Don't Cook Cinderella

Name: Don't Cook Cinderella
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Francesca Simon
ISBN: 9780752885629

Author: Francesca Simon

Narrator: Simon Russell Beale

Unabridged: 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orion Children's Books

Published: 05/15/2006

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales, Children's Humor

Synopsis

It's just an ordinary day at Mother Goose's Academy. There's Miss Good Fairy teaching the Three Little Pigs, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel and Little Red Riding Hood to read and write, while Miss Bad Fairy is inciting the Ugly Sisters, the Big Bad Wolf, Troll, Wicked Stepmother, Wicked Witch and Jealous Queen to gobble them all up. The result? Chaos!

Witty, fast-paced and anarchic, this is a complete story with ten short chapters ('C.A.T. Spells Dog', 'What Troll Learned', 'Snakes and Snails for Lunch') that take us through the school day. This is a wonderful romp that Horrid Henry fans will revel in.

'[Simon Russell Beale's] Big Bad Wolf is growlier than Marlon Brando, and his Jealous Queen more languorous than a casting-couch seductress. Inviting mimicry , too, are the snorts of the three little pigs and the lip-smacking 'yumyumyum' of the nasty but dim Troll' Daily Telegraph

(P)2004 Orion Publishing Group.Ltd

About Francesca Simon

Francesca Simon MBE spent her childhood on the beach in California and started writing stories at the age of eight. She wrote her first Horrid Henry book in 1994. Horrid Henry has gone on to conquer the globe; his adventures are published in 27 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Francesca has won the Children's Book of the Year Award and been a judge for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. In 2009, in one of the proudest moments of her career, Francesca was awarded a Gold Blue Peter badge. She was appointed MBE in the 2023 New Year Honours. Francesca is also a passionate ambassador for children's literacy and is a trustee of the World Book Day charity. She lives in North London with her family.Visit Francesca's website at www.francescasimon.com and keep up-to-date with Horrid Henry at www.horridhenry.co.uk. You can also follow her on Twitter @simon_francesca

About Tony Ross

Tony Ross was born in London and studied at the Liverpool School of Art and Design. He has worked as a cartoonist, a graphic designer, as the Art Director of an advertising agency, and as Senior Lecturer in Art at Manchester Polytechnic. Tony is one of the most popular and successful children's illustrators of all time, best known for illustrating Horrid Henry and the works of David Walliams. Tony's books have been translated into 40 languages in over 100 countries. He lives in Macclesfield.

About Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale has starred on stage, screen and TV and has been described as one of the greatest stage actors of his generation. He has been in numerous roles for The Royal Shakespeare Company and has won the Lawrence Olivier Theatre Award 3 times. In 2003 he was appointed a CBE. In 2008 Simon made his début as a television presenter, fronting the BBC Four series Sacred Music with Harry Christophers .He has read numerous audiobooks including Orion's Don't Cook Cinderella by Francesca Simon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jason on February 06, 2017

My eldest daughter raved about a number of times so my youngest and me decided to give it a go. Frankly it was disappointing, from a kids point of view it is fun, you got some songs, well known characters and illustrations. For an adult though the illustrations are poor, a group of adults in the jun......more

Goodreads review by Arwa on September 09, 2016

2.5/5 maybe I'll read it to my nephews someday.......more

Goodreads review by Saee on October 07, 2024

Snails and worms for lunch and 'how to roast child' classes. Fave charecter was Bad Fairy for sure! Loved it! Casual canabalism threw me off a bit. But fox and trolls wanting to eat kids doesn't count as canabalism I supose. I love how the end of this book is beginning of each charecter's fairytale. The p......more

Goodreads review by Laura on December 03, 2018

My six-year-old loved it and I wasn't reading it for myself...!......more

Goodreads review by Jasmeet on June 01, 2014

Don't cook Cinderella is a school story with a twist. Miss Good Fairy is teaching Hansel, Gretal, Cinderalla, Snow White and many more to be good fairy tale characters and to read and write. while, on the other hand Miss Bad fairy is teaching Wicked Witch, Big Bad Wolf, Goblin, Ogre and many more to......more