jcpdiesel21's review
3.0
A cute, amusing spin on the classic Rumpelstiltskin story for children. Sometimes it felt a little long and like it had too many extraneous details, but overall it's an entertaining story within a fun world. I especially appreciated Shurtliff's message about the significance of names within the author's note at the end.
erinj254's review against another edition
3.0
It’s been such a challenge finding family read alouds that both kids enjoy. This was a hit! It was randomly on display at the library and I checked it out. I gave them a couple of options and they both chose this one (shocked that they agreed). They would even ask for it at night! It was a little drawn out for me but was a fun look at one of my favorite fairy tales.
claire_leibovitz's review against another edition
4.0
I read this for The Battle of the Books, and I read it in two weeks. Very interesting spin aft of the fairytale everyone’s read. Amazing book that I would read again.
turrean's review against another edition
3.0
Very enjoyable indeed. One of my favorite genres the retold tale. Rumpelstiltskin is an intriguing character; in the original tale, he is hardly a sympathetic character. But here the author has given him a sad backstory with an intriguing twist: the ability to spin straw into gold is a curse, not a blessing. The story reminded me a great deal of Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted.
I was not wild about the audiobook version; I feel like the narrator would have been better suited to a kneeslapper like Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The story did have moments of slapstick humor and references to pee and poop; but the narrator made everything sound like he was reading with a smirk and a wink.
I was not wild about the audiobook version; I feel like the narrator would have been better suited to a kneeslapper like Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The story did have moments of slapstick humor and references to pee and poop; but the narrator made everything sound like he was reading with a smirk and a wink.
milbelmama's review against another edition
3.5
It was ok. My 8 yr old enjoyed it and I’m glad the author’s note was included in the epilogue. Your name is not your destiny.
countingstarsbycandlelight's review against another edition
5.0
This was a great audio. My family listened on a road trip last month and everyone enjoyed it - adults and kids. Rump tells the story and it doesn't go quite as you would expect. I loved all the different characters we met. Fun, fun stuff.
nicolec417's review against another edition
3.0
Read aloud to kids (10 & 8), and they really enjoyed this. It has a lot of great conversation starters and butt jokes. Perfect!