Stanley, Diane. Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter. New York, New York: William morrow and Company, inc., 1997.
Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter puts a contemporary twist on the original tale, Rumpelstiltskin, by including powerful female roles, a change-of-heart king, and love interest who is not a handsome prince. This story is set in medieval times and starts off similar to the original story where Rumpelstiltskin helps the miller’s daughter spin gold so she will be free from the greedy king. In return, Rumpelstiltskin wants her first born child and promises to read to the child every night and even coach little league. The miller’s daughter falls for Rumpelstiltskin and they move to a farm far from the king to bare a child. The story then follows their daughter’s adventure years later of being captured by the king when they cross paths in town. Rumpelstiltskin's daughter helps portray the theme of the story and teaches the king that money is not everything and in turn he helps out his town which he had abandoned.
The colorful and comical artwork for this story is very detailed. I enjoyed the castle paintings because they represent replicas of famous artist’s work that feature the greedy king. My favorite pages are the beautiful pages colored in gold to show that the townspeople are happy and content. The third person point of view allows us to see each character’s wit and cleverness individually by their comments. Overall, Diane Stanley does a great job creating an updated, contemporary, witty, and fun version of a tale we all know and like.
Looking into this “fakelore” I found out there is a musical on the book also! Check it out!
http://www.rumpelstiltskinsdaughter.com/
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It would be interesting to compare different Rumpelstiltskin tales. (I looked it up and found that the original is a folktale from Germany.)
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