In a neat bit of role reversal, Cinderella becomes Cinderfella, the ugly sisters are lazy big brothers, and the prince is a junior Karate champion called Kayleigh. Other than that, the action sticks closely to the story we know and love: put-upon Cinderfella finds his invitation to Kayleigh’s party and sneaks there disguised in a pair of his brothers’ cool sunglasses.
Kayleigh and he have a great time dancing until he has to dash home when the clock chimes (8), dropping the glasses in the process. Kayleigh finds him of course and they dance happily into the sunset. It’s very entertaining with a real energy and freshness. Children will feel the unfairness of Cinderfella’s situation and want to talk about that, while the illustrations are full of amusing details.
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To all the brothers at Number 12. You're invited to Kayleigh's party. Dress fancy. Come fancy. Dance!
Once upon a time, there lived Cinderfella - a little boy, forever bossed around by his two older brothers, Gus and Gareth. Turn up the TV! Shine our scooters! the brothers cry. Finish our homework!
But on the day of our story, Kayleigh, the town's kick-fastic karate champion, is having a party, and Cinderfella is determined to dream big, dress fancy and DANCE. He'll just need a little help along the way from his fairy dog-mother, Ruff - woof! A feel-good twist on the classic fairytale, brought to life with fresh vision and huge humour by Matt Hunt.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Cinderfella and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-4 years old
Cinderfella features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations
Cinderfella is available in Paperback, Hardback
Cinderfella was written by Malachy Doyle and published by Walker? ?Books Limited
Cinderfella has 32 pages