Cinderella Smith, a very modern eight-year-old, has two “capital P”
problems:
1) She just lost another shoe—her special red tap shoe to be
exact!
2) Wannabe mean girl Rosemary T. claims this puts her out of the
running for the role of Pumpkin Blossom Fairy in the fall dance
recital.
Meanwhile Erin, a new third grader, figures that someone named
Cinderella knows all about how to get along with stepsisters.
Cinderella’s determined to find her shoe and help Erin—but how?
Written in accessible, lively language by debut author Stephanie
Barden and highlighted throughout with Diane Goode’s whimsical take
on Cinderella and her friends, Cinderella Smith is the perfect fit
for readers who have outgrown Fancy Nancy and embraced such books
as Clementine and Judy Moody. For readers seeking longer stories to
read by themselves.
Stephanie Barden
In between tripping over abandoned shoes, chasing after escaped
pets, and searching for lost belongings, Stephanie Barden wrote
this, her first book. She teaches classes at Woodland Park Zoo in
Seattle, where she lives with her husband, Tom; son, Joe; and
eighty-pound lapdog, Otis.
Diane Goode
Diane Goode was born in Brooklyn, NY, and has a BA in fine arts
from Queens College. Her distinguished list of picture books begins
with the Caldecott Honor winner When I Was Young in the Mountains
by Cynthia Rylant. She lives and works in Watchung, NJ.
