Cinderlily: The Floral Fairy Tale by David Ellwand & Christine Tagg

Cinderlily: The Floral Fairy Tale by David Ellwand & Christine Tagg

Ellwand, D. & Tagg, C. (2003). Cinderlily: The Floral Fairy Tale. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.

Traditional Literature

                    This is such a cute verison of the Cinderella story. It is written as a play with differnt types of flowers playing the roles of the various Cinderella story characters. The lily is Cinderella, or Cinderlily, who in the end has the matching petal that was left after she rushed from dancing with the prince flower. The story models the orignial Cinderella story, only with the use of flowers as charaters and in the form of a play. Students would love to come up with their own version of the Cinderella story, using whatever characters they can think of. This gives students a chance to work on their creative writing skills and become familiar with the styles of traditional literature.