Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella

You may think you know this story I am going to tell you, but you have not heard it for true. I was there. So I will tell you the truth of it. Here. Now.

Publishers Weekly

Of this retelling of the Cinderella tale, set on the Caribbean, PW said, "The lyrical cadences of the text spattered with French and Creole words combine with the sensuous paintings to bring the tropics to life." Ages 5-10. (Jan.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Robert D. San Souci and Brian Pinkney also collaborated on the award-winning books The Faithful Friend and Sukey and the Mermaid. Brian Pinkney's books for children include The Adventures of Sparrowboy, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book award. Robert D. San Souci is the author of many books, including The Talking Eggs, a Caldecott Honor book. Mr. San Souci lives in San Francisco, California, and Mr. Pinkney lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Brian Pinkney is one of the most celebrated talents in children's publishing. In his career he has won two Caldecott Honors, a Coretta Scott King medal, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and three Coretta Scott King Honors. For Simon & Schuster he illustrated The Faithful Friend, which won the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor, Sukey and the Mermaid, which won the Coretta Scott King Honor, and The Adventures of Sparrowboy, which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. He lives with his wife and two children in Brooklyn, New York — which is where this story takes place.