1. Cendrillon
By Robert D. San Souci
Illustrated by Brian Pinkney

2. Genre: Fairy Tale
A fantasy story that
has been retold
through generations
and in many different
cultures

3. Selection Summary:
This Cinderella story is narrated by
Cendrillon’s godmother, who has a
magic wand. She and Cendrillon go
to the ball, but when the princely Paul
later arrives with the slipper,
Cendrillon refuses a magical change
back into her beautiful clothes. Paul
loves her for herself, and they wed.

4. Key Vocabulary
Crossly
Elegant
Godmother
Orphan
Peasant
Proud

5. Crossly- (adverb) in a grumpy
way
The donkey was staring crossly
at the horse that was eating his oats.

6. Elegant- (adjective) marked by
good taste; graceful
A kind fairy godmother changed
Cendrillon into an elegant princess.

7. Godmother- (noun) a woman
who acts as a child’s parent
The woman I worked for became very
sick, so she asked me to be the godmother
of her daughter.

8. Orphan- (noun) a child whose
parents are dead
The young boy became an orphan
when his parents died in an accident.

9. Peasant- (adjective) relating to a
poor farm worker
The peasant worked hard when
planting seeds in the field.

10. Proud- (adjective) thinking too
highly of oneself
It was easy to see that the
proud man thought he was
the best at everything!