Festival/ Celebration Picture Books

Auch, Mary Jane The Easter egg farm 1992
Bateson-Hill, Margaret; ill. Karin Littlewood Leah’s Christmas story 2006
Baumgart, Klaus Laura’s Christmas star 2000
Bailey, Linda; ill. Bill Slavin Stanley’s party 2003
Bollinger, Peter Algernon Graeves is scary enough (Hallowe’en) 2005
Bunting, Eve; ill. Emily Arnold McCully That’s what leprechauns do (St Patrick’s Day?) 2005; ill. Iza Trapani The wedding 2003
Butler, Dorothy; ill. Elizabeth Fuller My brown bear Barney at the party (birthday) 2001
Cazet, Denys The perfect pumpkin pie (Thanksgiving) 2005
Chichester Clark, Emma Melrose and Croc (Christmas) 2005; Happy birthday to you, Blue Kangaroo! 2006
Child, Lauren This is actually my party (birthday) 2007
Clark, Katie; ill. Amy Huntington Grandma drove the garbage truck ( Fourth of July) 2005
Daly, Niki Happy birthday Jamela! 2006
Dewan, Ted Crispin and the best birthday surprise ever 2006
Dodd, Lynley Slinky Malinki’s Christmas crackers 2006
Drewery, Melanie Matariki 2003
Duncan, Tracy; ill. Bruce Potter Grandad’s medals (NZ—Anzac Day) 2004
Durant, Alan; ill. Franco Rivolli The flamingo who forgot (birthday) 2007
Ellwand, David Alfred’s party : a collection of picture puzzles (Birthday) 2000
Evans, Cambria Martha Moth makes socks (Birthday) 2006
Farrer, Maria; ill. Deborah Hinde Santa’s kiwi holiday 2005
Fleischman, Paul; ill. Barry Root The birthday tree (Sophisticated in content) 2008
Foreman, Michael Cat in the manger (Christmas) 2001
Friedman, Laurie; ill. Lynne Avril Cravath Love, Ruby Valentine (Valentine’s Day) 2006
Garland, Sarah Eddie’s kitchen and how to make good things to eat (birthday) 2007
Gilmore, Rachel; ill. Alice Priestley Lights for Gita (Divali) 1994
Graham, Bob Oscar’s half birthday 2005
Hague, Michael The nutcracker (Christmas) 2005
Hannken, Catherine; ill. Trish Bowles Fiapule 2006
Hawkins, Colin and Jacqui Witch pigs (Birthday) 2005
Hedderwick, Mairi Katie Morag and the birthdays 2005

Hendry, Diana; ill. Jane Chapman The very snowy Christmas 2005
Henkes, Kevin Lilly’s big day (Wedding) 2006
Hoy, Catriona; ill. Benjamin Johnson My Grandad marches on Anzac Day 2006
Joosse, Barbara M.; ill. Giselle Potter Ghost wings (Day of the Dead, Mexico) 2001
Klise, Kate; ill. M. Sarah Klise Why do you cry? (Birthday) 2006
Kloster, Melanie; ill. Jenny Cooper The reluctant little flower girl 2008
Koppe, Susanne (re-told by); ill. Lisbeth Zwerger Nutcracker (E.T.A.Hoffmann)
(Christmas) 2004
Leeson, Christine; ill. Jane Chapman The snow angel (Christmas) 2006
Look, Lenore; ill. Yumi Heo Henry’s first-moon birthday 2001
Morpurgo, Michael; ill. Michael Foreman The best Christmas present in the world (Sophisticated Picture Book) 2004
Morrison, Yvonne; ill. Deborah Hinde A Kiwi night before Christmas (includes audio CD) 2005
Nordqvist, Sven Pancakes for Findus (birthday) 2007
Schur, Maxine Rose; ill. Brian Pinkney Day of delight : a Jewish Sabbath in Ethiopia 1994
Scott, Anna-Miringa; ill. Errol McLeary Chimney-less at Christmas (NZ—includes CD) 2004
Stanton, Karen; ill. Rene King Moreno Papi’s gift (birthday) 2007
Thomas, Valerie; ill. Korky Paul Happy birthday, Winnie! 2007
Torres, Leyla The kite festival 2004
Van Allsburg, Chris Probuditi! (birthday—Sophisticated Picture Book) 2007
Vander Zee, Ruth and Sneider, Marian; ill. Bill Farnsworth Eli remembers (Rosh Hashanah) 2007 (Sophisticated/Senior)
Vrombaut, An Dear Dragon 2005
Waddell, Martin; ill. Jason Cockroft Room for a little one (Christmas) 2004
Watts, Irene N.; ill. Kathryn E. Shoemaker A telling time (Purim) 2004
Wells, Rosemary Max counts his chickens (Easter) 2007
Willis, Jeanne; ill. Tony Ross Mayfly day (Celebration of a mayfly’s one day of life, told in haiku) 2006
Winter, Jeanette Nino’s mask (Mexican fiesta) 2003

Wordless Picture Books

PICT, ARM Armstrong, Jennifer; ill. David Small Once upon a banana 2006

SPICT ARU Aruego, Jose; ill. Ariane Dewey The last laugh 2006

SPICT BAK Home 2004 (and several other titles by this ‘living collage’ illustrator)

SPICT BAN Banyai, Istvan Zoom 1995; Re-zoom; The other side 2005

PICT BAR Bartlett, T.C. ; ill. Monique Felix Tuba lessons 1997

SPICT BUR Burke, Tina Fly, little bird 2006

PICT COL Collington, Peter On Christmas Eve 1990

SPICT COL Collington, Peter A small miracle 1997

PICT DAY Day, Alexandra Follow Carl 1998

PICT DEM Dematons, Charlotte The yellow balloon 2004

PICT DEP DePaola, Tomie The hunter and the animals 1981; Sing, Pierrot, Sing : a picture book in mime 1983

SPICT FAL Faller, Regis The adventures of Polo 2006

PICT FLE Fleischman, Paul; ill. Kevin Hawkes City circus 2004

SPICT GEI Geisert, Arthur Lights out 2005

SPICT GLE Gleeson, Libby; ill. Armin Greder An ordinary day 2001

PICT GOO Goodale, Rebecca Island dog 1999

SPICT GUI Guiloppe, Antoine One scary night 2005

PICT JEN Jenkins, Steve Looking down 1995

SPICT LEH Lehman, Barbara Museum trip 2006
Rainstorm 2007
The red book 2004

PICT LIU Liu, Jae Soo; music by Dong Il Sheen Yellow umbrella (colours) (with accompanying audio CD) 2002

SPICT LUD Ludy, Mark The flower man 2005

PICT MCC McCully, Emily Arnold Four hungry kittens 2001

PICT POP Popov, Nikolai Why? 1996

SPICT ROG Rogers, Gregory The boy, the bear, the baron, the bard 2004; Midsummer knight 2006.

PICT SAR Sara Across town 1990

PICT SAS Sasaki, Isao Snow 1980

PICT SIS Sis, Peter Ocean world 1992

PICT STO Stower, Adam Slam! A tale of consequences 2005

PICT TAF Tafuri, Nancy Junglewalk 1988

SPICT TAN Tan, Shaun The arrival 2006

SPICT TRO Trondheim, Lewis Mr O 2004

SPICT TUR Turner, Sandy Silent night 2003

PICT WIE Wiesner, David Free fall 1988 (and several other quality older picture books)

SPICT WIE Wiesner, David Flotsam 2006

Re-cycling/Conservation Picture Books

PICT AAR Aaron, Moses; ill. David Mackintosh The duck catcher 2003

PICT ALB Albert, Richard E.; ill. Sylvia Long Alejandro’s gift 1994

PICT ASC Asch, Frank The earth and I 1994

PICT ATK Atkins, Jeannine; ill. Venantius J. Pinto Aani and the tree huggers 1995

PICT BAK Baker, Jeannie Home (neighbourhood reclamation--2004)
(Almost all this author’s collage-illustrated books deal with conservation/ecology)

PICT BAL Balderson, Margaret; ill. Janine Dawson Junkyard dogs 2003

SPICT BAS Base, Graeme The waterhole 2001; Uno’s garden 2006

FIC BEN Bennetts, Marlene J.; ill. Trish Bowles Skalaska’s new home (Christchurch estuary—godwits) 2004

PICT BES Best, Cari; ill. Christine Davenier Sally Jean, the bicycle queen 2006

PICT BRA Bradshaw, Gillian; ill. David Cox Shock Monday (benefits of walking to school-1999)

PICT BRE Brett, Jan The umbrella (rainforest animals) 2004

PICT BUR Burningham, John Oi! Get off our train 1989

PICT BUX Buxton, Jane; ill. Philip Webb The little penguin who wouldn’t eat his dinner (NZ-2006)

PICT CHE Cheng, Christopher; ill. Steven Woolman One child 2000

PICT CHE Cherry, Lynne The sea, the storm and the mangrove tangle 2004
PICT CLA Clark, Katie; ill. Amy Huntingdon Grandma drove the garbage truck 2006
PICT COL Cole, Henry On Meadowview Street 2007
PICT COO Coote, Maree The seacret of Driftus and Sprout 2005 (sea dragons)
PICT COV Coville, Bruce; ill. John Clapp The prince of butterflies 2002
PICT CRE Crew, Gary; ill. Craig Smith Arno the garbo (2001)
SPICT CRE Crew Gary; ill. Mark Wilson I saw nothing (2003);
I said nothing (2003); I did nothing (2004) (extinct/ endangered species)
PICT DAR Darroch, Bob The last tree on the island (NZ-2006)
PICT DAR Darroch, Bob The tree (NZ-2004)
PICT DAV Davey, Mike; ill. Bruce Potter The dawn (NZ-2007)
PICT DAV Davies, Nicola; ill. Michael Foreman White owl, barn owl 2007
PICT DED Dedieu, Thierry Hunting for fur : the adventures of Panda and Koala (1998)
PICT DEV Devlin, Erin; ill. Annie Jeannes As kuku slept (NZ-2006)
PICT DIC Dickinson, Trevor; ill. Emma Carlow Kitty Princess and the newspaper dress (2004)
PICT DUD Duder, Tessa; ill. Mark Wilson Carpet of dreams (2006)
PICT DUN Duncan, Tracy; ill. Jonathan Huntley The man who loved the sea (marine reserves, NZ--2004)
PICT ELB Elbling, Peter; ill. Sophy Williams Aria (rainforest-1994)
PICT END Endt Topzandt, Monique Lucky pateke (NZ-2006)
PICT FAR Farrelly, Peter; ill. Jamie Rama Abigale the happy whale (ocean pollution- 2006)
PICT FRO Fromental, Jean-Luc; ill. Joelle Jolivet 365 penguins (global warming; melting of the ice caps-2006)
PICT GAL Galbraith, Ben The three fishing brothers Gruff (overfishing--2006)
PICT GAR Garland, Sherry Summer sands (erosion, sand dune ecology--1995)
PICT GEO George, Jean Craighead; ill. Wendell Minor Luck : the story of a sandbill crane 2006
PICT GIL Gilderdale, Betty & Alan The little yellow digger saves the whale (NZ) 2001
PICT GOO Goodall, Jane; ill. Alan Marks Rickie and Henri : a true story 2004
PICT GRA Graves, Sue; ill. Richard Watson Jenny and the jumble sale 2005
PICT HIL Hill, Anthony; ill. Jane Tanner Lucy’s cat and the rainbow birds 2007
PICT HUT Hutchison, Jennifer; ill. Anne Hutchison Greg! The naughty takahe 2006
PICT JAM James, Simon Dear Greenpeace 2005 edition
PICT JEN Jennings, Paul; ill. Jane Tanner The fisherman and the theefyspray 1994
PICT JEN Jensen, Jo Pipit ; ill Adrienne Williams Pipit 1999
PICT KAN Kane, Glenda; ill. Lisa Allen Mangrove (NZ) 2007

PICT LAM Lam, Amy Panki in the land of the kiwi 2005

PICT LET Le Tord, Bijou Elephant moon 1993

PICT LEW Lewis, Carolyn; ill. Janet Hodgetts When the Jones kids came to town : a weedbusters adventure(NZ) 2006

PICT LOC Lockyer, John; ill. Dave Gunson My kiwi (NZ) 2005

PICT LOO Van Loon, Joan; ill. John Van Loon Mang the wild orang-utan 2007

PICT LUC Lucas, David Whale 2006

PICT MCP McPhail, David Water boy 2007

PICT MAR Martin, Bill Jr. and Michael Sampson; photographs by Dan Lipow
I love our earth 2006

PICT MIL Miles, Victoria; ill. Molly Bang Old Mother Bear 2007

PICT MIL Miller, David Refugees (collage pictures) 2003

PICT MOR Morrison, Yvonne; ill. Jenny Cooper Down in the forest (NZ) 2004

PICT MUR Murphy, Stuart J.; ill. Renee Andriani Earth Day—hooray! 2004
(non-fiction title shelved at 513 MUR)

PICT OLI Oliver, Narelle Home (habitat destruction) 2006

PICT ORA Oram, Hiawyn; ill. Vanessa Cabban When wishing comes true 2006

PICT PAR Parry, Taffy Tommy Tui’s journey 2007

PICT PEE Peet, Bill Farewell to Shady Glade (1966)

PICT PFI Pfister, Marcus Milo and the magical stones (2000 edition)

PICT POP Popov, Nikolai Why? 1996

PICT POP Poppenhager, Nicole; ill. Ivan Gantschev Snow leopards (endangered species) 2006

PICT POR Portis, Antoinette Not a box 2007

PICT POW Pow, Tom; ill. Robert Ingpen Who is the world for? 2000

PICT PRI Prior, Natalie Jane; ill. Cheryl Orsini Minnie Pearl and the undersea bazaar 2007

PICT REA Readman, Jo; ill. Honor Roberts George saves the world by lunchtime 2006

PICT REE Reece, James H. Lester and Clyde (1997)

PICT RID Riddell, Chris Wendel’s workshop (2007)

PICT SCH Schimmel, Schim Children of the earth…remember (1997)

PICT SEU Seuss, Dr The lorax (video also available)

PICT SIL Silverstein, Shel The giving tree (1964)

PICT SIB Sibley, Irena Greta the garbo (2002)

PICT SPI Spillman, David; ill. Mark Wilson Yellow-eye (2002)

PICT STA Stanley, Elizabeth Tyger! Tyger! (2007)

PICT SUZ Suzuki, David and Ellis, Sarah; ill. Sheena Lott Salmon forest (2003)

SPICT TAU Tauss, Marc Superhero (2005)
Maleek and his robot Marvyn travel to the past to find trees and plants to restore the city that tall buildings have taken over. Contains black and white photo illustrations featuring the New York skyline

PICT VAN Van de Weert, Renee Hapimarika; ill. Anton Petrov The last whale (2001) Also available in Te Reo Maori

PICT WAL Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth Recycle everyday! (2003)

PICT WHI Whillis Sharon; ill. Bob Darroch To the dump (NZ) 2001

PICT WIL Willis, Jeanne; ill. Tony Ross Shhh! (noise pollution) 2004


PICT WIL Wilson, Mark The last tree 2007

Picture Books About Spring

Brown, Craig In the spring

Miller, Moira; ill. Ian Deuchar The search for spring

Emberley, Michael Welcome back spring

Gliori, Debi Flora’s flowers

Hunter, Anne Possum and the peeper

Krensky, Stephen Lionel in the spring

Kroll, Virginia L. Naomi knows it’s springtime

Manushskin, Fran; ill. Holly Berry How mama brought the spring 2008

Peters, Lisa Westberg Cold little duck, duck, duck

Schnur, Steven Spring thaw

Segal, John Carrot soup 2006

Wells, Rosemary Forest of dreams

Zagwyn, Deborah Turney Turtle spring 1997

Also junior fiction titles :

Nabb, Magdalen Josie Smith in spring

Stevenson, James Mud Flat spring

Kiwiana Picture Books

PICT BAC Bacon, Ron; ill. Sharon O’Callaghan Hemi dances 2007 (orig. 1985)

SPICT BAL Ball, Murray Fred the (quite) brave mouse 2003

PICT CAM Campbell, Helen; ill. James Paton What is a Southlander? 1999; More about Southlanders 2001

PICT CHA Chapman, Pam; ill. Angela Connell Shrek the sheep : based on a true story 2005

PICT DAR Darroch, Ruth; ill. Bob Darroch Mrs Parata’s problem pets 2007

PICT DAV Davey, Lucy; ill. Lorenzo van der Lingen Mr Mayor’s pavlova palaver (2008)

PICT DAV Davey, Mike; ill. Bruce Potter The dawn 2007

PICT DEA Dear, Lynley; ill. Shaun Yeo Henry the southern man tuatara
2005

PICT DRE Drewery, Melanie Matariki 2003; Tahi one lucky kiwi 2007, and several other kiwiana picture books

PICT FAR Farrer, Maria; ill. Deborah Hinde Santa’s kiwi holiday 2005

PICT GUN Gunther, Richard Where’s Kiwi Kevin? 2003; Where’s Kiwi Kevin now ? (great Kiwi events) 2004

PICT HUR Hurst, Christine; ill. Raymond McGrath The boy who bounced around Aotearoa New Zealand 2007

PICT IHA Ihaka, Kingi M.; ill. Dick Frizzell A pukeko in a ponga tree 1981

PICT JAH Jahri Jah Jah 123’s for Kiwis 2006

PICT JAH Jahri Jah Jah ABC’s for Kiwis 2006
(both these titles are also available in te reo, with English translations alongside the Maori)

PICT MAR Marshall, Janet K is for kiwi : a New Zealand ABC 2005

PICT MAR Martin, Janet; ill. Ivar Treskon Kiri the kereru 2007

PICT MIL Millett, Peter; ill. Lamia Aziz The Anzac biscuit man and other classic tales 2007

PICT MOR Morris, Sandra One lonely kakapo : a counting book 1991; Godwit’s journey 2002

PICT MOR Morrison, Yvonne; ill. Deborah Hinde A kiwi Night before Christmas (with CD) 2003; A kiwi Jingle Bells (with CD) 2006; ill. Jenny Cooper Down in the forest 2004

PICT NOR Norrie, S.W.; ill. Ross Kinnaird One chocolate fish : a New Zealand counting book 2002

PICT ORA Orams, LeAnne; ill. Lamia Aziz Can I play? 2007

PICT PAL Palmer, Rebekah; ill. Daniel Falconer and Chris Guise (from Weta Workshop) Champ the chopper 2007

PICT PAL Palmer, Stanley To the harbour 2007

PICT PAR Parker, John; ill. Jeffrey Parker Amanda the amazing merino 1990; ill. Linda McClelland Pavlova and presents 1996

PICT PAR Parry, Taffy Tommy Tui’s journey 2007

PICT PUL Pullar, Noeline; ill. Lesley Faulks, Lesley; with students of Tarras School Further adventures of Shrek, New Zealand’s celebrity sheep 2007

PICT REI Reisfeld, Bert (adapted by Jamie Lawrence); ill. Mark Russell Flick the little fire engine 2007

PICT RIL Riley, Kim; ill. Deb Hinde Cow power 2004

PICT SAL Salmon, Michael The great New Zealand moa hunt 2007

PICT SHR Shrek the famous hermit sheep of Tarras (by the students of Tarras School; ill. Jenny Chisholm) 2004

PICT SUT Sutton, Sally; ill. Scott Pearson A is for All Black 2006; ill. Dave Gunson Crazy kiwi tops and tails : mix and match—hours of fun 2006

PICT SWA Swadling, Irene; ill. Peter Campbell New legends of Aotearoa : New Zealand birds 2006

PICT TUR Turner, Gwenda—New Zealand ABC; New Zealand 123; and other books by this author

PICT UNC Uncle Anzac Kapai’s new mates and other stories (omnibus version containing three Kapai stories) 2007; Kapai goal shoot 2007

PICT WHI Whillis, Sharon; ill. John Bennett The Boxing Day test 2002

PICT WRI Wrinkly Merino’s Glenorchy adventure (written by the children of Glenorchy School; ill. David Henshaw and the children of Glenorchy School) 2002

Early New Zealand Picture Books

Bacon, R.L.; ill. Para Matchitt Rua and the sea people (1983)

Beals, Graeme; ill. Kirsty McLean Polly and her New Zealand farming family: 1910 (2005)
[see also the non-fiction worksheet/picture collection Kate and her New Zealand farming family 1910, shelved at 306.852 JAM]

Beck, Jennifer; ill. Lindy Fisher Stefania’s dancing slippers (Polish immigration to New Zealand, WW2) 2007

Bishop, Graham The house that Jack built (1999)

Butler, Dorothy Come back Ginger (1987); By jingo! a tale of old New Zealand (1992); Davy’s ducks (2006); Seadog 2007

Campbell, Gordon; ill. Zak Waipara Horeta and the waka (2007)

Cartwright, Pauline; ill. Caroline Campbell A war far away (1990)

Henkel, Virginia; ill. Bruce Luxford Letters from the past (NZ) 1989

McMillan, Dawn; ill. Raymond McGrath Glasseye creek (West Coast goldrush—2008)

Meharry, Dot; ill. Spike Wademan The way it was (Ready to read—2004)

*Morrison, Yvonne; ill. Fifi Colston Waka Wairua : the spirit waka (2005)

*Newson, Natalie; ill. Natalie Newson and Marylyn Simpkins Tarawera’s Pink Terrace children (2003) *[Both deal with Tarawera eruption]

Noonan, Diana; ill. Lyn Kriegler Kangaroo Bill and the forest behind the bay : a story of old New Zealand (1994)

Rowe, Rosamund; ill. Linda McClelland Isabel’s upside-down day ( 2000) [Hawkes Bay earthquake, 1931]

Cinderella

Cinderella Variants held by Christchurch Service Centre, National Library of New Zealand,
Cinderella has been with us in written form for more than a thousand years. Her story is first recorded as Yeh-Shien in ninth century China, but the basic ‘Poor girl (or boy) makes good’ theme is as old as time itself. French folklorist Charles Perrault’s 1697 publication brought the story the widespread European popularity it continues to have today, and provided the heroine with her definitive name—the French Cendrillon became Cinderella in English. Perrault added other touches of his own to the story, including the captivating ‘glass slipper’--once thought to have been a mistranslation of the French ‘vair’ (fur) as ‘verre’ (glass). This explanation has now been discredited; Perrault apparently used the image simply because he liked it, and the intriguing idea of a slipper made of glass is perhaps the single element that has given his Cinderella the edge over the more ethnic version later recorded by the Grimm Brothers. (The 1950 Walt Disney film makes wonderful use of elements from both versions). Perrault also made Cinderella a great deal more passive than the capable, enterprising figure she was in the original Oriental tale, and this helplessness remained a feature of Cinders’ character until feminist versions began appearing the the 1970s. Over the last three centuries the story has continued to grow and adapt to fit the changing times, appearing in forms as diverse as Charlotte Bronte’s ‘Jane Eyre’ and the 1990 film ‘Pretty Woman.’ Even our own Maui has some touches of Cinderella, shown most vividly in the graphic novel Legends of the outcast (Slane and Sullivan, 1996)
Note on Dewey numbers: Cinderella can be found anywhere in the 398 section of a library using the Dewey Decimal System. Probably the highest concentration is in the 398.20944 area (French folklore/mythology), but the universality of the theme takes her everywhere in the world

398 PER CinderellaRe-told by Paul Galdone. Traditional version, with delicately- coloured, flowing illustrations by the author. Cinderella goes to a ball on two successive nights, the Slipper Incident happening on the second (1978)

398.2 DEL CinderellaRe-told by David Delamere. Dramatic panoramic paintings by the author make this version, set in a slightly sinister 16th century Venice, one of the most visually striking in our collection [1993]

398.2 FLE Glass slipper, gold sandal : a worldwide CinderellaFleischman, Paul; ill. Julie Paschkis (2007)‘The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together this version of Cinderella, including elements from Mexico, Iran, Korea, Russia, Appalachia, and more.’

398.2 GER CinderellaRe-told by Adele Geras; ill. Gwen Tourret (1996)

398.2 HOO Moss GownThis traditional story from the American Deep South interestingly combines elements of both Cinderella and King Lear. William H. Hooks and artist Donald Carrick combine to present a haunted tale of witch-ridden swamps, Spanish moss, and pillared mansions, where Moss Gown/ Cinderella goes to the ball three times without losing a single slipper. She still gets the traditional happy ending though, this time with Young Master (1987)

398.2 KAR Cinderella (Ill. James Marshall)Marshall’s quirkily good-humoured illustrations blend perfectly with Barbara Karlin’s everyday language re-telling (1989)

398.2 PER CinderellaTranslated and ill. Diane Goode (1988)

398.208995942 COB Jouanah, a Hmong CinderellaAdapted by Jewell Reinhart Coburn with Tzexa Cherta Lee; ill. Anne Sibley O’Brien. This version from the Hmong people of Thailand gives Cinders a name that translates as ‘young orphan.’ As in many tellings of the story, including the Grimm Brothers’ version, there is no Fairy Godmother as such. Instead the spirit of Cinderella/ Jouanah’s real (but dead) mother uses the medium of enchanted birds or animals—in this case a cow—to talk to her and help her (1995)

398.20932 CLI The Egyptian CinderellaRe-told by Shirley Climo; ill. Ruth Heller. Cinderella in the land of the Pharaohs in Climo’s re-vamping of an ancient legend that mixes fact and fable (1989)


398.20932 PIR The golden slipper : an ancient Egyptian fairytale; and also CinderellaText by Saviour Pirotta; ill. Alan Marks. This edition combines the Egyptian version and Perrault’s interpretation in one volume, as part of the Once Upon a World series. The focus of this useful junior/primary level series is the pairing of well-known English language fairytales with similar stories from other cultures (2004)

398.209415 DAL Fair, Brown & Trembling : an Irish Cinderella storyRe-told and ill. Jude Daly. Traditional Irish tale loosely follows the Grimms’ version rather than Perrault’s. The title refers to the rather strange names of three sisters, of whom the youngest, Trembling, is the Cinderella figure. She pays three well-dressed visits to Mass, rather than to a ball, and several princes brawl over her hand in an interesting divergence from the usual story. However, she does lose and reclaim her slipper; and her decidedly plain older sisters are harshly punished for their unkindness (2000)

398.20941502 CLI The Irish CinderladText by Shirley Climo; ill. Loretta Krupinski . Unlike the previous Irish adaptation, this one changes Cinderella’s gender. Many cultures feature a ‘Cinderlad’, and these stories usually include elements of dragonslaying or similar deeds of daring ( Even Babette Cole’s fractured fairytale ‘Prince Cinders’ follows this line….sort of!) (1996)

398.20944 FRE CinderellaRe-told and ill. Fiona French (1988)

398.20944 MCC CinderellaRe-told and ill. Barbara McClintock. Perhaps best-known for her water-colour and sepia ink illustrations to Jim Aylesworth’s traditional fairy-tale re-tellings, McClintock has done the whole thing herself in this beautifully produced 2005 version. Inspired by a trip to Paris, she has based the royal palace on Versailles, and has dressed her characters lavishly in the Louis XIV styles of Perrault’s original. Unlike the similarly-clothed Craft Cinderella (see below) this version follows Perrault exactly—Cinders visits the ball once only, and forgives her mean sisters to the extent of arranging good marriages for them… though not, of course, as good as her own (2005)

398.20944 PER Cinderella : a creative tale…. (Ill. Roberto Innocenti)Innocenti’s setting is 1920s London. Interestingly, his stylish ‘flapper’ illustrations blend perfectly with a text virtually unchanged from Perrault’s 17th century original—a tribute to the enduring nature of the story (2000)

398.20944 PER CinderellaIll. Susan Jeffers. Established fairy tale illustrator Jeffers has embellished Amy Ehrlich’s 1985 text with elegant watercolour images (2004)

398.20944 PER Cinderella (Ill. Arthur Rackham)Re-told by C.S. Evans. The incomparably romantic Rackham illustrations highlight this lengthy (110p) version of the full Grimm-- multiple ball visits, dreadful punishments inflicted on the Ugly Sisters, etc. (1972)

398. 20944 ROB Cinderella : an art deco love story.Re-told by Lynn Roberts; ill. David Roberts. Simple text, extremely striking Art Deco illustrations ( see also Cinderella : a creative tale). Cinders uses a leek instead of a pumpkin to provide her transport. Originally known as Greta, she chooses to keep the nickname that has been bestowed on her…. [2001]

398.20944 RYL Walt Disney’s Cinderella, retold by Cynthia Rylant; pictures by Mary Blair. Strong emphasis on the search for Love (always spelt with a capital letter here) in this elegant version illustrated by Mary Blair (1911-1978) , who painted the original pictures for Walt Disney’s animated film, as well as for Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, and many other Disney classics. (2007)

398.20944 WAD Cinderella
Re-told by Barrie Wade; ill. Julie Marks. Simplified version for beginning readers (2003)

398. 2094402 CIN Cinderella (ill. K.V. Craft)Lavishly illustrated, with characters wearing the elaborate court dress of Perrault’s early eighteenth century France, still the most traditional style for European Cinderellas. Follows mainly his version , but has some elements of the Grimm Brothers’ Aschenputtel (Ashputtle), in that a small bird rather than a Fairy Godmother helps Cinderella make it to the Ball—twice in this version (2000)

398.209567 HIC The golden sandal : a middle eastern Cinderella story Re-told by Rebecca Hickox; ill. Will Hillenbrand. This Iraqi tale overlaps with another traditional story The magic fish, more common in versions from Indo-China (1998)

398.209596 COB Angkat : the Cambodian Cinderella Re-told by Jewell Reinhart Coburn; ill. Eddie Flotte.A Cambodian version of the story, in which a poor girl marries a prince, is killed by her jealous stepfamily ( Oriental Cinderellas typically suffer a worse fate than mere bullying…) and, because of her virtue, is enabled to return from death to become queen. The Magic Fish motif again features here, as in the Vietnamese version below. The fact that the story was found by Dr Coburn in an 18th century French essay while researching Khmer culture and folklore hints at a possible route for Cinderella to have found her way from this former French colony to Perrault in Paris, and thence to world-wide fame (1996)

398.209597 CLA In the land of small dragon Told by Dang Manh Kha to Ann Nolan Clark; ill. Tony Chen. Both Magic Fish AND Fairy Godmother are needed to help Cam overcome the scheming of her evil stepmother and her lazy stepsister Tam. ( Tam and Cam’s story is told more fully in the collection The brocaded slipper and other Vietnamese tales re-told by Lynette Dyer Vuong (Reading, Mass.; Addison-Wesley, 1984) 398.2109597 VUO) (1979)

398.2097 JOH Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella Johnston, Tony; ill. James Warhola. ‘And her foot fit the clog like a seed in a pod.’ Sums up the distinctly ‘fractured fairytale’ tone of this cheerful North American take on the story, which carries a strong conservation message (1998)

398.20972982 SAN Cendrillon : a Caribbean Cinderella Text by Robert D. San Souci; ill. Brian Pinkney. Set in Martinique, the original Creole French traditional version has been expanded by San Souci to incorporate elements of West Indian culture and costume. Contains an interesting glossary of French Creole words and phrases (1998)

398. 20974 COM Ashpet : an Appalachian tale Re-told by Joanne Compton, ill. Kenn Compton. One of the rare English language versions that takes its title from the Grimm Brothers’ Aschenputtel, rather than Perrault’s Cendrillon. Set in the Appalachian Mountains of North America in the twentieth century, this is one of several versions in which the Cinders character is a servant, rather than any family connection to the unpleasant people with whom she lives. The Prince is here the son of the local doctor, the palace ball is a prayer meeting (see also Fair, Brown and Trembling), but all the essential elements of the story are retained (1994)

398.209789 POL The turkey girl : a Zuni Cinderella story Retold by Penny Pollock; ill. Ed Young. No happy ending here for a thoughtless Cinders who neglects her duty to her animal helpers. As in most Native American traditional tales, the conservation/ecology message is strong—Cinderella’s party clothes are re-cycled! (1996)

398.210942 GRE Tattercoats Re-told by Margaret Greaves; ill. Margaret Chamberlain. Combines Cinderella elements with a sanitised British version of the very dark tale known by Perrault as Donkeyskin (1990)

398.210976889 SCH Smoky Mountain Rose : an Appalachian CinderellaText (all in dialect) by Alan Schroeder; ill. Brad Sneed. Another Cinders from Appalachia but, unlike Ashpet (see above) this one follows the Perrault tradition (1997)

Cecily Fisher. Updated 26/09/08

Fractured Fairytale versions of Cinderella—a selective list (because these keep some elements of the original story but build on them extensively with the author’s creative imagination, they are generally classified as fiction)

Picture Books:
PICT ALL Allan, Nicholas Cinderella’s bum
PICT BAT Bateson Hill, Margaret; ill. Karin Littlewood Chanda and the mirror of moonlight (a version from India)
PICT COL Cole, Babette Prince Cinders (also available on video)
PICT DIC Dickinson, Trevor; ill. Emma Carlow Kitty Princess and the newspaper dress (2004)PICT DON Donaldson, Julia; ill. Liz Pichon Spinderella (early reader)
SPICT ELL Ellwand, David; ill. Christine Tagg Cinderlily : a floral fairy tale
PICT HUG Hughes, Shirley Ella’s big chance : a fairytale retold
PICT JUN Jungman, Ann; ill. Russell Ayto Cinderella and the hot air balloon (1992/2007)
PICT KET Ketteman, Helen Bubba the cowboy prince : a fractured Texas tale
PICT MED Meddaugh, Susan Cinderella’s rat
PICT MIT Mitchell, Marianne Joe Cinders
PICT PER Perlman, Janet Cinderella Penguin, or the little glass flipper
PICT THO Thomas, Joyce Carol The gospel Cinderella

Fiction titles:
FIC ANH Anholt, Laurence Cinderboy
FIC LEV Levine, Gail Carson Ella enchanted
FIC NAP Napoli, Donna Jo Bound

As with the versions held in the 398 subject area, there are many more of these stories to be found as part of collected works—Roald Dahl deserves particular mention for the way he treats the poor girl in his Revolting rhymes (827 DAH)! I have concentrated here on individual titles held by the Christchurch Service Centre of the National Library.

Some useful websites:http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/cinderella.html

www.ala.org/BookLinks/v09/cinderella.html

Cecily Fisher updated 26/09/08