Rumpelstiltskin: An Interactive Fairy Tale Adventure

by Eric Braun, Alan Brown (Illustrator)

Overview

James? Eddie? Freddy? Chris P. Bacon? In the ultimate name game between the miller's daughter and the little man behind the spinning wheel, it's anyone's guess who will win. Navigate through three fractured retellings of the classic fairy tale. In this story, YOU CHOOSE how it ends. Will you guess correctly and live happily ever after?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515787778
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/08/2017
Series:	You Choose: Fractured Fairy Tales Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	332,738
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	590L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Eric Braun is a children’s author and editor. He has written dozens of books on many topics, and one of his books was read by an astronaut on the International Space Station for kids on Earth to watch. Eric lives in Minneapolis with his wife, two kids, and a dog who is afraid of cardboard.

Alan Brown, is a freelance illustrator who has created artwork for Disney, Warner Bros. and the BBC, while continuing to provide illustrations for children's books and comics. Alan has worked mainly on children's books for kids who find it hard to engage and be enthusiastic about reading. These clients include Harper Collins, Capstone, Ransom, Franklin Watts and  Ben 10 Omniverse.

Table of Contents

About your adventure — Let me out! — The air in there — Too much math — The strange little man — A brief history of Rumpelstiltskin — Other paths to explore — Read more — Internet sites.

Interviews

Fast-paced narratives in choose your own path format puts kids in the driver's seat, engaging reluctant readers Familiar tales with fun, fresh twists Offers perspectives from multiple points of view Final chapter includes information on the history of each fairy tale Multiple endings and scenarios encourage re-reads

Editorial Reviews

08/01/2017
Gr 3–6—A plethora of engrossing adventures await readers. In addition to the page-turning "Choose Your Own Adventure" element, readers are also given the opportunity, after the first chapter, to choose what type of genre they want to explore (e.g., "Snow White" but with a spy thriller twist or set in the Arctic). The path that follows the witch's point-of-view in Hansel and Gretel unfolds as a comedy of errors and will elicit laughs from those familiar with the original tale. Illustrations are sprinkled throughout, providing visual interest and places for readers to pause. In each title, an ending "Other Paths to Explore" section prompts students to reflect on the role of perspective in storytelling and to create their own fractured tale. Mostly entertaining but with thoughtful elements, these titles will circulate well where fairy tales and the "Choose" format are popular.

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