Climo, S. (1993). The Korean Cinderella. Illus. Ruth Heller. Mexico: Harper Collins Publisher
Brief Annotation: This story is about Pear Blossom and when she loses her loving mother, her father remarries to an awful woman who has one daughter. The step-mother and step-sister treat Pear Blossom horribly, but Pear Blossom is assisted by a tokgabi, which is a goblin that appears as a frog, sparrows, and a black ox, when she is asked to complete impossible tasks. Pear Blossom is noticed by the magistrate as she leaves behind one of her slippers and by the help of the tokgabi she becomes the magistrate’s wife.
Genre: Folktale Comparison
Grade Level: K-2
Readers who will like this: Readers who enjoy fairy tales, happy endings, and also reading culturally different fairytales will enjoy this book.
Response/Rating (1-4): **** This is a fantastic book that shows the Korean culture’s take on the American version of Cinderella. Reading about how different animals came to assist Pear Blossom instead of a fairy godmother was exciting to read about. The illustrations were amazing because they gave insight into the Korean culture.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: What do you know about Korean culture?
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