Rumpelstiltskin [Hardcover]

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In the follow-up to the highly acclaimed, instant bestseller,The Three Billy Goats Gruff, comes the second brilliant and highly anticipated fairy tale retelling from theNew York Timesbestselling and Caldecott Award-winning creators, Mac Barnett and Carson Ellis.

Once upon a time there was a clever girl with a not-so-clever father. When her father claims she can spin straw into gold, the king forces the girl to perform this impossible task. She has no other choice than to accept a strange deal from a mysterious little man. But when he arrives and attempts to collect the debt, the fiendish trickster Rumpelstiltskin discovers that he is the one who has been tricked! This is the second in the groundbreaking new collection of masterfully retold fairy tales crafted by one of today's most celebrated and esteemed authors, Mac Barnett, paired with the stunning illustrations of the acclaimed and award-winning creator, Carson Ellis.

With Barnett's signature pacing and wit, his subversive storytelling style and narrative voice, and Ellis's stunning folk-art style, this retelling ofRumpelstiltskinwill introduce this classic story to a new generation of readers!

Praise forRumpelstiltskin:

*''Mac Barnetts Rumpelstiltskin is a lively retelling of the classic tale that leans into a colloquial, contemporary tone from the outset... With its stately palette of amber, gleaming golds and occasional grayscale drawings, Rumpelstiltskin is a spirited and visually rich retelling, offering both drama and humor in equal measure.'' --Bookpage, starred review

*''Barnett's retelling balances the modern and postmodern, honoring the cadence of the traditional tale with sly humor and seamless asides... Elt