Traditional Tales

Cinderella

Author: Marcia Brown

Publisher: Aladdin; 2 edition

Publish Date:  (April 1, 1997)

ISBN-10: 0689814747

ISBN-13: 978-0689814747

This is the classic fairytale of Cinderella. This was always my favorite Disney movie to watch. I used to watch it everyday. This book is about how a girl has to serve her step mother and two step sisters. She dresses in rags and does not have a lot. She is always doing chores. She goes to a ball with the help of the fairy god mother and meets a prince. The prince finds her after leaving her glass slipper behind and they get married. She forgives her step sisters and gives them kindness.


I just love this version of Cinderella. There are so many version of Cinderella and there are also a bunch of movies. The pictures in this are beautiful and nicely done. I like this version because it tells the original story and doesn't add anything in. I love looking at the pictures and reading this amazing fairytale. I give this book a 10 out of 10.

Patricia Seibert

Publisher: Brighter Child, 2001

ISBN-10: 1577683676

ISBN-13: 978-1577683674

I automatically thought of The Three Little Pigs when given the genre for this week.  This is an absolute classic that everyone has probably read. One pig built a house out of straw. The second built a house out of sticks and the third built a house out of bricks. A hungry wolf tried to get the pigs by blowing their houses down. They hid in the third house made out of bricks and the wolf could not get them.

This is just a classic tale and that is why I chose it. Every child has either heard of it or read it themselves. I think that it is just a fun tale for kids to read.  This would never really happen in real life but it is fun to dream. It also teaches a good lesson because it shows that you should just do things right the first time instead of slacking. The first two pigs did not try as hard as the third pig. They should have just done a good job the first time like the third pig. This is definitely one of my favorites and I give it a 9 out of 10.

 

Tortoise and the Hare

Author: Jerry Pinkney

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First Edition

Date: October 1, 2013

ISBN-10: 0316183563

ISBN-13: 978-0316183567

The hare bragged that he was the fastest out of everyone. The tortoise wanted to challenge him to prove him wrong. The hare was overly confident and decided to nap while running the race. Eventually the tortoise beats the hare.

Everyone knows this story. It is a fable. It teaches children a lesson to never be lazy and always try. Children should always be humble and never boast too much about their talents. It teaches a very good lesson and it is a classic and that it why I chose is as one as my books. I give it a 10 out of 10.