Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · December 31, 2018
A Caldecott Honor and Reading Rainbow book, this memorable retelling of Cinderella is perfect for introducing children to the fairy tale as well as the history, culture, and geography of the African nation of Zimbabwe.
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- Who it’s for
- A familiar fairy-tale shape meets Zimbabwean folktale roots and richly cultural imagery.
- Themes
- Kindness and selfishness, Contrasting sisters, Zimbabwean culture and geography
- Genres
- Country & Ethnic Folktales, African Myths & Legends, Folktale Retellings
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A Caldecott Honor and Reading Rainbow book, this memorable retelling of Cinderella is perfect for introducing children to the fairy tale as well as the history, culture, and geography of the African nation of Zimbabwe. Inspired by a traditional African folktale, this is the story of Mufaro, who is proud of his two beautiful daughters. Nyasha is kind and considerate, but everyone—except Mufaro—knows that Manyara is selfish and bad-tempered.
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When the Great King decides to take a wife and invites the most worthy and beautiful daughters in the land to appear before him, Mufaro brings both of his daughters—but only one can be queen. Who will the king choose? Award-winning artist John Steptoe’s rich cultural imagery of Africa earned him the Coretta Scott King Award for Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters. The book also went on to win the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. This stunning story is a timeless treasure that readers will enjoy for generations. - Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration - Caledcott Honor - Reading Rainbow Book - Boston Globe-Horn Book
A Familiar Tale, Reframed
A familiar fairy-tale shape meets Zimbabwean folktale roots and richly cultural imagery.
Come here for
- A Cinderella retelling rooted in a traditional African folktale
- The Zimbabwean setting and cultural imagery
Expect
- A contrast between kindness and selfishness at the heart of the tale
- A classic folktale shaped by John Steptoe’s illustrations
Where it sits
| Country & Ethnic Folktales | 44% |
|---|---|
| Folktale Retellings | 43% |
| African Myths & Legends | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Animal Stories
- Art & Architecture
- The Classics
- African Myths & Legends
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- Family Stories
- Girls & Young Women
- Love & First Crushes
- Stories Set in Africa
- Authors
- John Steptoe
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- December 31, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Kindness and selfishness · Contrasting sisters · Zimbabwean culture and geography
- Reading lane
- Animal Stories