Since I discovered this picture book of Cinderella’s next door neighbor in a Chicago independent bookstore years ago, I have bought and given away more than 15 copies.
Cinder Edna has inherited a similar set of circumstances as the Disney-made-famous heroine from next door. This girl, however, shows initiative and creativity, earning money by mowing lawns and learning how to make 17 different kinds of tuna casserole instead of feeling sorry for herself. She meets and loses her prince at the ball too, but her man is smart enough to look her up in the phone book instead of making random women try on footwear. Jackson and artist Kevin O’Malley deliver a fairytale with an ending that really makes you smile.
Review by Monika
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