Books and Articles

• Bettelheim, Bruno. The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976.
• Bristow, Catherine. The Golden Horse: An American Fairy Tale. Illustrations by C. Bruce Dupree. Columbus, Georgia: Nadan Publications, 1995. A contemporary, farm girl Cinderella with a thought-provoking ending.
• Climo, Shirley. The Egyptian Cinderella. Illustrated by Ruth Heller. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Junior Books, 1989. This is the second oldest known story of Cinderella.
• Climo, Shirley. The Irish Cinderlad. Illustrated by Loretta Krupinski. Harper Collins Publishers, 1996. A male Cinderella or Cinderlad.
• Cole, Babette. Prince Cinders. 1989.
• Dundes, Alan. Cinderella; A Folklore Casebook. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982. An excellent collection of Cinderella stories from around the world.
• Garner, James Finn. Politically-Correct. Bedtime Stories. 1994.
• Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm. The Complete Grimms' Fairy Tales. Illustrated by Josef Scharl. New York: Pantheon House, 1972. The German Cinderella, "Aschenputtel".
• Hooks, William H. Moss Gown. Illus. Donald Carrick. 1987. A traditional Cinderella from the Southern US, this version also reflects the story's King Lear associations.
• Jackson, Ellen. Cinder Edna. Illus. Kevin O'Malley. Morrow, William and Co., 1998. A contemporary setting with two contrasting Cinderella type heroines.
• Louie, Ai-Ling. Yeh Shen. Illus. Ed Young. A recent update of the Chinese version, the oldest known Cinderella story.
• Martin, Rafe. Rough-Face Girl. Illus. David Shannon. 1992. Algonquin Indian version.
• Perlman, Janet. Cinderella Penguin or The Little Glass Flipper. Puffin Books, 1995. Delightful setting with penguins as the characters.
• Perrault, Charles. Cinderella and other Tales from Perrault. Illus. Michael Hague. 1989. The compilation includes Little Red Riding Hood¸ Sleeping Beauty, and Tom Thumb.
• Wegman, William. Fay's FairyTales: Cinderella . Hyperion Books, 1993.

Audio Recordings

• Rossini. La Cenerentola. Chailly, Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi, Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus, Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra, 1993.
• Rossini. La Cenerentola. Larmore, Gimenez, Quilico, Corbellli, Miles; Rizzi, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. TELDEC, 1989.
• Rossini. La Cenerentola. Terrani, Araiza, Dara; SONY Classical, 1992.
• Rossini. Overtures / Barber Of Seville / William Tell, etc. SONY Classical, 1996
• Rossini. Barber Of Seville. Callas, Gobbi, Giulini. Melodram, 1999.
• Rossini. The Barber of Seville. RCA, 1996.
• Rossini. L'Italiana in Algeri. Electra/Asylum, 1991.
• The Best of Rossini. Angel Classics, 1992.
• Rossini, Il Viaggio a Reims. Polygram, 1990.

Video Recordings

• The Barber of Seville. Dir. Sarah Caldwell. Beverly Sills, Henry Price, Donald Gramm, New York City Opera Orchestra.
• Cinderella. Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Brandy, Whitney Houston. Disney Studios, 1997.
• Cinderella. Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Dir. Charles S. Dubin. Lesley Ann Warren. CBS, 1964.
• Cinderella. Dir: Wilfred Jackson. Disney, 1950. Classic Disney animated version.
• Ever After. Dir: Andy Tennant. Drew Barrymore, Angelica Huston. 1998.
• The Glass Slipper. Dir: Charles Walters. Leslie Caron. 1955.
• La Cenerentola. Ann Murray. Kultur Video, 1998.
• La Cenerentola. Fedora Barbieri. View Video, 1948, 1997.
• Rossini's Ghost. Melissa Pirrera, Joseph Dimambro. 1996.
• The Slipper and the Rose. Dir: Bryan Forbes. Gemma Craven, Richard Chamberlain. 1976.

General Opera

• Elliott, Donald. Lambs' Tales from Great Operas. Cambridge: Harvard Press, 1981. (Fun illustrations with an irreverent introduction for older elementary students and up.)
• Englander, Roger. Opera: What's All the Screaming About? New York: Walker and Company, 1983.
• Erickson, Helen. A Young Person's Guide to the Opera. London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1980. *
• Ewen, David. The Book of European Light Opera. Holt, 1962. *
• Hurd, Michael. Young People's Guide to Opera.
• Kline, Peter. Enjoying the Arts: Opera. Richards Rosen Press, 1977. *
• Kobbe, Gustav. The Definitive Kobbe's Opera Book. The Putnam Publishing Group, 1987.
• Maynard, Olga. Enjoying Opera. New York: Scribner and Sons, 1966. *
• The Oxford Dictionary of Opera. Ed John Wairack and Ewan West. NY: Oxford University Press, 1992.
• Peyser, Ethel R. How Opera Grew. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1954. *
• Plotkin, Fred. Opera 101. New York: Hyperion, 1994.
• Rosenberg, Jane. Sing Me A Story. New York: Thames & Hudson, Inc., 1989. (Fifteen operas are retold in story form.)
• Siberell, Anne and Frederica Von Stade. Bravo! Brava! a Night at the Opera: Behind the Scenes With Composers, Cast, and Crew. Oxford University Press, Children's Books, 2001. (Grades 3-6. Offers young people an accessible introduction to the art form.)
• Stroff, Stephen M. Opera: An Informal Guide. Chicago: A Cappella Books, 1992. (Includes CD and video recommendations.)

• Lewis, David H. Broadway Musicals: A Hundred Year History. NC: McFarland & Co., 2002.
• Mordden, Ethan. Coming Up Roses: The Broadway Musical in the 1950s. USA: Oxford University Press, 1998.
• Nolan, Frederick W. The Sound of their Music: The Story of Rodgers and Hammerstein. New York: Applause Theater and Cinema Books, 2002.
• Arnsteen, Katy Keck, Nancy, Beltley, & Guthrie, Donna. Putting on a Play. USA: Millbrook Press, 1996.
• Bellville, Cheryl Walsh. Theater Magic: Behind the Scenes at a Children's Theater. USA: Carolrhoda Books, 1986.
• Friedman, Lise. Break a Leg!: The Kid's Guide to Acting and Stagecraft. USA: Workman Publishing, 2002

• Arts as Education. Ed. Merryl Ruth Goldberg & Ann Phillips. Harvard Educational Review, 1995.
• Barrett, Janet R. /McCoy, Claire W. /Veblen, Kari K. Sound Ways of Knowing: Music in the Interdisciplinary Curriculum. Schirmer Books, 1997.
• Chroninger, Ruby. Teach Your Kids About Music: An Activity Handbook for Parents and Teachers Using Children's Literature. Walker, 1994.
• Hackett, Patricia and Carolynn A. Lindeman. The Musical Classroom: Backgrounds, Models and Skills for Elementary Teaching (Third Edition). Prentice Hall, 1995.
• Hamilton, Martha and Mitch Weiss. Children Tell Stones: A Teaching Guide. Richard C. Owen Publishers, 1990.
• Manning, Maryann et al. Theme Immersion: Inquiry-Based Curriculum in Elementary and Middle Schools. Heinemann, 1994.
• McCaslin, Nellie. Creative Drama in the Classroom (Fifth Edition). Longman, 1990.
• Remer, Jane. Beyond Enrichment: Building Effective Arts Partnerships with Schools and Your Community. ACA Books, 1996.
• Remer, Jane. Changing Schools through the Arts: How to Build on the Power of an Idea. ACA Books, 1990.
• Sporre, Dennis J. Perceiving the Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1997.
• Storr, Anthony. Music and the Mind. Ballantine Books, 1992.
• Themes Teachers Use. Ed: Marjorie J. Kostelnik. Good Year Books, 1996.

• Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (1965). Dubin, Rodgers & Hammerstein. Videocassette. Columbia/Tristar Productions, 2002
• Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997). Iscove, Rodgers, Hammerstein, Brandy, Houston, Peters, and Montalban. DVD. Disney Productions, 2003

• Cinderella (1957 Television Cast Recording). Rodgers, Hammerstein, Andrews, Adams, Chase, Cypher. Alfredo Antonini, conductor. Sony, 1999
• Cinderella (1965 Television Cast Recording). Rodgers, Hammerstein, Warren, Holm, Rogers, Damon. John Green, conductor. Sony, 1993