An untidy witch named Hazel discovers that Prince Alarming likes dirt as much as she does.

A "must read" for Halloween, Cinderhazel is definitely a "mash-up" conglomeration of a number of great traditional fairy tale themes. There is poor Cinderhazel trapped by her mean stepmother, a real witch! But so is Cinderhazel. Cinderhazel is trying to get to the Halloween Ball to meet Prince Alarming. But will Prince Alarming accept Cindehazel"s peculiar affection for dirt? "Just then, the biggest dirtball Cinderhazel had ever seen walked up.."
The entrance of Prince Alarming is just one of the great and hilarious illustrations by the author, Deborah Nourse Lattimore. ( )

This book is an alternative take on the original Cinderella story. It is almost opposite of the original story in the sense of changing the familiar version of the princess, known as a beautiful woman afraid of looking dirty, to alternatively being a witch that loves to be dirty and dress in rags. Despite the difference in characters and setting, the story was a bit too familiar for me to really enjoy it thoroughly. I do love the fact that this story is very comfortable with messiness and being dirty. As a kid, I loved to indulge in becoming a filthy mess. So I think I would have enjoyed this version of cinderella more as a kid. Despite the overbearing familiarity, I still thought the illustrations were fun and enjoyable. The illustrations definitely do well in capturing the dirty, messy feeling of the story. At the end of the book, it says the Prince gives Cinerhazel grass clippers instead of glass slippers. Yet, I am still struggling to understand the relevance of the grass clippers other than the fact that it rhymes with glass slippers. ( )

Pretty much the same as the original Cinderella, but this Cinderella likes dirt. I don't think this would be a good book if you want kids to clean or help around the classroom or home. But a good book to read to kids around Halloween. ( )

A twist to the tale of Cinderella, the main character is a witch who loves dirt but is not allowed to are d the ball. To her dismay the prince like her, loves dirt. ( )