'' The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin '' is a 1981 Canadian animated short by Janet Perlman that comically adapts the tale of Cinderella with penguins . Produced by the National Film Board of Canada , it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 54th Academy Awards , losing to another animated short from Montreal , Frédéric Back 's '' Crac '' . The Oscar nomination was the fourth in five years for executive producer Derek Lamb , also Perlman 's husband . The film also received a Parents ' Choice Award . Perlman adapted her film into the 1992 children 's book , '' Cinderella Penguin '' , published by Kids Can Press of Toronto
54th Academy Awards
54th Academy Awards
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin