In a magical kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. "A most magical feat," writes Newbery Honor-winner Kirby Larson, "Liesl Shurtliff spins words into gold." This funny fractured fairytale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. It was a fast paced story and Rump was such a sympathetic character who I really loved. Gold in Once Upon a Time, one of my favorite TV shows. Liesl did a fantastic job giving a fresh twist on Rumpelstiltskin’s life and he’s so different from Mr. I love fairy tale retellings and this was such a different character to write a story about. I knew I wanted to interview Liesl when I saw the title of her book. Today I’m thrilled to have debut author Liesl Shurtliff here to share about RUMP: THE TRUE STORY OF RUMPELSTILTSKIN that released on April 9, 2013. The winner of WRITING CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR DUMMIES is Michael DiGesu!Īnd the winner of the Shower of Books Giveaway Hop is Courtney Renee who picked TAKEN!Ĭongrats to the winners! Please e-mail me your addresses by the end of Wednesday or I'll have to pick another winner. The winner of SERENDIPITY AND ME is Medeia Sharif! I had a three day weekend, which was nice. Still, it's always good to hear the villain's side of the story, especially when said villain turns out to be a rather charming twelve-year-old boy.Hi Everyone! Hope you're having a great Monday. There's quite a lot of whimsy, though, since the plot meanders, and the convoluted backstory behind Rump's true name and how it is entangled in the spell that weaves gold is more confusing than it is satisfying. His travels through Yonder yield plenty of allusions to classic fairy tales as well as appearances by various mythical creatures, most of which turn out to be harmless (and in some cases, adorable), giving the whole story a whimsical, playful feel. Rump is pretty irresistible as the down-and-out kid who simply refuses to give up, and readers who have had their share of bad luck will appreciate his witty resourcefulness and his honest frustration. Rump wants nothing to do with the bargain and runs away to Yonder, where he hopes to discover his true full name (he believes his mother died before completing its full length) and his real destiny.
Magic always comes with a price in the Kingdom, however, and Rump is unable to properly bargain with the gold he creates, instead settling for whatever the other person offers-including a firstborn child, as offered by the miller's daughter who, as the original tale goes, gets herself into trouble when she claims Rump's ability as her own. His luck appears to change when he realizes he inherited his late mother's secret ability to spin straw into gold. A person's name defines their destiny in the Kingdom, which is unfortunate for twelve-year-old Rump, whose name seems only to inspire other people's potty humor.
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