Cinder Edna by Ellen Jackson

I think my teacher read this book to me in grade 3 or 4. It's the Cinderella story, but 'Cinderella' doesn't wait around for prince charming doing nothing. She goes through the Cinderella story but finds practical solutions to problems cinderella does nothing about or complains about. I can't remember if Cinderella is in the book or not as a foil for Cinderedna, but it was an amusing read and a enjoyed it at the time. 

It thankfully isn't a bra burning approach to feminism, but a 'you can do things on your own' book. It's Cinderella without the idealism. Of course we all love the idealism, that why such stories as cinderella exist, but for every Cinderella there must be a Cinderedna... because a person can't be entirely practical or entirely idealistic, but a balance of both must be achieved. Unfortunately there aren't as many 'Cinderenda' books on the market as there should be for young girls, so I guess this one is good!