Rumpelstiltskin/a Deal Is a Deal: A Classic Tale

by Alvin Granowsky, Linda Graves (Illustrator), Tom Newbury (Illustrator)

Flip books tell two sides of favorite stories Now children can read classic tales from two different perspectives. The traditional hero's story is on one side of the book; the same story from another character's viewpoint is on the flip side. Well-loved folktales are even more enjoyable when examined in a new light.

Rumpelstiltskin, a nice guy and a loyal member of the Gold Spinner's Guild, was no baby snatcher. By asking for the queen's first-born child, he was only trying to save the baby -- and the kingdom -- from the deceitful future queen.

Genres: Picture Books, Fantasy

25 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1993

Reviews

[Michelle]

OHMYGOD. I can't believe i found this again. i used to have a copy of this book, along with the cinderella one.... i thought it was so cool because there were two stories in one ... it's a flip book!

[Cheryl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unlike most of other Granowsky's point of view stories, this is pretty lame. There are other fractured takes on the Rumpelstiltskin tale and I think that I recommend almost any of them over this. Consider, for example, The Rumpelstiltskin Problem by the wonderful Vivian Vande Velde.

The main twist in here is that the little magic man wants the baby because he doesn't trust this selfish, manipulative young woman to be a good mother, especially to a child who will be king himself. Yea, what about second-born, and what if it's a girl, well, not the best written story...

Illustrations not very good either.