Cinderella
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
“In silence, Love found them.”
Those of you, parents and grandparents, may remember being enchanted as youngsters by Disney’s animated “Cinderella” - all right, boys maybe not so much. The story is familiar. Downtrodden maiden meets charming prince, he falls for her, she flees the scene as the clock strikes 12. He sets out to find her.
Heard it all before? Probably not as told by Cynthia Rylant, and probably not with the exquisite renderings of artist Mary Blair, who created the vision for Walt Disney’s Cinderella.
Even the cover suggests something a little different is afoot. A tiny dot of an eye and puff of blush on a maiden’s face suggest a hurried, harried state as curtains billow in her wake.
Rylant is a gifted and prolific storyteller, whose words are crafted with economy and intelligence. Come see for yourself.
