Rachel Hope Crossman

Saving Cinderella: Fairy Tales and Children in the 21st Century Rachel Hope Crossman

This book provides an overview of the genre of fairy tales in general and the world-wide Cinderella story in particular. Includes five complete Cinderella stories ready for reading aloud, from France, Germany, the USA and West Africa. Has brief description of the process of how children learn to read and explains why reading Cinderella five ways builds the critical skills necessary for raising literacy scores. Part Two contains a dictionary of fairy tale symbols and the archetypal animals and objects found in Cinderella stories to help you discover the meaning of lizards, mice, cows and birds in world mythology, folklore, and religion.  Buy this book and learn how ashes, shoes, rings and spinning wheels influenced cultures as diverse as those from Kenya to Kentucky and why birds often help Cinderella get ready for the ball. Whether used as a browse-through reference, a bedtime story book, or a crash course on literacy, SAVING CINDERELLA: FAIRY TALES AND CHILDREN IN THE 21ST CENTURY offers the general reader a compelling glimpse into the life of the archetypal Sad Girl Who Makes Good and why reading her story can make your child a better reader.