Read-alikes and related books

Books like Cinderella

Across Country & Ethnic, Caribbean & Latin American, Mexico, and Adaptations — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Cinderella by Chloe Perkins.

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Top related books to Cinderella

A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

Cece Rios and the Queen of Brujas

Kaela Rivera

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Caribbean & Latin American • Mexico

Snow White

Chloe Perkins

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Adaptations • Legends, Myths, Fables

Oodles of Noodles: Phase 5 Set 4 (Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised)

Clare Helen Welsh

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Adaptations • Legends, Myths, Fables

Trouble Dolls

Jimmy Buffett

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Adaptations • Legends, Myths, Fables

The Apple and the Arrow

Mary Buff

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Adaptations • Legends, Myths, Fables

Adelita A Mexican Cinderella Story

Tomie dePaola

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Mexico • Adaptations

Stories of Mexico’s Independence Days and Other Bilingual Children’s Fables

Eliseo Torres

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Mexico • Legends, Myths, Fables

Looking for a Jumbie

Tracey Baptiste

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Caribbean & Latin American • Legends, Myths, Fables

The Carnival Prince — Daniel J. O’Brien

Daniel J. O'Brien

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Caribbean & Latin American • Legends, Myths, Fables

#10

Pumpkin Fiesta

Caryn Yacowitz

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Mexico • Legends, Myths, Fables

#11

Hombre Que No Sabía Mentir

Joe Hayes

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Adaptations • Legends, Myths, Fables

#12

Texas Chili? Oh My!

Patricia Vermillion

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Adaptations • Legends, Myths, Fables

#13

A Taste of Honey Kamala Outsmarts the Seven Thieves; A Circle Round Book

Rebecca Sheir

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Adaptations • Legends, Myths, Fables

#14

Lulu Sinagtala and the City of Noble Warriors

Gail D. Villanueva

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Adaptations • Legends, Myths, Fables

#15

Beanie the Bansheenie

Eoin Colfer

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Adaptations • Legends, Myths, Fables

#16

Gypsy Folktales

Diane Tong

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Adaptations • Legends, Myths, Fables

#17

Pretty Salma A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa

Niki Daly

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Adaptations • Legends, Myths, Fables

#18

Abiyoyo

Pete Seeger

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Adaptations • Legends, Myths, Fables

#19

Cece Rios and the King of Fears

Kaela Rivera

Themes: Caribbean & Latin American • Mexico • Legends, Myths, Fables

#20

A Thousand Steps Into Night

Traci Chee

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Legends, Myths, Fables • Fairy Tales & Folklore

#21

The Monkey King A Superhero Tale of China, Retold from The Journey to the West

Aaron Shepard

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Legends, Myths, Fables • Fairy Tales & Folklore

#22

Amira & Hamza: The Quest for the Ring of Power Volume 2

Samira Ahmed

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Legends, Myths, Fables • Fairy Tales & Folklore

#23

The New Policeman

Kate Thompson

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Legends, Myths, Fables • Fairy Tales & Folklore

#24

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

Ellen Oh

Themes: Country & Ethnic • Legends, Myths, Fables • Fairy Tales & Folklore

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Country & Ethnic, Caribbean & Latin American, Mexico — the same threads that run through Cinderella by Chloe Perkins. Among the authors featured: Kaela Rivera, Chloe Perkins, Clare Helen Welsh, Jimmy Buffett, and others.