The Salmon Princess: An Alaska Cinderella Story (PAWS IV)

Now here's a Cinderella for modern times! Hardworking, independent, full of initiative! Her father, mother, and she live at the edge of a rain forest in Alaska, where they catch, clean, and smoke salmon for their livelihood. It's a bloody job, but someone has to do it.One day the mother dies, the father is sad. Life goes on. He re-marries. The woman has two grown sons who help catch more salmon, leaving the cleaning job to Cinder, a beautiful red-haired lass with smoky eyes (thus Cinder). She is drowning in salmon!One day the Silver Salmon Festival is announced. Everyone is going except Cinder, who must clean salmon. She finishes early, the eagle makes her a dress out of salmon skins which magically becomes sublime in appearance, and tells her to be home by dawn. She is practical, takes smoked salmon to sell for raffle tickets, with her eyes on the prize of silver bars.She dances the night away with a young man, who turns out to be the son of the owner of the salmon canning factory, or "the Salmon Prince," as she calls him. As she leaves, her foot gets caught in a salmon net and she must leave her shoe--only it is the wading boot so common in Alaska!Prince Salmon finds her. They marry. She becomes the Salmon Princess of the book's title. They move to the interior of Alaska and buy a farm to raise great big cabbages, both happy to escape the smell of salmon!The story is a new twist on the old, a fun Cinderella story, but still based on hard work and mistreatment. This Cinderella, however, makes her own way. The illustrations are absolutely gorgeous--vivid, vibrant, intense, much like the landscape of Alaska. Even Cinder is intense with that wild red hair.This is a wonderful addition to a child's or school library for the entertainment of the new story and information about one of our states.

This Cinderella had a stepmother who made her clean fish. An eagle helped her by delivering a shiny dress to go to the dance at the Silver Salmon Festival and win some money. It is the same story but a young man who turned out to be a prince and a boot instead of a glass slipper. A happy ending with the prince finding Cinder,giving her the prize money and taking her for a wife. Nice illustrations with the familiar theme.

I bought this for my library because it's a very special version of the Cinderella story and we have several others. The copy I bought was in excellent condition, perfect for the library. It's a great tool for teaching young children about other cultures.

A book that is for any fishing princess and the colors on the pages jump out and join the story.

This take on Cinderella was interesting.When I taught 3rd grade, we had a collection of Cinderella stories from all over.I'm sure the kids would like this one as well.

Having lived in Southeast Alaska for two years, I found this book while living in Anchorage and was in awe! I mean, the girl wears ExtraTufs!! This is an absolute must children's book for kids living in southeast or maybe who have grandparents in southeast. Accurate representations of how things are there -- it's a wonderful little gem!

after spending an extended time in AK I thought this a fitting gift for one of my grandchildren.

It was a delightful version of Cinderella, artfully adapted to reflect an Alaskan version of the story. Artwork was very good as well.

An updated version of the Cinderella story, based in Alaska. Contains some words which need to be explained to UK children, but good to use as a teaching resource for looking at rags to riches story structures (have used with Year 4) and also a nice story to read at home. My three year old daughter enjoys it.