Rump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin Kindle Edition

This story is such a fun read! We read it as a family, and it kept my kindergarten-aged child all the way up to my junior high-aged child (and everyone in-between) entertained and asking for another chapter. Mixed in with the fun is a heart-felt and encouraging message for everyone trying to find their place in this journey of life. I highly recommend!

Two kinds of magic operate here. One is toxic, uncontrolled and at the story's core. The other is the actual magical sparkle spun by a masterful storyteller.The tale is a good one and most have no doubt heard some version of it before. This time, however, it unfolds from inside the mind of Rumpelstiltskin himself, a character traditionally marked as a villain. We see him now as a well-meaning, but inexperienced, bungling and over-matched "tweener" suddenly aware that he's misused magic and made a mess of things.The real strength of this book is the skill of the writer. She has fashioned an uninterrupted hum of action involving a cast of characters finely scaled to precisely the proper degree of "appealing" or "disagreeable" without crossing the line to genuinely "offensive." The story advances with balance, suspense, and well-placed humor. The result invites ongoing reader reaction ranging from dismay to approval to surprise.Even if your memory has muddled somewhat with time, it doesn't matter. The tale in these pages -- while departing from the original Grimm -- draws its audience into a fresh, exciting and, I believe, improved version, aka, a Liesl Shurtliff fairy tale.

It was great. Advice to read

I think that it was an amazing book. I would definitely recommend it, but some of the parts I felt were a little bit repetitive.

We are really enjoying this take on the fairytale Rumplestilskin. He likes me to read to him, and I love doing so. This is a nice story for us both.

One of the best books I’ve read to my students! I teach 5th grade and read-a-loud books don’t always hold their attention. This one grabbed us all! I usually read one chapter per day, but my students were begging me to read 2! Highly recommend!

As a fairytale lover this book really kept my attention. Rump was a twelve year old boy who was in search of his destiny. His destiny was so important because he believed your name means your destiny, and he wanted a good one. One day Rump finds a spinning wheel and wants it for his birthday. The spinning wheel was so important to Rump because it was his mothers before she died. Later on he goes on a journey so he can figure out the rest of his name, and on the journey he learns a lot of lessons.

I loved this book. I love the focus on his name and what he would mean to him in his journey of self discovery. Can be read on many levels. Especially loved the ending!