![]() ![]() ![]() The message of Cole’s book is pretty clear throughout. Prince Cinders is firm in its conviction that attempting to be anyone other than yourself is a fool's errand Naturally, they fit only one man, Cinders and she – not he – “proposes immediately”. But not before Princess Lovelypenny – glorious in a leopard-print outfit – falls for him and embarks on a quest to find the owner of the trousers. Then the clock inevitably strikes midnight and he reverts to his spotty, lanky self, leaving behind a pair of skinny jeans as he flees in embarrassment. Thankfully he is unaware of this, believing himself to be a rather suave character on the way to a royal “rave-up”. “He was small, scruffy and skinny.” Indeed, Cinders is teased by his “big hairy brothers” for his lack of male prowess.Īll Prince Cinders wants to be is big and hairy like his brothers, and this leads to him being accidentally transformed into a gorilla by a rather inept, grubby fairy (who is, unlike her Disney counterparts, not at all feminine). “Prince Cinders was not much of a prince,” Cole’s book opens. Because not only is it perfectly pitched, it’s also very funny. ![]() P rince Cinders by Babette Cole is a masterpiece in a much-maligned genre: the politically correct children’s book. ![]()
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