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Nola Langner (1930–2003)

Author of Cinderella

13+ Works 255 Members 6 Reviews

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Works by Nola Langner

Cinderella (1974) 98 copies, 5 reviews
Little Wolf (1976) — Illustrator — 42 copies
Hi Diddle Diddle (1970) 31 copies
Freddy, My Grandfather (1979) 13 copies
Rafiki (1977) 12 copies
A Home (1988) 11 copies
Scram, Kid! (1974) — Illustrator — 10 copies
Dusty (1976) 9 copies, 1 review
Miss Lucy (1969) 7 copies

Associated Works

Stone Soup (1971) — Illustrator, some editions — 2,913 copies, 48 reviews
Earrings! (1990) — Illustrator, some editions — 547 copies, 19 reviews
Three Blind Mice (1979) — Illustrator, some editions — 263 copies, 11 reviews
The Kitchen-Window Squirrel (1969) — Illustrator — 18 copies

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Fairy Tales
 
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BooksInMirror | 4 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |
 
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BooksInMirror | 4 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |
A fairly generic retelling by Langner, but the phrasing is lucid and the pictures amusing, pretty but not 'omigosh gorgeous.' This one does not attempt to explain the fairy godmother, and has no violence or vengeance.
 
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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | 4 other reviews | Jun 6, 2016 |
This is the fairytale story of Cinderella. Ella's mother died at an early age leaving her father very lonely and so he got remarried to a woman with two daughters from her past marriage. This woman made Ella her servant, forcing her to do all the chores and work around the home. Ella soon got her name Cinderella when she was covered by the cinders of the fire at night to keep warm. One day, the prince of the land was holding a ball for all to come. The stepsisters forced Cinderella to prepare everything for them and teased her that she was only a servant and couldn't go. Cinderella was very upset by this when her fairy godmother came and dressed her up and gave her a beautiful ride to the ball. That night Cinderella danced with the prince and he couldn't keep his eyes off of her through supper. When she got home that night she tried to contain her joy. The next day she went again to the second ball; here is when the clock struck midnight and she lost her glass slipper. However, the prince searched the land for her and when Cinderella fit into the glass slipper her and the prince were soon married after.… (more)
 
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