"It doesn't matter what you look like… It's who you are that counts."
—The Fairy Godmother from "Cinderella Spinderella"

The classic story of Cinderella has been modernized and urbanized in this beautifully illustrated edition, written with delightful humor and a surprising twist.

Mark Binder’s Cinderella Spinderella began its life as a spoken-word story told to very different audiences— groups of inner city youngsters and their parents and campers with severe physical disabilities.

This is Cinderella who powerfully chooses her identity!

Mark Binder is an award-winning author and professional storyteller based in Providence. He has written and recorded more than two-dozen books and audiobooks for children and adults.

Steve Mardo is an Illustrator from Rhode Island. He has been commissioned by an array of clients ranging from Boston publications to galleries in Los Angeles. Steve also self publishes his own graphic novels and comics under his creative endeavor Angry Baby Comics. He has studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York and received his B.F.A. in illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. For any inquires or commissions feel free to contact him.

The story begins…

"Eleanor lived alone with two stepsisters in a skinny house that her father had left to her in his will. By all rights the house belonged to Eleanor, yet her stepsisters treated her very poorly."