Have Courage, Be Kind: The Tale of Cinderella

Beautiful, sturdy binding, glossy pages, longer than I thought it would be! The drawings are charming, and the story adds to the film, fleshing out some missing bits. Very nice for children or adults who love the story, film, or both.

Sweet is the only way to describe this book. Start to finish, it’s just the sweetest story and in the best way! The characters are either absolutely endearing or just repulsive. There’s not really an in between. I absolutely would recommend this book if you’re looking to read the Cinderella story again. Be sure to splurge for the hard copy because the illustrations are beautiful and the paper quality is stellar.

Really beautifully book interpretation of the live action movie, and the illustrations are gorgeous. My 5 year old daughter and I read a chapter at night before bed, and she stays completely engaged. So glad we purchased this for her. If you loved the movie, it's such a great way to continue to grow their love of reading as well!

This is a cute book. Personally I like the movie better but that's just because it literally pointed out some very good lessons from the fairy tale Cinderella that I had never considered before (as I used to hate the tale). The book didn't write it out like the movie. The overall story was cute I liked how they had the Prince narrate for a bit. Often times the Prince never gets any screen time and you have to wonder "what if he's not that great..." no problem with this story though, as the reader gets to know the prince as well as Cinderella. I loved the relationship between Cinderella and her father. Often in Cinderella stories, the father is painted as a coward. In this story though, he is simply not aware. Cinderella doesn't tell him all her woes as not to upset him. And he's gone half the time due to the step mother buying too much. I also liked the contrast between Cinderella and the stepmother. Often the stepmother is someone who has no heart and came out of the womb scowling every which way. In this novel, it is shown that the stepmother once did have a heart and loved deeply. But unlike Cinderella, she became bitter after the death of her husband. Cinderella grew better after the death of her mother. It's also interesting to see how kind and generous Cinderella is and how mean her sisters are. They're sarcastic and just plain old rude. It makes one think "am I more like Cinderella or her stepsisters?" One problem though, Cinderella is a little too nice. I mean I get that she would get kicked out of the house if she stood up to her stepmother, but I felt like she should've told her father, who obviously would've cared. But then again that's more of a problem with the tale than with the actual book. Also some of her philosophies I didn't necessarily agree with. But it wasn't that big of a deal. The illustrations are gorgeous and I LOVE the last picture, it's just splendid! Basically it's a cute book.

This book is perfect for anyone who enjoyed the movie. It stays true to the movie while adding a little more depth to the story and its characters (mainly Ella and Kit). It goes back and forth between Ella's and Kit's perspectives, and it really gives the reader a better sense of the thoughts and emotions the characters were experiencing in each scene that a movie can't really do. I would definitely recommend it for that reason. There are also very nice illustrations throughout the book that add a really nice touch. All in all, I think this would be a great book for children and adults alike! It will definitely hold you over until the movie comes out on DVD, and even then I can see myself wanting to pick this book back up and re-read it every once in a while!

Very pleasantly surprised. Beautiful book, illustrations are lovely. A little longer than I expected but my 5 year old granddaughter loves having me read it to her. This is one of those books you hope will stay in the family and not be thrown in a garage sale for $1.

Bought this when it first came out awhile ago for my daughter. She was 7 at the time and we read out of this book every night. She's a good reader and I loved that there were words on every page that she didn't know. It expanded her vocabulary and she became a much better reader. She's 9 years old now and I still catch her reading this book again every few months. Most people like libraries but I love buying books to add to her collection. A good book is a good book no matter how many times you've read it

My tween absolutely adored the new Live-Action Cinderella movie, which we saw when it first came out in theatres. To hold her of until the bluray came out, I ordered this book. She devoured it quickly and has read it again, since. She informed me that the book has a lot more detail on Prince Kit, and she liked that insight. We both love the wonderful message of "Have Courage, Be Kind" !

libro fatto davvero bene, la copertina al tatto risulta gommosa e i disegni all'interno sono davvero belli.

ノベライズ版より、沢山のエピソードがある内容になっています。 より詳しく人物の感情（特にエラやキットの）が記載されているので、 映画を改めて新鮮な気持ちで観ることが出来ました。 個人的に本の最後のエピソードは、映画でやってほしかったかな。 英語も分りやすいので、読み易いと思います。 挿絵は確かにあまり素敵じゃないかも（笑）でもアメリカンらしい

An absolute beautiful telling of "Cinderella"! I think it's very clever and a great idea that they took the whole movie script (including deleted scenes) and published it as a book. It's a really good read, it's very beautifully written and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I bought a copy for my cousin for her 9th birthday and she loved it! In fact, she started reading it as soon as she got it. The deleted scenes were really wonderful and I hope we get to see them all when the DVD/Blu-ray comes out.

Awesome

Ce livre est parfaitement présenté, avec de belles illustrations. La qualité est au top ! Par contre, l'anglais utilisé n'est pas à la portée du débutant selon moi. Je le recommande chaudement !