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R u m p e l s t i l t s k i n
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Rumpelstiltskin is a German fairytale named after its antagonist, later on collected and published by the Brothers Grimm in their 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales. As the story is an old folktale passed on to many generations, it is hard to pinpoint as to why the story came to be and the what the original author was trying to convey. But I picked out this certain story from the rest because it is interesting in such a way that although fairytales had been been generally toned down of their gritty original contents, Rumpelstiltskin manages to be still one of the more popular tales even if it retained its darker theme. I believe that children from six to ten will appreciate this story, especially boys. Zelinsky's illustrations remind me of a distorted Botticelli painting, which works with the dark fairytale theme of the story. This story has always been a favorite of mine since I was young. It is refreshing in such a way that none of the characters seem to be purely good as compared to other fairytales wherein there is a clear division between good and bad characters.
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folktale
Brothers Grimm
Paul Zelinsky
Puffin
July 1, 1945
Caldecott 1987
40pp
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