Fairy tales in different cultures this week we will get back to celebrating black history month and travel to a place i wish i could be right nowthe caribbean. She is a washerwoman living on the island of martinique. The story is told from the point of view of cendrillons nannin or godmother, who was bequeathed a magical wand of mahogany from her mother with instructions that she can only use the wands powers on. A caribbean cinderella, with a west indian cultural flare. Fiction you may think you already know this story about a beautiful servant girl, a cruel stepmother, a. She made me nannin, godmother of her baby girl, cendrillon. A downtrodden girl is befriended by a kindly washerwoman who works happilyeverafter magic in this lush variant of the cinderella story. Read other cinderella stories or other books and add more color names. Oh, how i wish to have some warm weather right now and not all this snow. Thats what really bugs me about most cinderella stories. Cendrillon s mother passes away after giving birth to her. While the tale contains all of the familiar cinderella elements of the poorlytreated, working girl figure through cendrillons character, the story is uniquely told from the godmothers point of view. Robert souci realistically retells the classic tale of cinderella in cendrillon.
Told through the perspective of her godmother, the washerwoman, cendrillon is the story of the caribbean cinderella. When paul fits the slipper to cendrillons foot, he declares his love for her and tells her she is just as beautiful in her ragged clothing. Cendrillons mother passes away after giving birth to her. Cendrillons godmother, an island washerwoman, narrates. In a mocking tone, cinderella taunts her sisters with the.
This tale loosely based on a french creole version of cinderella is set in the caribbean among people of african descent and is uniquely told from the point of view of the fairy godmother, in this case a poor. San souci, is a story that is loosely based on the french creole tale. A caribbean cinderella we hear the story of cinderella from a different perspective. In this caribbean version of cinderella, the story is told from the godmothers perspective. The caribbean people are predominantly of african ancestry and so are their traditions.
A caribbean version of the cinderella story, told from the godmothers point of view. A caribbean cinderella is a unique retelling of the classic fairy tale by robert d. In a spirited retelling of the beloved cinderella tale set on the island of martinique, a caribbean fairy godmother sets the record straight on what really happ. He was a consultant to disney studios and was instrumental in the production of the film mulan, for which he wrote the story. San souci gives a twist to the usual cinderella tale by using the godmother as a narrator. Would be a good book to discuss authors choice of narrator because it is a familiar story. Cendrillon, a caribbean cinderella, written by robert. San souci 17 afrolatino childrens books to read to your kids cendrillon by robert d. This version of cinderella is adapted from a traditional creole story and tells the story against the backdrop of the beautiful caribbean and the musical language of the islands. Told from the perspective of the grandmothers point of view, the story is told of a young woman who wishes to attend the ball of monsieur thibault.
The god mother has the wand of manogany,wich can change things into another. Cendrillon is a beautiful little girl who has a voice of gold. San souci provides his readers with a slightly different version of perhaps the most famous version by charles perrault. The story is told from the perspective of a poor washerwoman, who turns out to be the. I loved that book as a child and the rough faced girl great cinderella stories. The picture book cendrillon is a caribbean version of the fairy tale cinderella.
San souci, illustrated by brian pinkney multicultural and international literature. You may think you already know this story about a beautiful servant girl, a cruel stepmother, a magnificent ball, and a lost slipper. The theme of goodness overcoming evil is played out against the backdrop of the caribbean sea. Directing credits go to clyde geronimi, hamilton luske and wilfred jackson. Charles perrault a creole variant of the familiar cinderella tale set in the caribbean and narrated by the godmother who helps cendrillon find true love. This tale loosely based on a french creole version of cinderella is set in the caribbean. Plot summary cendrillon has a godmother who loves her very much and wants us to know the real story.
Her father later on marries a very vain and entitled. A creole variant of the familiar cinderella tale set in the caribbean and narrated by the godmother who helps cendrillon find true love. Cendrillon s plot is pretty much the same as the original cinderella but this story is told by the god mother which makes it interesting. Both characters have an amazon bond in this story and it is nice reading a cinderella story from a different point of view.
It strives to promote a love of reading, especially of fairy tales. Cendrillon is the french creole version of perraults original cinderella story. Also supporting details, because of the regional differences in the details. This story is told from the viewpoint of cendrillons godmother, which adds a different dimension to the story. Lets read this book that takes a caribbean twist and retells the tale of the classic story of cinderella. San souci a caldecott honor authorillustrator team brings us a caribbean cinderella story, told from the perspective of the magical. San souci, illustrated by brian pinkney multicultural and international literature cendrillon is a caribbean cinderella story, and it is an example of multicultural literature as well as folk literature.
Cendrillon is a caribbean cinderella story told from the perspective of the godmother, nannin. A caldecott honor authorillustrator team brings us a caribbean cinderella story, told from the perspective of the magical godmother. Children who are familiar with the cinderella story will be intrigued by. In my edci 3400 class, we had to create and deliver a qar peer teaching lesson i decided to take 4 versions of the cinderella story and have students compare and contrast them. The worldwide cinderella story, montessori education, and connections with archetypal imagery are explored in this blog. Cendrillons plot is pretty much the same as the original cinderella but this story is told by the god mother which makes it interesting. Together they had one other girl whose name was vitaline. While caring for cendrillons mother, she came to be the childs godmother. Based on the fairy tale cendrillon by charles perrault, it is 12th disney animated feature film, and was released on february 15, 1950. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public.
If this story were in the 17th when most european cinderella variants were written then cendrillon would have been a slave. A cinderella story from india by meredith brucker and lila mehta, illustrated by youshan tang adapted from the east indian story nagami jewel of the snake, anklet for a princess is rich with the traditions and culture of india while also conveying the universal values of the cinderella story. Located in the caribbean sea, martinique is known for its read the selection cendrillon, look for details that are special to a caribbean cinderella. He often worked with his brother, daniel san souci, a childrens book illustrator. Charles perrault a creole variant of the familiar cinderella tale set in the. Songs were written by mack david, jerry livingston, and al. Mer des antilles, the caribbean sea, lived a blanchisseuse, a washerwoman. The typical cinderella story characters including the mean stepmother, spoiled halfsister, magical godmother, and handsome young man are all present.
The small touches of caribbean culture throughout this book are interesting as the full paged paintings. Now you can hear the tale from someone who was there. Robert daniel san souci october 10, 1946 december 19, 2014 was a multiple awardwinning childrens book author, who resided in san francisco, california. Cendrillon a caldecott honor authorillustrator team brings us a caribbean cinderella story, told from the perspective of the magical godmother.
You may think you know this story i am going to tell you, but you have not heard it for true, begins the washerwoman and unlikely godmother who narrates this. You may think you already know this story about a beautiful servant girl. You may think you know this story i am going to tell you, but you have not heard it for true. Cendrillon a caribbean tale told from the perspective of someone who was there, a poor washerwoman adapted from a traditional creole story includes the beauty of the caribbean and the musical language of the islands glossary of french creole words and phrases the egyptian cinderella an egyptian tale. The voice of the story comes from a poor washerwoman, who has known the main character, cendrillon, since the day she was born. Cendrillon is a caribbean cinderella story, and it is.
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