Kids who are familiar with the European tale will recognize many familiar story elements. This ancient version of Cinderella retold by Ai-Ling Louie actually predates the oldest known European version of the classic tale. We actually believe they are important to share with your children because they give us glimpses of greater things. (The real ones, that is…not modernized re-tellings.) Yeh-Shen : a Cinderella Story from China Author AI-Ling Louie Format Trade Paperback Language English Topic Fantasy & Magic, People & Places / Asia, Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic, General Publication Year 1996 Genre Juvenile Fiction Number of Pages 32 Pages Dimensions Item Length 10in Item Height 0.1in Item Width 8in Item Weight 4. We’re the ones squirming in our seats as we read, while the kids hardly bat an eye.īut we don’t just think fairy tales are fine to read to kids.
In our experience, though, this doesn’t tend to happen. She makes this point in her brief note, and includes a reproduction of the. So…not your average modern-day story.Īs adults, we may worry our kids will find these tales too weird and scary. Originally published in 1982, Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China was a tale handed down in author Ai-Ling Louies family, and is one she was surprised to discover predated the European variant of the story (which first saw print in 1634 AD) by some centuries. In it you’ll find a chief with two wives, several untimely deaths, and magical fish bones. Take the Cinderella tale of Yeh-Shen, for example. Ai-Ling Louie 4. Yeh-Shen, A Cinderella Story By Aai-Ling Louie During the time of the Chin and Han dynasties, a cave chief named Wu married two wives and each gave birth to baby girls. Sometimes fairy tales can be strange, and they’re not always easy to read aloud.
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