Summary (courtesy of Random House Publishing)
In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she’s right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse.
To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship—and a cheeky sense of humor—he just might triumph in the end.
Review - Rumpelstiltskin is one of the Grimm’s fairy tale stories that I never really understood as a child. How was he able to spin straw into gold? Why does he want the girl’s baby? Who would name their child Rumpelstiltskin in the first place? When I saw this story on the shelf I was intrigued! Liesl Shurtliff must have had similar thought for she mixed the classic fairy tale with her own imagination and came up with this imaginative story. Kids will love Rump,the main character, who is not portrayed as the villain in this tale. He is teased for his height and the half of a name he is given at birth (this is important to the story line). There are a lot of butt jokes and other slapstick, physical humor that kids will like as well. Both boys and girls also appreciate the variety of strong male and female characters and a strong moral message about having choices. This book had easy to read vocabulary, short chapters, familiar story line and likable characters on a quest for adventure. All of these characteristics make the book a good choice for both boys and girls, grades 3 - 6.
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