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Title: Raisel's Riddle by Erica Silverman, Susan Gaber ISBN: 0-374-36168-1 Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Raisel's Riddle
Comment: Raisel's Riddle is outstanding because this Cinderella is not concerned with her appearance, nor is the rabbi's son. It is a wonderful twist to have knowledge be the commodity most valued!
Rating: 4
Summary: Another Cinderella
Comment: Raisel is a Jewish girl that is orphaned and seeks work in a Rabbi's household. She attends a Purim dance, meets the Rabbi's son, and asks him a riddle. He seeks her, after the dance, to marry because of her intelligence. This is an adaptation of the story Cinderella. It is told about the Jewish holiday, Purim, which celebrates Esther, the Jewish queen of Persia. It preserves the essential qualities of a Cinderella story by having the girl orphaned, poor, kind, and marrying the "prince" of the story. It contains several references to Jewish words/phrases, such as Zaydeh, synagogue, rabbi, and Talmud. The illustrations match the text well by depicting what is written. The illustrations depict the characters in traditional dress of Jewish people for the date, when not wearing costumes for Purim .
There are so many different cultural adaptations of Cinderella, that I think it would be interesting to teach a unit with Cinderella as the theme. This could be a way to introduce the children to different cultures, while maintaining something that they are familiar with, Cinderella.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding Jewish Cinderella
Comment: This is a Jewish version of the Cinderella story. Far better than the original in my opinion, because instead of something as random as shoe size, the key to discovering the heart-stealer is her riddle and her wisdom. This book stresses the importance of learning and is a wonderful romance at the same time. Beautiful!
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Title: The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story by Rebecca Hickox, Will Hillenbrand ISBN: 0823415139 Publisher: Holiday House Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition by Nina Jaffe, Louise August ISBN: 0805043845 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story by Judy Sierra, Reynold Ruffins ISBN: 0689821883 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Domitila: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition by Jewell Reinhart Coburn, Connie McLennan ISBN: 1885008139 Publisher: Shen's Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie, Ed Young, Ed. Young ISBN: 0698113888 Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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