Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
For a summary of the book, click on the title above (not the blog post title).
I just loved this book! From the very beginning, Liesl Shurtliff showed such great imagination in the telling of Rumpelstiltskin's background. The whole way through, I was thinking to myself that it would make a great family read-aloud if I liked the rest of it as much as I liked what I had already read. And I did!
This book has plenty of adventure without being too scary for younger readers. I was really impressed how the author weaved Rump's past into the story we know of how he ended up. She also used other fairy tale characters or made mention of other stories so Rump's story intertwined with other fairy tales, while keeping the main focus on him.
I think this is a great book for boys and girls alike. Shurtliff keeps you invested and turning pages the whole way through.
I bought it and have started reading it with my kids.
Content: This is a kid-friendly book! The worst words you'll find are "butt" and "idiot." There is some mild peril, and the main violence is when the bad guy hits someone or there is evidence that someone was beaten up.
Have you read it? Tell me what you thought!
