The elves and the shoemaker
Rob Lloyd Jones
A retelling of the Grimm Brothers tale captures the kindness of a shoemaker and the magic of the two elves who help him.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
Rumpelstiltskin
by a Grimms tale retold by Noel Grammont (2015)
About this book
A master illustrator helps sets the record straight in this picture book telling the other side of the Rumpelstilskin story. For years, people have had the wrong idea about that strange looking little man Rumpelstiltskin from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. You know, the one where a beautiful miller's daughter is locked up in a tower spinning gold to win the approval of the King? But do they know that in fact this mischievous little imp wasn't quite as mean as he was made out to be?
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreRumpelstiltskin Lead Character
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