Prince Cinders

Bought this for my grandson since he has brothers. The story has a great message and can be enjoyed by all ages. Cinderella, but with a boy as Cinderella!!

"Prince Cinders" rewrites the classic fairy tale "Cinderella" into a hilarious laugh riot that doesn't cater to gender roles at all!Babette Cole brings Prince Cinders to life -- a gentle but scrawny young man who has 3 big, hairy brothers who are always whisking their princess girlfriends away for a night of partying at Palace Disco while poor Prince Cinders is left at home to clean up their mess. All Prince Cinders wants is to be big and hairy like his brothers, until one day Prince Cinders meets a slightly inept fairy who falls down his chimney and grants his wish (even if it didn't turn out quite how he pictured it).This children's picture book is short and sweet, and very funny to kids most ages (although the book is officially geared towards children 4-8 years old). It's sort of a hip new look at the Cinderella story, with almost all the gender roles reversed. I think it's a positive and simple step towards addressing the issue of stereotypical gender roles in our society with children. It's a picture book, and a fun story, therefore it will be easily relateable to them, and it's a simple way to show them that girls don't always have to be the ones sitting at home waiting for their fairy godmother to show up! In this book, it's Prince Cinders who is hoping to overcome his 3 hairy brothers, instead of Cinderella wishing for rescue from her 2 ugly stepsisters (and 1 wicked stepmother). Prince Cinders is trying to win the heart of a Princess, instead of Cinderella hoping to win the heart of a handsome Prince. And of course, the Princess runs around the kingdom trying to find the man who fits the pair of trousers she finds (istead of a Prince searching for the maiden who fits the tiny glass slipper).It's all in good fun, and I think everyone, young and old, can enjoy this easy read.

There are two views I could use in reviewing "Prince Cinders," a modern version of Cinderella. The reader shall choose.View 1: The politically correct version of gender role reversal. Instead of a girl treated wickedly, the role is inhabited by a boy, or young man, who is made to clean up after his three older brothers. When he wants to go to the dance, his fairy, a young woman who doesn't have the formula to the spells down just yet, sends the young prince as a big, hairy ape. When he changes back into himself, the young princess thinks he has saved her from the big hairy ape. When he runs off, his jeans fall off and become the "glass slipper" of this story. No one can fit into them except this young prince. Marriage, blah, blah.View 2: A far different politically correct version. Take the same scenario above, but let's add some new factors. The three wicked brothers are big and hairy; the young prince is skinny and wimpy. He is discriminated against because he is not macho. The princess finds the big hairy monkey very frightening because, like the young prince, she, too, is quite thin. She recognizes her soul mate after he turns back into the young skinny, wimpy prince. Marriage, happy ending, blah, blah.Now, reader, which do you prefer: PC with gender role reversal, or PC with societal opinion of what constitutes male handsomeness? Please vote in the comment section. We'll send the results to Babette Cole, the author, and to Putnam & Gossett, her publisher, and perhaps to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon. If anyone can stop the senseless discrimination against thin folks, it is our Jeff!

We actually bought this book because we used to get the video animation of it at the library. My adult children loved it when they were younger--they still do! It's a cute little story with funny illustrations. Prince Cinders is the Cinderella character, and his hairy, arrogant, sloppy brothers represent the 3 ugly step-sisters. It is VERY silly,, and, of course, as in the real Cinderella, it has a happy ending! Our grandson is four and he liked the book and the video, so that's good enough for me! Be warned though, the video is crudely animated and the story is slapstick silly!

I love pretty much anything written by Babette Cole. I grew up reading Princess SmartyPants, which taught me that a girl doesn't have to marry or be saved by some prince in order to be happy. I was sad at one point when I could no longer find any of her books in print anywhere. So when I was searching for baby shower presents this year and ran across Prince Cinders I was thrilled. This book is just as good as Princess SmartyPants with a sound lesson that can work for any gender. I absolutely recommend this!

Book was in good condition and my students loved the story!

Such a fun story. My students loved it and chose it as one of the best versions of Cinderella. Funny illustrations too!

We loved this story and the twist on the gender reversal led to a great discussion. The children giggled to hear of the princes view point of the hilarious tale, however In some school situations this would not be a good fit due to the beer cans and cigarettes shown throughout the story.

La idea del libro es genial, las ilusiones son preciosas y en general es un cuento muy entretenido. Lo que no me gusta es el momento en que el mono desaparece y aparece el príncipe. Me parece poco elaborado. Pero en sí el cuento es muy divertido 😊

I was expected more, i received a book which looked kind of used and wanted do sent back, i reslly did not like the story as i expected, my daughter neither, i choose to send it back but they contact me n saud they re gonna send me a NEW book:/ so i just keot the old one and never gonna read it again, it tries its best to be funny n amusibg and femenist but, NO THANKS!

ce texte est plein d'humour en transférant l'histoire de cendrillon ...... les illustrations sont très agréables et complètent l'histoire en anglais donc facilitent la compréhension

絵が可愛くて内容もわかりやすいので、さっそく小学校の英語の読み聞かせに使ってみます！

Una divertida historia en la que se invierten los roles tradicionales imprescindible en las librerías de todos aquellos que busquen educar a sus niños en la igualdad y desmontar algunos estereotipos de género tan presentes en la mayoría de la literatura infantil.El príncipe Ceniciento es flacucho y por esos sus hermanos peludos y machirulos le obligan a hacer los trabajos más pesados.