Rumpelstiltskin | 
| Author: Brothers Grimm
Creator: Paul O. Zelinsky
Publisher: Puffin
Category: Book
List Price: $7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 27946
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 8.6 x 0.2
ISBN: 0140558640
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.210943
EAN: 9780140558647
ASIN: 0140558640
Publication Date: September 1, 1996
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Amazon.com Review
Paul O. Zelinsky, 1998 Caldecott medalist for IRapunzel/I, also has three Caldecott Honor Books under his belt: iHansel and Gretel/i, iSwamp Angel/i, and this fine edition of iRumpelstiltskin/i. Zelinsky's oil paintings are perfectly suited to the strange saga of the little man with the secret name who knows how to spin straw into gold. The golden light infusing the late medieval setting subtly reinforces the theme.P The visual characterization of Rumpelstiltskin is a triumph: an odd elfin man with bulbous eyes, a gigantic, flat black hat, impossibly skinny arms and legs, and long, pointed black shoes. This Rumpelstiltskin is not scary or horrid, but rather mischievous and weird. When the young queen finally guesses his name, and thus is able to keep her baby, he flies off on his huge cooking spoon (with a pout), true to the Grimms's 1819 version of the story. (Zelinsky provides notes on his text in the back of the book, indicating his careful research into various editions of the original Grimm tale.) Zelinsky's retelling is straightforward and smooth, with only a few lines of text on each page to complement the truly magnificent full-page illustrations. A delightful book worth its weight in gold! I(Ages 3 to 7)/IP
Product Description
The funny little man who spun straw into gold and helped the beautiful miller's daughter marry the king gives her three days to guess his name or he will take away her child. Reprint. Caldecott Honor Book. iSLJ. AB. NYT. H. /i
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beautiful book October 10, 2008
Beautiful illustrations inside a wonderful children's book. Recommend for any kids library. Bought it for myself, R. is one of my favorite stories, and I wasn't disappointed.
How this fairy tale should be told October 7, 2008
The classic fairy tale done with Zelinksy's incredible art. The artwork is beautiful, reminiscent of the medieval style. I'm not sure how much little kids will care about that fact, though. Still, I think they'd like the pictures. They're amazing. They've all heard the fairy tale before, but it's a nice fairy tale they'd probably appreciate hearing again.
Great pictures March 28, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The pictures in this book are very nice. My 5-year old loves to hear it as a story before going to sleep. The ending of the story is also suitable for this age, since Rumpelstiltskin ends up flying out the window, instead of something more tragic happening to him.
fairy tale told true March 22, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a lovely version of the classic Rumpelstiltskin. I enjoyed reading it with my third graders. The illustrations are beautiful and spark the imagination. A good story demonstrates struggle and challenges the students to compare present day expectations with the past.
Rumpelstilskin August 20, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I wanted a classic children's fairy tale story with handsome illustrations. I got just what I wanted with this book. I have a 3 1/2 year old and it is the perfect length for bedtime.
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