The Golden Sandal

I enjoyed this. The illustrations are attractive and by description were quite the effort to craft and create. This version of the Cinderella story in a Middle Eastern community has some cultural flare that was neat to point out to my girls such as henna and arranged marriages by the mother of the groom. While of course there is the feminist streak that wants to speak out about certain injustices the base tell of Cinderella was present in Maha's tale and her magical red fish in lieu of a fairy godmother. Reading this one is a special time to point out how our lives are different and how no matter where you live, it is important to be kind and not taken over by lesser emotions and cruelty from a jealous heart. And then of course, karma.

We own this one. I bought it off ThriftBooks to go with Wayfarers Ancients lesson plans studying ancient history.