Anne Schwartz

9780593480038

STARRED REVIEW

Cinderella and a Mouse Called Fred

Deborah Hopkinson and Paul O. Zelinsky’s queer retelling of the age-old Cinderella tale possesses a refreshing amount of spunk.

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Review of ‘Cinderella and a Mouse Called Fred’

Move over Prince Charming, for Cinderella and a Mouse Called Fred (Anne Schwartz, $18.99, 9780593480038). Deborah Hopkinson (a frequent contributor to BookPage) and Paul O. Zelinsky’s queer retelling of the age-old Cinderella tale centers on a tiny gray mouse living in a pumpkin patch. The kind Cinderella (or “Ella,” as her friends call her)…

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