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CinderHazel: The Cinderella of Halloween
Written and illustrated by Deborah Nourse Lattimore
Scholastic, 1997
ISBN: 0-590-20233-2
CinderHazel is a witch who absolutely adores dirt. In fact, it’s the only thing she’s really interested in. When her stepmother and stepsisters fly off to the annual witches’ Halloween ball, she doesn’t even care about being left behind - who wants to hang out with a bunch of annoying, excessively clean witches anyway? But then her fairy godwitch appears to tell her about all the filthy fireplaces over at the palace - and what’s more, the prince everybody’s over there hoping to meet just happens to be the King of Dirt. Before she knows it CinderHazel is on her way to the ball, destined for a series of misadventures and - just maybe - her very own ‘filthily ever after’.
This quick and silly read-aloud is cute and fun, and will really appeal to those little kids who are appalled by anything girly or pretty.