Fair, Brown & Trembling: An Irish Cinderella Story

By Jude Daly

Book Overview

In this unusual version of a folktale favorite, Jude Daly introduces readers to a beautiful young woman named Trembling, her selfish sisters Fair and Brown, and the old henwife who changes everything.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374422575
• ISBN13: 9780374422578
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A TWIST ON A TRADITIONAL TALE

Everyone loves a classic Cinderella story, and this traditional tale is made even more enticing by the gracefully provocative illustrations of South African artist Jude Daly. Her pages fairly sing with color and movement. In this Irish version the very beautiful Trembling lives in a castle high in Ireland's hills with her two sisters Fair and Brown. Trembling is rescued from her drudgery by henwife who gives her a lovely white gown and shamrock-green shoes, then sends her off to church on a milk-white mare. Of course, she meets the Prince of Emania. You'll never guess how many children they have or the fate of Fair and Brown. It's all in this charming twist on a well-loved story.