Multicultural Versions of Cinderella
Sorted by Culture
African
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe |
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West African
Chinye: A West African Folk Tale by Obi Onyefulu |
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Alaskan
The Salmon Princess by Mindy Dwyer |
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Algonquin (Native American)
The Rough-faced Girl by Rafe Martin |
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Appalachian
Smoky Mountain Rose by Alan Schroeder |
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British
Tattercoats by Joseph Jacobs |
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Cambodian
Angkat by Jewell Reinhart |
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Caribbean
Cendrillon by Robert San Souci |
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Chinese
Yeh-Shen by Ai-Ling Louie |
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Egyptian
The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo |
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Greek
The Orphan by Anthony Manna |
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Hispanic / New Mexico
Little Gold Star (a Cinderella Cuento) by Joe Hayes |
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Hmong (China)
Jouanah, a Hmong Cinderella by Jewell Reinhart Coburn |
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Irish
Fair, Brown, Trembling by Jude Daly |
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Indian
Anklet for a Princess by Meredith Babeaux Brucker |
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Jewish
Raisel's Riddle by Erica Silverman |
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Korean
The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo |
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Mexican
Domitila by Jewell Reinhart Coburn |
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Middle Eastern (Iraq)
The Golden Sandal by Rebecca Hickox |
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Ojibwa/Chippewa (Native American)
Sootface by Robert San Souci |
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Persian
The Persian Cinderella by Shirley Climo |
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Philippines
Abadeha by Myrna de la Paz |
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Russian
Baba Yaga and Vasilissa the Brave by Marianna Mayer |
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Vietnamese
The Golden Slipper by Darrell Lum |
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Zuni (Native American)
The Turkey Girl by Penny Pollock |
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