About the Author Fiona French won the 1986 Kate Greenaway Medal for her astonishing art-deco illustrations in Snow White in New York. Product Description In this stylish version, award-winning author Fiona French breathes new life into one of the world's best-loved fairy tales. Each illustration evokes an essential element of the classic tale from the brooding good-looks of the young prince to the comic spectacle of the hapless step-sisters,from Cinderella's bleak scullery to the brilliant glow of a thousand candles at the ball. A beautiful retelling rendered with wit and compassion. From Publishers Weekly Last year's winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal for Snow White in New York, French turns away from the Jazz Age and goes back to a Regency period of Empire waistlines and ornate coiffures. A straightforward telling with short, caption-like pieces of text keeps track of the action on each page. Cinderella is given a soft, smudgy beauty, as is her fairy godmother, while the gruff stepsisters and stepmother are trifling caricatures. All are set on a vast, illusory space of watercolor clouds, elastic landscapes and elongated tree lines. The approach to this fairy tale isn't nearly as novel and fresh as that found in Snow White, but the saucy, irreverent look of the pictures is most welcome. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.