![]() ![]() After a short illness she died on 15 January 2017, aged 66. Progetto Biblioteca: I NOSTRI AMICI LIBRI FIABE ROVESCIATE PRINCE CINDERS. Take a classic story, substitute a few key ingredients, season freely with silliness. She spent her time writing, visiting schools and traveling. Author(s): Babette Cole (Illustrator) Picture Books. Much of her work is earthy comedy, having titles like The Smelly Book, The Hairy Book, The Slimy Book and The Silly Book. Her best-seller Doctor Dog has been adapted as a successful children's cartoon series. She worked on such children's programmes as Bagpuss (working with Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin) and Jackanory for BBC television.Īs a children's writer, Cole created more than 150 picture books. The Prince searched far and wide to find Cinderella, using the glass slipper she left behind to find her. Born on the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands in 1949, she attended the Canterbury College of Art (now the University for the Creative Arts) and received first-class BA Honors. One evening a dirty fairy falls down the chimney and tries to grant his wishes he wants to. ![]() "Would bring giggles to any age."- School Library Journalīabette Cole was a British children's author and illustrator. Prince Cinders Movie review by Brian Costello, Common Sense Media Common Sense says age 6+ Silly and very English-humored spin on Cinderella story. Prince Cinders isn’t your archetypal dashing prince (unlike his three, large, hairy brothers) but with the help of a dirty fairy he does get his happy ending The Story: Shy Prince Cinders does all the housework while his brothers are at the disco. A madcap, highly entertaining spoof."- Publishers Weekly "Take a classic story, substitute a few ingredients, season freely with silliness and imagination, dress it all up in jaunty illustrations, what have you got? In the case of Cole's Prince Cinders, an outrageously funny romp of a picture book. In this delightful retelling of the classic fairy tale, Prince Cinders sets out on an adventure, aided by his very own fairy godmother. In this delightful retelling of the classic fairy tale, Prince Cinders sets out on an adventure, aided by his very own fairy godmother.
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