Cinderella Discussion
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Great pics and info! I am so glad my favorite film has a villain like that!
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So, this book has officially come out in the U.S., Walt Disney's Cinderella: 75th Anniversary Edition:
Anything done off-model, like the pumpkin coach leaves and top, or Cinderella's huge ball skirt, are done on purpose to be a unique take on the film, and the painterliness is lush and beautiful, with pretty landscapes and extra details.
Still, this is probably my fifth favorite story retelling of the film, so the order is:
#1. Disney Cinderella (Big Golden Book)/Cinderella: The Story of Cinderella
The art style used in these two books tied for 1st is perfection and her dress looks blue or silver depending on the printing of the art but it looks gorgeous in all that glowing magic either way. I don't think they ever made an illustration of the pumpkin in this art style meant to be used in any scene in any of the books that use this artwork, though, and that is all that really holds it back other than a few mistakes and a little derpy drawing in a scene or two.
#2. Cinderella Classic Storybook
The writing is the most perfectly detailed version other than the '80s Big Golden book which has such bad illustrations I didn't even rank it. I love the way they did her transformation illustration with her holding her gown from the fountain look and getting to see the glass slippers written about while the magic is still swirling around her. No pumpkin though.
#3. Cinderella, A Brave Princess
This book was only made in French but I had to have it because the illustrations are beautiful and extremely on-model. Still missing the pumpkin and a few scenes.
Funny enough the 75th anniversary book DOES show the pumpkin, so, that one gets enough points to be ranked #5. It's just that the book retells the story only like you have already seen the film, and that's great, especially for someone like me who has seen it so much, but then it's missing details that I would like in a book that tells "the entire" story.
Anything done off-model, like the pumpkin coach leaves and top, or Cinderella's huge ball skirt, are done on purpose to be a unique take on the film, and the painterliness is lush and beautiful, with pretty landscapes and extra details.
Still, this is probably my fifth favorite story retelling of the film, so the order is:
#1. Disney Cinderella (Big Golden Book)/Cinderella: The Story of Cinderella
The art style used in these two books tied for 1st is perfection and her dress looks blue or silver depending on the printing of the art but it looks gorgeous in all that glowing magic either way. I don't think they ever made an illustration of the pumpkin in this art style meant to be used in any scene in any of the books that use this artwork, though, and that is all that really holds it back other than a few mistakes and a little derpy drawing in a scene or two.
#2. Cinderella Classic Storybook
The writing is the most perfectly detailed version other than the '80s Big Golden book which has such bad illustrations I didn't even rank it. I love the way they did her transformation illustration with her holding her gown from the fountain look and getting to see the glass slippers written about while the magic is still swirling around her. No pumpkin though.
#3. Cinderella, A Brave Princess
This book was only made in French but I had to have it because the illustrations are beautiful and extremely on-model. Still missing the pumpkin and a few scenes.
Funny enough the 75th anniversary book DOES show the pumpkin, so, that one gets enough points to be ranked #5. It's just that the book retells the story only like you have already seen the film, and that's great, especially for someone like me who has seen it so much, but then it's missing details that I would like in a book that tells "the entire" story.
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Re: Cinderella Discussion
I'll have to pick up that book, it's gorgeous. I just wanted to know the inside was as pretty as the cover first.
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Re: Cinderella Discussion
Hey Duster, is this the one you meant? The one that had bad illustrations?
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