Adelita, Tomie dePaola
Adelita, Tomie dePaola
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Adelita

Author: Tomie dePaola

Narrator: Annette Amelia Oliveira

Unabridged: 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/21/2025

Synopsis

Hace mucho tiempo—a long time ago—there lived a beautiful young woman named Adelita. So begins the age-old tale of a kindhearted young woman, her jealous stepmother, two hateful stepsisters, and a young man in search of a wife. The young man, Javier, falls madly in love with beautiful Adelita, but she disappears from his fiesta at midnight, leaving him with only one clue to her hidden identity: a beautiful rebozo—shawl. With the rebozo in place of a glass slipper, this favorite fairy tale takes a delightful twist. This is a Cinderella story like no other. Please note that the majority of the audiobook is in English, with Spanish vocabulary throughout.

About The Author

Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1934, to a family of Irish and Italian background. His determination to create books for children led to a BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and an MFA from the California College of Arts & Crafts in Oakland, California.  His particular way with color, line, detail, and design have earned him many of the most prestigious awards in his field, among them a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona, the Smithsonian Medal, the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota for his "singular attainment in children's literature," the Catholic Library Association's Regina Medal for his "continued distinguished contribution," and the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion. He was also the 1990 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration, and received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for lifetime contribution to children's literature in 2011. DePaola has published almost 200 children's books in 15 different countries over the past 30 years. Among his most well-known titles are the Strega Nona series, 26 Fairmount Avenue, and The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush. DePaola lives in an interesting house in New Hampshire with his four dogs. His studio is in a large renovated 200-year-old barn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mariela on February 18, 2018

This folk story begins when Francisco and Adela, a married couple, found out they are having a baby. Francisco is delighted by the news. He decides to call for Esperanza, his nana, the lady who take care of him since he was born, so that Esperanza can take care of Adela, the baby, and the house. Esp......more

Goodreads review by Mary on October 17, 2009

From Booklist PreS.-Gr. 2. The Cinderella story gets a new setting in this original fairy tale. DePaola uses all the familiar elements but removes much of the magic, giving this version a realistic patina that in no way diminishes listening enjoyment. Children will recognize Adelita's story: her fath......more

Goodreads review by Nadia on April 19, 2018

Loved it! It perfectly changes the classic Cinderella story from a fantasy to realistic fiction! Adelita is a Mexican Cinderella story with a couple of differences from the actual Cinderella tale. There is lots of Spanish vocabulary (with translation) which can also be taken advantage of. There are......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on October 23, 2017

Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story is a folklore picture book that is a rendition of the classic Cinderella. There are many similarities in this story as compared to the classic, such as her mother passes away, her father remarries, and there’s an evil stepmother and stepsisters. The main differenc......more

Goodreads review by Martha on November 06, 2017

I picked Adelita by Tomie dePaoloa for my folklore genre GoodReads. After reading it, I thought it would be nice for my Reading Buddy. She marveled at the occasional paired text of English and Spanish! And, she probably enjoyed me stumbling over words she could read so easily. Adelita is a Mexican C......more

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