A cautionary tale by the author of "The Stone Mouse" and the Smarties Book Prize-winning "The Snow Spider". Ronnie Stiltskin is given a new pair of boots for his seventh birthday, and from that moment he can't stop stamping. Peanuts, grapes, stones, molehills, flower-pots - Ronnie stamps on everything, making a terrible noise and upsetting everyone. His mother reminds him what happened to his ancestor, Rumplestiltskin, who stamped his way right through the floor. But Ronnie won't listen. He just carries on putting his foot down, squashing and smashing. But one night he goes too far. Jenny Nimmo is the author of "The Snow Spider" (winner of the 1986 Smarties Book Prize), "Emlyn's Moon", "The Chestnut Soldier" and "The Stone Mouse" (commended for the 1994 Carnegie Medal) David Parkins is the illustrator of "Sophie's Snail", "Sophie's Tom", "Sophie Hits Six", "Sophie in the Saddle", "Sophie is Seven" and Sophie's Lucky", "Prowlpuss" (shortlisted for the 1994 Kurt Maschler Award), "No Problem" (shortlisted for the 1994 Nottinghamshire Children's Book Award) and "Tick Tock".
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"Ronnie is a totally believable character... as well as being extremely well written, the book is attractively presented with... lots of humorous line drawings, speech bubbles and short chapters. An excellent first novel for eight-year-olds to read themselves." The School Librarian. "A humorous moral tale attractive to beginner readers." The Good Book Guide
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Jenny Nimmo worked at the BBC for a number of years, ending with a spell as director/adaptor for Jackanory. Her many books for children include The Stone Mouse (shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and broadcast on BBC TV), The Owl-tree (Winner of the 1997 Smarties Book Prize), Toby in the Dark and Dog Star. Her well-known trilogy, comprising The Snow Spider (Winner of the 1986 Smarties Book Prize), Emlyn's Moon and The Chestnut Soldier has been made into a television series. Jenny Nimmo lives in a converted water mill in Wales with her artist husband and three children. David Parkins has illustrated a number of children's books, including six Sophie stories by Dick King-Smith and the picture books No Problem; Tick Tock; Prowlpuss (shortlisted for the 1994 Kurt Maschler Award, the 1995 Smarties Book Prize, and Commended for the National Art Library Awards for Illustration), Aunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble, Aunt Nancy and Cousin Lazybones and Webster J. Duck. The illustrator also of The Dandy's Desperate Dan comic strip and an accomplished tenor, he is married with two children and lives in Lincolnshire.
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