Shurtliff fills Rump's world with common magic and deadpan humor; the picaresque-style narrative gives the maligned character a refreshingly plainspoken voice, while honoring the original story's hauntingly strange events. over town, it's Honeyky Hanukkah time! About Rump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin. To get the quarterly updates on events, book releases, and reading/writing inspiration, just enter your email address below. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]. But I was relieved. Frederick and Bruno fell over each other, holding their stomachs while tears streamed down their faces. “I know. Just as people laugh at a name like Rump, they fear a name like Red. p. cm. She took a breath and then let out all the air and didn’t take any more in. Our village lives off The Mountain’s gold, what little there is to find. Rump shows the other side of Rumpelstiltskin, one of the most vilified characters in fairy tales, and reminds readers that in a good story, very little is as it seems.”, Shurtliff turns the Rumpelstiltskin tale on end, providing the heartbreaking yet humorous history of the manikin's dilemma. She glared at Frederick and Bruno, holding her shovel over her shoulder like a weapon. Rump! King Barf. BOOKS Time Castaways Series . "A tender and honest story about a girl trying to find her place in the world, and the thread that connects us all." Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for STUART LITTLE & RUMP TWO Books.. Rumpelstiltskin White, Shurtliff at the best online prices at eBay! Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin(Page 10) eBook online Read. They were close to my age, but so big, twice my size and ugly as trolls.“Happy birthday, Butt! Bump, bump, bump. 4.6 (247 ratings) Add to Cart failed. . I tried to gently shake her off, but she only fluttered her wings and continued her search. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Rump: the True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff (2013, Hardcover) at the best online prices at … And sometimes I thought they were probably right. They rolled in the dirt and squealed like pigs.Just for a moment I envied them. Learn More . But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. It’s the favorite village joke, and probably the only one, but it’s not really true. This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. By Liesl Shurtliff. $5.96. Some people did think I was stupid because of my name. 4.6 out of 5 stars. All of it.”But Mother never did. But I don’t care how handsome or powerful that name makes you. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. And don't miss Liesl Shurtliff's other fairy tale retellings: Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk and Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood. “A fresh riff on the Grimm Brothers’ Rumpelstiltskin, told with wit from the impish point of view of the troublemaker himself.” —People“Lighthearted and inventive, RUMP amusingly expands a classic tale.” —Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven. Maybe if you have only half a name, you have only half a brain.I kept my eyes on my pan of mud, hoping Red would go away, but she stood over me with her shovel, like she was inspecting me.“The rations are tightening,” said Red. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Frederick and Bruno stopped laughing. —Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven. His name is his destiny; how can he grow when he does not know his full name? Please try again later. Your name is full of meaning and power. Whenever a swarm of pixies would hover around a particular spot of rock, the miners knew precisely where they should dig.But there hasn’t been much gold in The Mountain for many years. Learn more. . -Liesl Shurtliff, Author of Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin "A heartwarming story about the universal struggle of yearning to be an individual while longing to fit in. In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Books'Cool. She lives in Chicago with her family, where she continues to spin fairy tales.Visit her at lieslshurtliff.com. Learn more (Fairly) True Tales Series . The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship—and a cheeky sense of humor—he just might triumph in the end.A Texas Bluebonnet finalist and winner of the ILA award for middle grade fiction, RUMP is perfect for fans of Gail Carson Levine’s Ella Enchanted or Adam Gidwitz’s A Tale Dark and Grimm. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse.To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. The author effectively builds the devastating events—including the death of his Gran, hunger, and hopelessness—that lead Rump to discover his ability to spin straw into gold, riches he trades to the town swindler, the miller. That’s the first sentence. Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins. You two want to be alone.” The brothers walked away, snorting and falling over each other.I could feel Red looking at me, but I stared down at my pan. This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. Summary: Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin’s childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller’s daughter-turned-queen. Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstiltskin. WONDER IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY!Over 8 million people ... WONDER IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY!Over 8 million people Publication Date: April 9, 2013 Other Editions of This Title: This item: Rump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff Paperback $7.99 Hey, Butt!”I groaned as Frederick and his brother Bruno approached with menacing grins on their faces. Instead, he’s Rump — a 12-year-old boy whose mother died when he was born and left him with only half a name. I’m not stupid.”She raised her eyebrows. We find only small pebbles and specks. To his surprise, Rump also discovers he can spin straw into gold--a curse, since when Rump trades the gold, he must accept whatever is offered. This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. I love that Rump’s only friend is Red, whose name is considered as … The royal tax collector gathers all the gold and takes it to the king. 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His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she's right. This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. Frederick stood and grinned at Red. Really, my mother had another name for me, a wonderful name, but no one ever heard it. Why couldn’t I do that? have read the #1 New York ... have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. If I found lots of gold, then maybe no one would laugh at me or make fun of my name. If he is not pleased, we are extra hungry.King Barf isn’t actually named King Barf. Looking for books by Liesl Shurtliff? If they found a great deal, they could keep some to trade in the markets. I had never found enough gold even for extra rations.Pixies fluttered in front of my face and chirped in my ears, and I swatted at them. Liesl Shurtliff. At least I don’t think it’s true, and neither does Gran. This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. Rump tries to save her, but she is frustratingly fatuous and makes terrible trades (a baby!). Celebrate Hannukah with this musical miracle of a picture book! Frederick and Bruno were the miller’s sons. . When the miller lies to the king and tells him his daughter possesses this ability, Rump steals into the castle to help her, trading magic for trinkets until she offers her firstborn, which the rules of magic dictate he must accept. We needed gold, gold, gold, but all I saw was mud, mud, mud.The pickaxes beat out a rhythm that rang all over The Mountain. The fire doesn’t crack and even the pixies are still.Finally, Gran holds me up and says, “Rump. Rump (Hardcover) The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin. My mother named me after a cow’s rear end. She was looking for gold, just like me.Pixies are obsessed with gold. JACK: The (Fairly) True Tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. In The Kingdom, one's name is full of meaning and power, and young Rump is sure that his is incomplete. Not a move or a breath. Once, they had been very helpful in the mines since they can sense large veins of gold from a mile away and deep in the earth. Rump discovers he has a gift for turning straw into gold. : Liesl Shurtliff. Share. Rump : the true story of Rumpelstiltskin. His real name is King Bartholomew Archibald Reginald Fife, a fine, kingly name—a name with a great destiny, of course. The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin. This captivating fantasy has action, emotional depth, and lots of humor.—Caroline Ward, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT, ©1997-2021 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. 33 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003. Summary. Some carried leather purses full of gold. Then good luck to you.” She stomped off, and I felt worse than when Frederick and Bruno threw poop in my face.Red wasn’t my friend exactly, but she was the closest I had to a friend. “My mother named me after a cow’s rear end.”. Get this audiobook free. His mother dies shortly after childbirth and only manages to utter half a name, Rump, making him the butt of jokes and also influencing his fate. This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. What kind of destiny does that bring?I swirled mud in my pan, searching for a glimmer. On my twelfth birthday I thought of nothing else. I picked out some of Frederick and Bruno’s present. I sat in the mine, swirling mud around in a pan, searching for gold. And don’t miss Liesl Shurtliff’s other fairy tale retellings: JACK: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk and RED: The True Story of Red Riding Hood. If King Barf is pleased with our gold, he sends us extra food for rations. $4.07. eISBN: 978-0-307-97795-3 [1. Rump The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin (eBook) : Shurtliff, Liesl : Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen. The Lord of the Rings. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 9780307977939, 272pp. I did not want to look at Red.“You’d better find some gold today, Rump,” said Red.I glared at her. This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. —Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven, Debut author Shurtliff upends the traditional characterization of this fairy tale's antihero, recasting Rumpelstiltskin as a sympathetic and tragically doomed protagonist. See all books authored by Liesl Shurtliff, including Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin, and Jack, and more on ThriftBooks.com. Your name is your destiny.My destiny really stinks.I stopped growing when I was eight and I was small to begin with. By: Liesl Shurtliff. YOU SAVE $1.99 (25.03%) Save to Wishlist Saved to Wishlist. This captivating fantasy has action, emotional depth, and lots of humor.”, BookPage, April 9, 2013:“Shurtliff takes the traditional fairy tale and turns it on its head, interspersing humor with tenderness, action with insight. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]. Her first three books, Rump, Jack and Red are all New York Times bestsellers and Rump was named to over two dozen state award lists and won an ILA Children’s Book Award. The midwife, Gertrude, says I’m small because I had only the milk of a weak goat instead of a strong mother, but I know that really it’s because of my name. Cow Rump.”“Baby Rump,” said Bruno.“Rump Roast!”Everyone laughed. Chris Van Allsburg and the Caldecott Honor Book Journey by Aaron Becker. No gold. In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's jokes. In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone’s joke. The story begins with an introduction to Rump, a hopeless 12 year old whose mother died before revealing his full name, leaving him an orphan with only half-a-name. Rump. Gran said she was fevered and coughing and I came before I was supposed to. Click to read more about Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff. In my head The Mountain was chanting, Thump, thump, thump. —People"Lighthearted and inventive, Rump amusingly expands a classic tale." ), People Magazine, August 12, 2013:"A fresh riff on the Grimm Brothers' Rumpelstiltskin, told with wit from the impish point of view of the troublemaker himself. The surprising thing is that the story of Rumpelstiltskin – albeit under a different name – is thought to be some 4,000 years old.To put that in perspective, that’s over a thousand years before Homer, and roughly contemporaneous with the earliest surviving versions of the tales that comprise the Epic of Gilgamesh, widely regarded as the oldest epic. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff “spins words into gold [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner].” In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone’s joke. Using a crisp, cheeky tone and with the back story meticulously built, the landscape mapped out and the characters in place (including some nods to other fairy-tale denizens), Rump's romp begins. We invite readers to revisit, rediscover, and rethink what you know about fairy tales in the witty and sly Rump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin. The other children stopped laughing.“Oh,” said Frederick. In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone’s joke. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]. In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. When Rump learns that he must find a "stiltskin" to break the curse, it may also be the clue he needs to figure out his name. Red is not a name. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship—and a cheeky sense of humor—he just might triumph in the end.A Texas Bluebonnet finalist and winner of the ILA award for middle grade fiction, Rump is perfect for fans of Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted or Adam Gidwitz's A Tale Dark and Grimm. At least it was a good rhyme.Thump, thump, thumpBump, bump, bumpRump, Rump, Rump“Butt! —Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor-winning author of Hattie Big Sky, "Lighthearted and inventive, Rump amusingly expands a classic tale." Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin. Your name is your destiny," he explains. Now they’re just pests, pesky thieves trying to steal what little gold we find. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. "In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. Oprah Winfrey—is nothing short of remarkable. New York Times bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff “spins words into gold" [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]. Format Books | Individual Titles | Paperback Book. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she’s right. "In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. “Tell me his name.”“His name is Rump . 16 Reviews. The book is wrote by Liesl Shurtliff. They looked like they were having such fun, rolling in the dirt and laughing. I had done just what they wanted. 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