Author: Barnett, Mac
Reading age: from c 3 years
Published on 12 February 2026 by Scholastic US in the United States.
Hardback | 48 pages
285 x 227 x 14 | 500g
Rediscover a tale of gold spun with lies . . .
Once upon a time there was a clever girl with a not-so-clever father.
When her father claims she can spin straw into gold, the king
forces the girl to perform this impossible task. She has other
choice than to accept a strange deal from a mysterious little man.
But when he arrives and attempts to collect the debt, the fiendish
trickster Rumpelstiltskin discovers that he is the one who
has been tricked!
The second book in the groundbreaking new collection of fairytales
crafted by one of today's most celebrated and esteemed authors,
Mac Barnett
With stunning illustrations from the acclaimed and award-winning
creator, Carson Ellis
With Barnett's signature pacing and wit, his subversive storytelling
style, and narrative voice and Ellis's stunning and folk-art
style, this retelling of Rumpelstiltskin will introduce this
classic story to a new generation of readers!
If you liked this, check out The Three Billy Goats Gruff
