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Paul O. Zelinsky, 1998 Caldecott medalist for Rapunzel, also has three Caldecott Honor Books under his belt: Hansel and Gretel, Swamp Angel, and this fine edition of Rumpelstiltskin. 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 sett...more
Paperback, 16 pages
Published
June 1st 2006
by Usborne Books
(first published July 1st 1945)
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Rumpelstiltskin is for me one of the more unsettling fairy tales. And it's strange because on the surface it's not overtly violent or gruesome like so many of the tales. What gets me is that every single man in the story treats the unnamed miller's daughter like complete garbage. Her father uses her as a pawn to advance him own interests. The king values her only for the gold she spins. And Rumpelstiltskin himself is just a greedy opportunist. What on earth does he want with that baby anywa...more
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Paul Galdone's traditional version of Rumpelstiltskin was published in 1985, and is most approriate for readers in 2nd and 3rd grade. As opposed to other version read, this holds true to the original version, even including the gender stereotypes first written by the Brothers Grimm. Unlike other contemporary versions in which the miller's daughther protests when she is told she must give up her first born, Galdone's girl obliges to the whims of the little, mysterious man. Probably the most in...more
"Rumpelstiltskin" is retold by Paul Zelinsky, who adapted the tale from the Grimm stories. In this classic fairy tale of a miller's daughter who must spin straw into gold. She cannot complete the task and a little man appears and asks for something in return for him spinning the straw into gold. This continues until she has run out of trinkets. The little man asks for the girl's first born child after she marries the king and she complies. When the child is born the little man ret...more
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This was one of the books on the NY top 100 picture books that i used to be obsessed with as a child. I loved the concept of magic in picture books. I was trying to think of a possible message for this story. Perhaps this story could result in how bragging could get the best of people and it's not right to put your hopes up so high on something that cant be promised to the fullest. The girl tried to fool Rumplestilskin to get her out of the horrible fate she had of her death from the king. In th...more
I am a big fan of short stories and Rumplestiltskin and Other Grimm Tales fit into this bill. Of course, they are stereotypically gender biased. Poor dumb miller's daughter gets sold into the kings hands by her sorry and greedy father. He tells the king that his daughter can spin straw into gold. Well if she was so good at that, why did he turn her over to the king? Would he not have rather hidden her away and made her spin for HIM? The king should have asked a few more questions but you k...more
Rumpelstiltskin is any fairytale you may be familar with. It is pretty strange in the way that it talks about a miller's daughter dying if she does'y complete a task that is asked of her and stealing a baby. Overall, the way in which the text was written was quite simple and did not really provide any detail which could allow the reader's mind to wonder; it was just straight to the point. As for the illustrations, by looking at the cover the story does not really seems to be warm and welcoming a...more
This is one of my favorite fairy tales of ALL TIME. Rumpelstilskin tells the story of the young maiden whose father is a greedy miller and gets her to weave straw that turns into gold. However, when she discovers she cannot do this, the mysterious Rumplestilskin helps her complete the task. The maiden is tricked when Rumpelstilskin demands all of her possessions for the gold straw, including her baby. Finally, she figures out his funny name and she and her baby are set free! This particular v...more
The Renaissance-style oil paintings in this book were amazing; they really made the story. Brilliant colors, interesting perspectives, expressive faces, and evocative historic details of architecture and clothes. The text is true to the Grimm version but kind of boring, so the paintings were crucial to give the story sparkle. Logan, who is almost 7, has asked me many questions since about the nature of Rumplestiltskin: Was he evil? Was he a witch (due to flying on a wooden spoon)? Why did he wan...more
This version of “Rumpelstiltskin” is a new version of the classic Brothers Grimm tale that is rewritten by Paul O. Zelinsky and has won the prestigious Caldecott Honor award. Everyone who knows the story of “Rumpelstiltskin” knows that this book is about how a small man helps a miller’s daughter with her predicament, but the small man wants a heavy price for his services. “Rumpelstiltskin” may be a bit too scary for younger children, but older children will definitely enjoy this version of the c...more
In this retelling of the traditional story of Rumpelstiltskin, a strange little man agrees to spin large amounts of straw into gold for a young woman who agrees to give him her first born child in return. Vibrantly colored illustrations fill the pages of this picture book. These illustrations are very detailed and realistic. The images portray the characters and setting in very natural forms and do not exaggerate certain details to the point that the illustrations looks their life-like appearanc...more
Paul O. Zelinsky, 1998 Caldecott medalist for Rapunzel, also has three Caldecott Honor Books under his belt: Hansel and Gretel, Swamp Angel, and this fine edition of Rumpelstiltskin. 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.
The visual characterization of Rumpelstiltskin is a triumph: an odd elfin man with bulb...more
The visual characterization of Rumpelstiltskin is a triumph: an odd elfin man with bulb...more
I really enjoyed Paul O. Zelinsky's retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. I especially enjoyed the thorough two page note on the text. Zelinksky goes into great detail of the history of the folktale. He shares the history of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm collecting folktales in the early 1800's including Rumpenstunzchen as well as the first publication of the tale in 1812. The tale has gone through various revisions throughout the different editions, but Zelinsky states that his book is based principally ...more
Zelinsky's retelling of Rumpelstiltskin is well written. The story is paced and phrased in a way that pulls you through the pages even if you know the basic plot of the story. The illustrations are amazing and remind my of Renaissance paintings. They are technically beautiful and filled with amazing detail.
I would use Zelinsky's version to teach the story since it is clear and well told. I would also use his illustrations to showcase artistic skills and for art criticism lessons.
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I would use Zelinsky's version to teach the story since it is clear and well told. I would also use his illustrations to showcase artistic skills and for art criticism lessons.
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Rumpelstiltskin is a picture book written and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. It is a retelling of the Grimm fairy tale. The end notes at the back of the book explain that several different versions were used to compile this particular retelling. This picture book was the recipient of the 1987 Caldecott Honor, as well as several other awards. In this fairy tale, a foolish miller promises the king that his daughter is able to take straw and spin it into gold, in hopes of impressing him. The...more
This is a beautifully illustrated and written book, with a lengthy afterword explaining how, exactly, this version came to be written.
Many people do not realize this, but even the most familiar fairy tale has always had equally venerable variations. In this story of Rumpelstiltskin, the little man flies off on a wooden spoon at the end of the story. People more used to the "stamps through the floor" version may be somewhat disappointed, but this is not an innovation, it is ...more
Many people do not realize this, but even the most familiar fairy tale has always had equally venerable variations. In this story of Rumpelstiltskin, the little man flies off on a wooden spoon at the end of the story. People more used to the "stamps through the floor" version may be somewhat disappointed, but this is not an innovation, it is ...more
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Rumpelstiltskin, the Classics Illustrated Junior version, is a graphic novel written for students in 4th to 8th grade. It is a fairly accurate version of the fairy tale. It begins with a poor miller who has a beautiful daughter. The miller wants to get his daughter a better life so he decides to talk to the king. When he is refused entry into the castle because he isn’t “important” enough, he lies and says that his daughter can spin straw into gold. Once the king finds this in...more
Rumpelstiltskin, the Classics Illustrated Junior version, is a graphic novel written for students in 4th to 8th grade. It is a fairly accurate version of the fairy tale. It begins with a poor miller who has a beautiful daughter. The miller wants to get his daughter a better life so he decides to talk to the king. When he is refused entry into the castle because he isn’t “important” enough, he lies and says that his daughter can spin straw into gold. Once the king finds this in...more
Recommended for grades pre-k-2nd grade.
In this 1998 Caldecott medalist, version of Rumplestiltsin, Paul O. Zelinsky creates a very visual world. He used very detailed oil paintings to bring out the feelings of disperse in this version of the Gimms’s fairy tale. Zelinsky, does an outstanding job with his visual characterization of Rumplestiltskin. He explains him as an odd elfin man with bulbous eyes, a huge, flat black had, and he is terribly skinny. In this version he is not portra...more
Zelinsky's version of this story won a Caldecott honor and is a Reading Rainbow book. Zelinsky both retold and illustrated this version. The story consists of a miller who boasts to the king that his daughter can spin straw into gold. The greedy king decides to marry her if indeed she can perform this feat. He imprisons her to perform the task. A little man enters as she's crying and offers to help for a fee. She pays him her necklace and he begins to spin the straw into gold thread. When...more
Reading Level: 3-5
Olinski's retelling of this traditional Brothers Grimm tale of Rumplelstiltskin is a perfect blend of text and picture. The traditional tale is about a miller who boasts that his daughter can spin straw into gold. She is summoned to the castle of the king who insists she spin him gold or die. A troll offers to spin gold in exchange for her firstborn child. Desperate to save her life, she agrees. She marries the King and a year later the troll returns to claim the chi...more
Olinski's retelling of this traditional Brothers Grimm tale of Rumplelstiltskin is a perfect blend of text and picture. The traditional tale is about a miller who boasts that his daughter can spin straw into gold. She is summoned to the castle of the king who insists she spin him gold or die. A troll offers to spin gold in exchange for her firstborn child. Desperate to save her life, she agrees. She marries the King and a year later the troll returns to claim the chi...more
This is another picture book version of Rumpelstiltskin intended for Preschoolers to Third graders. It follows the traditional story about a miller who tells the king that his daughter can spin straw into gold. The king puts the miller’s daughter into three different rooms filled with straw for 3 consecutive nights and tells her to spin the straw into gold or die. Each night a little man comes in and exchanges his services of spinning the straw into gold for gifts. The first night she gives ...more
Rumpelstiltskin is the story of a women who was locked in a room and ordered to spin straw into gold for the king. When she begins to cry, because she does not know how to do so, a little man comes to help but she must promise to give him her first born child. She pleads with the man to let her keep her son, he agrees but only if she can think of his name in three days. For two days, she thinks and thinks but fails, so she sends a servant to go find the mans name. The servant went back and annou...more
Rumpelstiltskin is a German folktale, fitting into the category of traditional literature as its characters are very simple, yet has a strong plot. It is also has the setting of a castle as well as a forest, associating the castle with the place of our dreams and the forest associated with where the wild and dangerous things are encountered.
There is definitely a contrast between the hero and the rival, as the hero is a young maiden and the rival is a tiny man. There is a goal of spin...more
There is definitely a contrast between the hero and the rival, as the hero is a young maiden and the rival is a tiny man. There is a goal of spin...more
What I really like about this version of Rumpelstiltskin is the illustrations that Zelinsky illustrate. The pictures are realistic and colorful. They capture a renaissance time period. Rumpelstiltskin is illustrated like a short ugly monster.
This story is about a poor girl who is asked to spin a full room of straw into gold in order for her to marry a king. She is asked to do this three times an each time the room gets bigger an bigger. She receives help from a little elf. Each time...more
This story is about a poor girl who is asked to spin a full room of straw into gold in order for her to marry a king. She is asked to do this three times an each time the room gets bigger an bigger. She receives help from a little elf. Each time...more
My daughter had me read this to her quite a few times in the past few days. She's not even two! She's a bit precocious. :-) She especially likes the part when the queen guesses the silly names.
For my own purposes as a teacher and a parent, I wish this story was a little more "Disneyfied". I don't like that the king says he's going to kill the girl if she doesn't turn the straw into gold (I know that's how the Grimm version goes, but it's a little violent, considering...more
For my own purposes as a teacher and a parent, I wish this story was a little more "Disneyfied". I don't like that the king says he's going to kill the girl if she doesn't turn the straw into gold (I know that's how the Grimm version goes, but it's a little violent, considering...more
The author Paul O. Zelinsky, has a strong conenction to the story of Rumplestiltskin dating back to his childhood when he played the character in a play version of the popular fairy tale. He also illustrated the book in a Renaissance style, using oil paints over watercolor underpaintings. This effect resulted in vivid illustrations. Not only did this book win the Caldecott Honor in 1987 but it went on to be honored with numerous other awards. This version has been translated into 12 other la...more
Zelinsky has done it again with his marvelous rendition of this classic fairy tale. His finely-detailed paintings capture the mood and marvel of this suspenseful story, in which a vulnerable young woman is three times required to accomplish the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, and she promises her firstborn to the gnome who offers to complete the task for her. When she has been made queen because of this feat he comes to collect his payment, and she must solve his impossible riddle...more
This is how I remember the real version of the story when I was a kid. Even the way the characters look and appear in the story. The daughter in this version seems very quite and shy. She doesn't speak up to much and sort of fades into the background. Rumpelstiltskin, demands her first born right before he spins the last straw into gold. He also looks pretty scary and ugly as I remember. The prince King also states that if she spins the gold one more time, he will marry her. This is diffe...more
This book was a Caldecott Medal recipient. A miller lied and said his daughter could spin straw into gold to improve his status. The king heard of this and locked her into a tower room with a spinning wheel so that she could produce gold. He gave her three nights to do so or else she would be executed. She had almost given up when a strange looking creature came in and made a deal with her. He would spin the straw into gold if her first-born child became his. The story goes on. It is a gr...more
The miller's daughter will die if she does not spin gold by the morning. She gives the man her necklace and this works to barter for gold thread. The king being greedy wants more. Now she trades her ring. On the third night show will become the queen if she spins more thread into gold by the morning. She promises the old man her first born child so that she can survive and also because she doesn't know if she will have a child.
One year later her first child is born. She has three days to ...more
One year later her first child is born. She has three days to ...more
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