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Joe Cinders Hardcover – September 4, 2002

by Marianne Mitchell (Author), Bryan Langdo (Illustrator)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
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A southwestern Cinderella story with a twist.

"Way out West, where dreams come true, lived a poor cowboy named Joe Cinders."

Joe does all the chores while his mean stepbrothers, Buck, Bart, and Butch Bronco, spend their days counting buzzards in the sky. When pretty Miss Rosalinda invites them to her fall fiesta, the Bronco boys are determined that one of them will sashay her up to the preacher.

Poor Joe is left at home to watch the cattle. Suddenly a mysterious fella in baggy overalls appears, and with a few waves of his crooked stick Joe is ready to knock Miss Rosalinda off her feet--if the escaped prize bull doesn't do it first. This hilarious southwestern Cinderella story will make every reader wish for a fairy godfella.
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    4 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    48 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Dimensions
    8.33 x 0.44 x 10.26 inches
  5. Publisher
    Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
  6. Publication date
    September 4, 2002
  7. ISBN-10
    0805065296
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0805065299
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Kindergarten-Grade 2-Another retelling of a traditional fairy tale, dressed up in Western clothes, and with a sex change. Joe Cinders is a picked-on little ranch hand suffering under the tyranny of his lazy stepbrothers. An invitation to the fiesta at the big ranch arrives, but poor Joe is left out. His stepbrothers have heard that Miss Rosalinda is "scouting for a husband" and they think they've got the inside track. But they haven't reckoned on a mysterious stranger who magically produces nice new duds, a shiny red pickup truck, a pack of prairie dogs turned into cowboys for help, and a warning to be back by midnight. When the fireworks start, Joe skedaddles, leaving one of his red boots behind. A few days later, Miss Rosalinda comes looking for its owner, and you know the rest. Langdo's watercolor cartoons are light and cheerful, showing the sad, overworked, but ultimately triumphant boy and his bullying brothers set against a Western landscape. Younger readers familiar with the traditional form of the story will enjoy noting the similarities and differences.
Ruth Semrau, Upshur County Public Library, Gilmer, TX
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PreS-Gr. 3. This Wild West version of the Cinderella story, with cowpoke Joe and three ornery stepbrothers in starring roles, is a hoot. Joe Cinders moves in with the ugly Bronco brothers after his parents are swept away in a gully washer. The brothers spend their days counting buzzards while poor Joe does the work. Joe is miserable (underscored by the flat desert colors used in the pictures and the bare, barbed-wire landscapes) until the Broncos are invited to wealthy Miss Rosalinda's fall fiesta. On party night, as Joe sits dejectedly on his swayback horse, a comet swirls into view, delivering Joe's fairy godsomething, a fat little guy in a sombrero and serape who jolts Joe into spanking-new jeans and transforms his horse into a shiny, red pickup. Of course, Joe has to vamoose when the fireworks start at midnight, but he leaves behind a cowboy boot. How Miss Rosalinda and Joe get together and how the Broncos fare after that make for a clever, satisfying ending. An effective, thorough makeover with plenty of hearty laughs. Connie Fletcher
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); First Edition (September 4, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0805065296
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0805065299
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.33 x 0.44 x 10.26 inches
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  1. Bryan Langdo

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    Bryan has been writing, editing, and illustrating (mostly illustrating) children's literature for the past twelve years. During that time, he has worked with many clients, including Henry Holt & Co., HarperCollins, Scholastic, Harcourt, Sterling, Amazon Children's, Grosset & Dunlap, and Hooked on Phonics. His picture book "Tornado Slim and the Magic Cowboy Hat" won a 2012 Spur award from Western Writers of America. He is currently publishing a series of eBooks for young readers, "Hippo and Gorilla," through Gorilla Publishing, a digital publishing company he co-founded with a long-time friend. Bryan lives in New Jersey with his wife, two children, and two cats.

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    Marianne Olson Mitchell

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    Once upon a time I was a teacher with assignments ranging from first grade to college level. Those were fun jobs but also lots of work. When I started writing stories for children I discovered a new profession and a new passion. As a bonus, I now have a good excuse not to be a total grown-up. Over the years I’ve been fortunate to publish nine books and about two hundred stories and articles in children’s magazines such as Highlights for Children and Highlights High Five.

    My picture books include Maya Moon (a Mexican folktale), Joe Cinders (a Cinder-fella tale), and Gullywasher Gulch (a tall tale). As an Arizona native, I love using the west as a background in my stories. Finding Zola is a mystery set in southern Arizona near Tucson. A second mystery, Firebug, is set among the red rocks of Sedona, Arizona. My anthology, Windows of Gold, offers a variety of short stories: adventure, mystery, animals, fantasy, and folktales. Most of these stories were originally published in Highlights for Children. I’ve also dug into my own family history for story material. My latest project, A Promise Made, is a young adult novel inspired by a long, lost great auntie with a mysterious past. It’s set in the mining town of Silver Plume, Colorado in 1884.

    Although I now write full time, I still enjoy coming to schools and talking to kids about books and writing.

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Peggy A
5.0 out of 5 stars Successful Twist on a Classic
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2013
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The basic plot lines of the classic stories are often recycled time and again, leading to some very interesting works, in their own right. Think for example, of how many versions of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" you've encountered over the years. The Cinderella story is no exception to this trend; Marianne Mitchell uses the basic plot of the Cinderella story to tell the story of Joe Cinders. This time, however, the tale is told from the perspective of a boy living on a ranch in the southwest.

It's the use of regional flavor that elevates this story from the "I like it" to the "I love it" category. Ms. Mitchell is a born story teller, and her use of west Texas sayings and colloquialisms just tickled my fancy! She uses these traits as a backdrop, but the story never comes across as demeaning to her characters or her audience.

This story is utterly charming and amusing, and the illustrations are fantastic. Heck, I reckon I'll keep an eye out for other works by this talented gal. Kudos!
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BARBARA KIBLER
5.0 out of 5 stars Really cute book
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2013
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I really enjoyed this little book and the pictures were so cute. Wish it would have been longer. Try it.
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Jolayne Tweedie
4.0 out of 5 stars Great spin off from Cinderella
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2013
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Good story with good illustrations. Nice male version of the classic story.my daughter enjoyed it very. Much. My boys liked it too.
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E. S. Will
5.0 out of 5 stars Bet your cowboy boots on this one!
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2003
A newfangled, wrangler Cinderella? You bet your boots! Cowboy boots, that is.
Joe Cinders� three lazy stepbrothers, Butch, Buck and Bart Bronco, spend their days counting buzzards in the sky while poor Joe, an orphan, does all the chores. When pretty Miss Rosalinda invites them to a fall fiesta at her ranch, the three brothers decide to go.

That night, as raggedy Joe is out watching the herd, a man with �baggy old overalls, a wool serape, and a crooked stick in his hand� appears out of the darkness amid �sparks swirling like dust devils.� He provides Joe with some fancy new duds, a four-wheeled �bronco� and instructions to leave when the midnight fireworks begin. And, well, we all know the rest� (Substitute red cowboy boot for glass slipper.)
This book�s charm lies in the author�s clever use of Westernisms and its light-hearted illustrations.
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Jennifer P
4.0 out of 5 stars Cinderella for kids
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2013
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A different take on the Cinderella story set in the West. Written more for boys than for girls. Entertaining, sweet.
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K Wilkinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable boys version of Cinderella
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2014
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My boys age 5&8 both enjoyed this wild west version of Cinderella Joe cinders is a great book , especially enjoyed putting the accent on for the different characters. I also enjoyed how some part are written in cowboy style language
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