Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters

A Caldecott Honor and Reading Rainbow book, this memorable retelling of Cinderella is perfect for introducing children to the fairytale as well as the history, culture and geography of the African nation of Zimbabwe. Mufaro, who is proud of his two beautiful daughters react in different ways to the King’s search for a wife — Manyara is aggressive and selfish, Nyasha is kind and dignified — but only one can be queen. The king disguises himself to learn the true nature of both the girls and chooses Nyasha, the kind and generous daughter, to be the queen.