Cinderella

McClintock, Barbara. Cinderella. New York: Scholastic, 2005.

Barbara McClintock's re-telling of Cinderella has a very classic feel, both in the text (which is based on the 17th century French version by Charles Perrault) and in the illustrations. Using pen, ink and watercolour, Clintock has created finely detailed drawings overlaid with transparent colour in a style reminiscent of old hand-coloured etchings. Based on Versailles and the Paris Opera, the ballroom scenes are ornate and the fashion decadent and fanciful. A finely-wrought, traditional, and gentle re-telling of a standard by an award-winning author-illustrator.