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Highlights
- 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 the New York Times bestselling 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.
- 4-8 Years
- 11.0" x 8.5" Hardcover
- 48 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore
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About the Book
A humorous retelling of Rumpletstiltskin, the story of a mysterious gnomelike man who helps the daughter of a miller spin straw into gold in exchange for her firstborn child.Book Synopsis
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 the New York Times bestselling 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 of Rumpelstiltskin will introduce this classic story to a new generation of readers!
Review Quotes
Praise for The Three Billy Goats Gruff:
2023 Odyssey Honor Book
A New York Times Best Children's Book of 2022
A Horn Book Magazine Best Book of 2022
A Smithsonian Magazine Best Children's Books of 2022
Selected by the Chicago Public Library as one of 2022's Best Picture Books
* "It's hard to imagine a more appropriate pair of picture book rascals to remix this famous fairy tale, a series-starting retelling, than collaborators Barnett and Klassen." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "This inaugural offering in Scholastic's new fairy-tale series... sets the bar high and will be a favorite read-aloud among kids. Picture-book superstars Barnett and Klassen are known for their stellar collaborations, and their many fans will be waiting to snap this up." -- School Library Journal, starred review
* "Sure to be a read-aloud favorite, this engaging interpretation will sit comfortably next to memorable versions by Marcia Brown, Glen Rounds, Paul Galdone, and Jerry Pinkney." -- The Horn Book, starred review
"This classic Norwegian fairy tale gets a hilarious and thrilling update courtesy of the picture-book kings Barnett and Klassen that will have kids giggling and gasping at the same time." -- The New York Post
"The Three Billy Goats Gruff feels so organic, the Norwegian folk tale reads like a retelling born of the oldest soil." -- The New York Times Book Review
"This is the first volume in a planned Scholastic series of fairy-tales, cheekily told (and illustrated) anew." -- The Wall Street Journal
"This wickedly funny take will leave children clamoring for more." -- BookPage
"Fans of either Barnett or Klassen will love this retelling." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Barnett and Klassen's playful retelling gives a modern tone to the fairy tale and offers young readers the opportunity to muse about the story's conclusion." -- Shelf Awareness
"Kids in your life will thank you for adding this fresh fairy-tale remake to their shelves." -- Smithsonian Magazine
About the Author
MAC BARNETT is the New York Times bestselling author of many picture books, including the New York Times bestseller The Three Billy Goats Gruff; The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse; the Caldecott Honor Book and E. B. White Read Aloud Award winner Sam and Dave Dig a Hole; the Shapes Trilogy (Triangle, Circle, and Square); and the Caldecott Honor Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Extra Yarn. Mac is also the author of the middle-grade series, Mac B., Kid Spy. He lives in Oakland, California.CARSON ELLIS is the author and illustrator of the bestselling picture books Home and Du Iz Tak?, a Caldecott Honor book and the recipient of an E. B. White Read Aloud Award. She has illustrated a number of children's books, including What Is Love? by Mac Barnett, The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper, The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart, The Composer Is Dead by Lemony Snicket, and the Wildwood Chronicles series by her husband, Colin Meloy. She lives on a farm with her family in Oregon.