For my graphic novel, I chose to read Cinderella, by Beth Bracken and illustrated by Jeffrey Stewart Timmons. It retold the story of Cinderella comic-book style. The pictures of the different characters were different than I had always imagined. The evil stepmother and stepsisters were extremely ugly while Cinderella and the prince looked more ordinary. The story was very similar to the original, with a few changes in minor details. I really enjoyed reading this version because I have not been exposed to graphic novels before. The pictures made the story more visual and added a lot more to the story than just the conversation between the characters. In this graphic novel, the pictures were just as important, if not more important, than the actual text.
I made a book jacket to depict the main ideas and story line of the book. I drew a picture of Cinderella, the Prince, and the fairy godmother on the front of the cover because these were the three main characters. On the back, I drew a castle in the background with a horse-drawn carriage pulling Cinderella to the ball. I also drew the Prince and Cinderella dancing and the Prince holding her purple glass slipper as the clock was gonging at midnight. These were the main things that happened in the story and the parts of the story that was most emphasized in the book.