughter being crushed to death.   A story good for children of elementary age.  (Brandy Smith, college student, LdyLk67@aol.com)
SUBJECTS:     Folklore -- China.
                        Princes -- Folklore.
                        Stepchildren -- Folklore.
                        Fairy tales.

 
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