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Bibliographic Information (APA): Author last name, First initial. (Year published). Title in italics. Illus. Illustrator First Name Last Name. City published, State published: Publisher.

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Monday, March 26, 2012

The Girl Who Spun Gold

Bibliographic Information: Hamilton, V. (2000). The Girl Who Spun Gold. Illus. Leo and Diane Dillon. New York, NY published: The Blue Sky Press.

Brief Annotation: An African version of Rumpelstiltskin, Quashiba was rumored by her mother to be able to spin golden thread. Impressed by her rumored skill, the King married her as his wife and then locked her up until she could spin golden thread for him. Desperate, Quashiba allowed a magical little man to help spin the gold for her, under one condition, that if she can't guess his name, he will make her small and take her to his land. After several wrong guesses, she miraculously comes across his name and is freed from the little man. Then the King finally lets her out and they lived happily ever after.

Genre: Culturally Diverse Folktale

Grade Level: K-5th

Readers who will like this: anyone who enjoys folktales

Response/Rating (1-4): 3, The illustrations were great but I lost interest half way through the story.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: What other folktale does the title remind you of?
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