Once upon a time, in Mexico . . . in Ireland . . . in Zimbabwe . . . there lived
a girl who worked all day in the rice fields . . . then spent the night by the
hearth, sleeping among the cinders.
Her name is Ashpet, Sootface, Cendrillon . . . Cinderella. Her story has been
passed down the centuries and across continents. Now Paul Fleischman and Julie
Paschkis craft its many versions into one hymn to the rich variety and the
enduring constants of our cultures.
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella is a