Cinderella Stories From Around the World

There are many versions of this classic tale from all over the world. Here are some from the library collection.

This booklist was contributed by Appleton Public Library Children's Services, 1/08 

Africa and the Middle East

• The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo (1989)
In this version of Cinderella set in Egypt in the sixth century B.C., Rhodopes, a slave girl, eventually comes to be chosen by the Pharaoh to be his queen.
• The Golden Sandal : a Middle Eastern Cinderella by Rebecca Hickox (1998)
An Iraqi version of the Cinderella story in which a kind and beautiful girl who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsister finds a husband with the help of a magic fish.
• Raisel's Riddle by Erica Silverman (1999)
A Jewish version of the Cinderella story, in which a poor but educated young women captivates her "Prince Charming" a rabbi's son, at a Purim ball.