PositiveSchool Library JournalAdult authors can be very touch-and-go when it comes to writing books for kids. It’s baffling to watch these exceedingly clever wordsmiths just muck up picture books left, right, and central. Solnit’s a bit different. It helps that she has a strong framework to work off of, and there are some nice moments ... Then there are the distinctly feminist touches. Solnit makes all the critters turn into footwomen and coachwomen, which wouldn’t really be a problem except that the accompanying illustrations don’t really back that change up ... That said, one change Solnit made to the story was just baffling to me. For whatever reason, Solnit could not keep Cinderella parentless ... Strike this section from the book and you’d have a sleek, slim, handsome story. Which, for the most part, it really is.
