Prince Cinders - Babette Cole

My two daughters have always enjoyed traditional fairy tales and can pretty much retell all of the well known ones without any problems. As much as they like these stories though, they much prefer modern day fairy tales which always seem to have an original and comical slant on the stories they are based on. One such story which is definitely one of my six year old's favourites is Prince Cinders by Babette Cole. This is a fabulously funny picture book that tells the story of our hero Prince Cinders who lives with his three big hairy brothers who make him do all the work while they go to the Palace Discos with their girlfriends. Prince Cinders (who is very ...  Read the complete review

Most of us are familiar with the fairy tale all about Cinderella. Babette Cole has challenged this traditional tale and given it a completely different slant..........she's even changed the sex of Cinders, hence the title 'Prince Cinders'. ~ Babette Cole ~ Born in Jersey, Babette attended a convent school and went on to take a degree at Art School in Canterbury. She began her career drawing for Jackanory and TV comics. Her first book was published in 1976 and since then she has written more than 70, the most famous perhaps being 'Mummy Laid An Egg'. Babette Cole is renowned for her funny, witty and rather unconventional ...  Read the complete review