Title: Rumpelstiltskin

Author: Paul O. Zelinsky

Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky

Copyright date: 1986

Publisher: Dutton Children's Books

Summary: A miller's daughter is forced by a king to spin straw into gold. She is unable to do so, but a strange little man shows up who helps her in exchange for anything she is willing to give. On the third night of this, she primises him her first-born child. She marries the king and when the man comes to collect the child, the woman does not want to give it up. The small man gives her three days to guess his name in exchange for their deal. A servant overhears the man speak his name and the woman is able to guess it, saving her child.

Media for illustration: Oil paint

Perfect student: This book is perfect for readers who enjoy fairytales, mystery, and fantasy genres.

Common Core State Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2 Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. This book works well with this standard because it is a folktale. It could be used by students to study the characteristics of folktales, would be easily understood, and has clear messages that students could recount.