Rumpelstiltskin

Locked in a room and ordered to spin straw into gold for the king, the miller's daughter gets help from a strange little man—but only on the condition that she give him her firstborn child. The classic tale of Rumpelstiltskin is vividly brought to life in this new edition by Paul O. Zelinsky.

Rumpelstiltskin is one of the Grimm brothers' most popular tales. Illustrated through oil paintings by Zelinsky, this supple, fresh retelling is based on the Grimms' earliest versions of the story. The splendid detail of the late medieval setting, the tender beauty of the miller's daughter, and the ingenious rendering of the little man himself—an impudent, sympathetic, infuriating creature, as witty and engaging as the age-old tale—are all evidence of Zelinsky's particular genius.

This is a book full of alchemy for all ages.