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Toads and Diamonds
Toads and Diamonds | Charlotte S. Huck
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Two step-sisters receive appropriate gifts for their actions: one's words are accompanied by flowers and jewels, the other's by toads and snakes.
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cjegolden99
Toads and Diamonds | Charlotte S. Huck

“On the day of her wedding to the prince, as Renée spoke her marriage vows, better jewels nor flowers fell from her lips, for now she had no longer needed them.”

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cjegolden99
Toads and Diamonds | Charlotte S. Huck

Traditional. This is essentially a different version of the classic Cinderella tale, making the story perfect for young children. It‘s silly but still has a message and is easy to follow and engage a classroom of children.

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cjegolden99
Toads and Diamonds | Charlotte S. Huck
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Toads and Diamonds, retold by Charlotte Huck and illustrated by Anita Lobel, 1996. This story is very much a Cinderella story but with a twist. The story incorporates the connection to animals in a way that eventually connects her to the old woman. This story has a lesson to be learned about being kind to all will have its rewards and the illustrations accompanying the tale help the reader visualize it very well.

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Miadolce
Toads and Diamonds | Charlotte S. Huck

“Though she did not come from a noble family, he felt she had a noble heart.”

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Miadolce
Toads and Diamonds | Charlotte S. Huck
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I liked how this particular illustration showed a montage of Renee doing chores

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Miadolce
Toads and Diamonds | Charlotte S. Huck
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This book was a retelling of the fairy tale Cinderella. What I enjoyed about the book was the changing of names. Cinderellas name was Renee, and the fairy godmother was an old woman instead. I think this made the story different enough that it would be interesting for kids