Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal – A Worldwide Cinderella

Themes: Fairy tales, Intercultural competence 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This universal fairy tale about Cinderella gives insight into traditions and cultural forms of traditional tales, and hence, contributes to developing students’ intercultural competence. 

Book coverAuthor and publisher: Paul Fleichman, Henry Holt and Company 

Summary: This book retells and blends many versions of Cinderella from different parts of the world into one single, extraordinary tale. This familiar fairy tale begins in Mexico, continues in Korea, Iraq, India, Ireland… This book demonstrates the folklore quality of tales travelling around the world and adjusting to different cultural contexts. Hence, this book inspires talk about the origin of folktales. 

Suitable for students in years: 5-10 

Tags: Fairy tales, Intercultural competence
Published Feb. 12, 2022 11:44 AM - Last modified Sep. 20, 2022 2:33 PM