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Sierra, Judy

The Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story

40 pp. | Simon | November, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-689-82188-3 $$17.00
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Reynold Ruffins. A mother's deathbed reminder that her daughter should respect all wild animals is honored and rewarded, bringing the animals' protection and, of course, a prince for a husband. This Indonesian folktale contains many familiar elements as well as some non-European motifs (a crocodile fairy godmother). The unadorned retelling is straightforward; Ruffins's brightly colored, patterned paintings evoke the story's Southeast Asia island setting.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2001

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