Marie-Louise Gay lends her unique style to one of the Brothers Grimm's most intriguing fairy tales. Gay's drawings evoke the fear and suspense in the young girl's predicament of paying Rumpelstiltskin for his assistance by giving him her baby, and enhances the story's satisfying resolution in which the frightened girl grows into a resourceful woman who saves herself and her child. Full color. Age 4-7.
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PreSchool-Grade 2. In this age of the lavishly illustrated fairy tale, Gay gives readers a version of the well-worn Grimm tale that is surprisingly, and refreshingly, childlike. Her adapted text is brief yet faithful to the original and will appeal to even the youngest listeners. Hand in hand with the competent retelling, the illustrations in graphite and colored pencil, reminiscent of the work of Babette Cole, have an inescapable energy. Not mere representations, the drawings skillfully develop her characters. The miller's beautiful daughter actually has long black braids and a pug nose with a generous scattering of freckles. While she is reduced to tears at the sight of a straw-filled room, when faced with the loss of her child she takes on a determined and queenly demeanor?unflappable while reading names from a list that would rival Santa Claus's in length. On the other hand, the king looks greedy beyond redemption. Rumpelstiltskin sports a batwing cape and a leering grin and leaves behind a trail of dust, cobwebs, frogs, centipedes, and slugs. He is wily and evil without being completely terrifying. Nevertheless, this version of the familiar tale belongs completely to the nameless heroine, who in the end shares her joy with her baby. While opulent editions of the story, such as those illustrated by Paul Zelinsky (Dutton, 1986) and Gennady Spirin (Dial, 1991; o.p.), certainly deserve to be in libraries and will undoubtedly be popular with collectors and gift-buyers, Gay's Rumpelstiltskin will find its place in the hearts of young readers.?Jeanne Clancy Watkins, Upper Merion Township Library, King of Prussia, PA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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THERE WAS ONCE a miller who was poor, but he had a beautiful daughter. Read the first page New!
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THERE WAS ONCE a miller who was poor, but he had a beautiful daughter. Read the first page New!
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