Indonesia: The Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Reynolds RuffinsĬuba: Adelaida: A Cuban Cinderella by Anna Monnar and illustrated Nancy Michaud Ireland: The Irish Cinderlad by Shirley Climo and illustrated Krupinski Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe Korea: The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo and illustrated by Ruth Heller Persia/Middle East: The Persian Cinderella by Shirley Climo and illustrated Robert Florczak India: Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Story from India by Meredith Brucker and Lila Mehta and illustrated by Youshan Tang Laos: Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella by Jewell Reinhard Coburn and Tzexa Cherta Lee and illustrated by Anne Sibley O’Brien Islam: Cinderella: An Islamic Tale by Fawzia Gilani Greece: The Orphan: A Cinderella Story from Greece by Anthony Manna & Soula Mitakidou and illustrated by Giselle Potter
San Souci and illustrated by Brian Pinkney Vietnam: Tam and Camby Minh Quoc and illustrated by Mai Long (Bilingual English/Vietnamese)Ĭhina: Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China Ai-Ling LouieĪlgonquin: The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe MartinĬaribbean: Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella by Robert D. Here’s a few Cinderella stories from around the world to read with your kids. Some of these multicultural Cinderellas played a much more active role in her destiny and will empower your daughters to take control of their own lives. Most of the us are familiar with the classic Disney retelling of the tale, but did you know one of the very first Cinderella stories is the Chinese folk tale? I personally grew up with Vietnamese’s Tam Cam, who befriended a magical fish. Since she was a toddler, the story of Cinderella has been my daughter’s favorite fairy tale.