Binding: Paperback
Description: A robust story of courage and danger (Booklist). A must for collectors of Cinderella variants (Kirkus Reviews). Folklorist Shirley Climo retells an age - old Irish tale that's an unusual twist on the popular Cinderella fairy tale. As Creativiteach. com says: " What would have happened if Cinderella were a man? How might the story be different? An old Irish folk tale provides one answer. Just in time for St. Patrick's Day." Ever since he was a baby Becan's only worry has been his big feet until his widowed father remarries. His new stepmother and her three daughters feed him crusts of bread and banish him to work in the fields. So Becan runs away. With the help of his only friend a magical bull he defeats a giant slays a dragon and rescues a princess. But before she can thank him Becan disappears leaving behind him one of his enormous boots. The princess scours the kingdom for the owner of the giant boot. Will Becan's feet give him away? And what will his fate be if they do?
Title: Irish Cinderlad
Author(s): Climo Shirley
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780064435772
Pages: 32 Pages
Publication Date: 1/26/2000
Category: General Fiction (Children's / Teenage)