Bibliographic Information: Climo, Shirley. (1995). The little red ant and the great big crumb. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Annotation: A little ant thinks she is too little to carry the crumb, but when she scares El Hombre, who is the strongest of all, she realizes she can carry the crumb herself.
Genre: Fable
Grade Level: P
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Someone who has experienced being the smallest one and learned that they were able to do a task they previously thought they couldn't.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 3. This is a fun story to encourage children that if they think they can do something, they probably can.
Prereading Question: Have you ever realized you could do something you previously thought you couldn't?
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
A Summer to Die
Bibliographic Information: Lowry, Lois. (1977). A summer to die. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Annotation: This is a highly fictionalized story of the death of Lois Lowry's sister. Meg is envious of her older and more beautiful sister. Her family temporarily moves to a more quiet area so her father can finish his book. During this time her sister is stricken with cancer, though Meg's parents don't share this information with her. As with all of Lois Lowry's books, it is the human relationships that are the focus of the story.
Genre: Author Study
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who have ever lost someone they love as well as struggled with jealousy and envy.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 4. This was the first book Lois Lowry wrote for children. Meg, the protagonist, forms several complex relationships which are actually quite mature for a 13 year old girl. Even as an adult I enjoyed this book and was touched by the humanity in it.
Prereading Question: Have you ever been jealous of someone?
Annotation: This is a highly fictionalized story of the death of Lois Lowry's sister. Meg is envious of her older and more beautiful sister. Her family temporarily moves to a more quiet area so her father can finish his book. During this time her sister is stricken with cancer, though Meg's parents don't share this information with her. As with all of Lois Lowry's books, it is the human relationships that are the focus of the story.
Genre: Author Study
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who have ever lost someone they love as well as struggled with jealousy and envy.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 4. This was the first book Lois Lowry wrote for children. Meg, the protagonist, forms several complex relationships which are actually quite mature for a 13 year old girl. Even as an adult I enjoyed this book and was touched by the humanity in it.
Prereading Question: Have you ever been jealous of someone?
Gossamer
Bibliographic Information: Lowry, Lois. (2006). Gossamer. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Annotation: How can an old woman help a young angry boy who has been hurt and damaged by those who were supposed to love him? The woman, with the secret aid from the dreamgivers, helps the boy heal and learn to love again.
Genre: Author Study
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who are interested is stories in which those who have become damaged are able to heal and grow as well as those interested in dreams and how those dreams might affect you.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 4. If you have read A Child Called It, this is a much tamer version, but deals with a similar situation. I liked how Lowry used the explanation of the dreamgivers and the sinisteeds and their purposes. It is a powerful story and one of redemption.
Prereading Question: Why do you think we dream what we dream?
Annotation: How can an old woman help a young angry boy who has been hurt and damaged by those who were supposed to love him? The woman, with the secret aid from the dreamgivers, helps the boy heal and learn to love again.
Genre: Author Study
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who are interested is stories in which those who have become damaged are able to heal and grow as well as those interested in dreams and how those dreams might affect you.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 4. If you have read A Child Called It, this is a much tamer version, but deals with a similar situation. I liked how Lowry used the explanation of the dreamgivers and the sinisteeds and their purposes. It is a powerful story and one of redemption.
Prereading Question: Why do you think we dream what we dream?
The Silent Boy
Bibliographic Information: Lowry, Lois. (2003). The silent boy. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company.
Annotation: This is the story of a young girl, Katy Thatcher, who was able to understand a boy others considered "touched". Though Jacob never spoke to her, with the help of her father, Katy learned to understand Jacob and considered him a friend. Unfortunately, that friendship was not enough to help him in the end.
Genre: Author Study
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who are interested in stories that have some unexpected twists and the relationships of the people experiencing those twists.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 4. I took from this book a message that justice is not always served and sometimes adults do not know what is best or what is right.
Prereading Question: Do adults always know what is best?
Annotation: This is the story of a young girl, Katy Thatcher, who was able to understand a boy others considered "touched". Though Jacob never spoke to her, with the help of her father, Katy learned to understand Jacob and considered him a friend. Unfortunately, that friendship was not enough to help him in the end.
Genre: Author Study
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who are interested in stories that have some unexpected twists and the relationships of the people experiencing those twists.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 4. I took from this book a message that justice is not always served and sometimes adults do not know what is best or what is right.
Prereading Question: Do adults always know what is best?
The Birthday Ball
Bibliographic Information: Lowry, Lois. (2010). The birthday ball. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Annotation: Princess Patricia Priscilla is about to celebrate her 16th birthday and with that will choose her suitor! However, she is extremely bored and wants to experience life like her servant before she must settle down. This is a twist on the Prince and the Pauper tale.
Genre: Author Study
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who enjoy princess stories and happily ever afters.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 3. Lowry has created a whimsical look and the idea that the grass is always greener somewhere else. What I did like is she shared points of view from the servants and their stories as well as the princess. The princess also became appreciative of those less fortunate, and so she became more aware of others rather than only focusing on herself.
Prereading Question: Have you ever wanted to trade places with someone?
Annotation: Princess Patricia Priscilla is about to celebrate her 16th birthday and with that will choose her suitor! However, she is extremely bored and wants to experience life like her servant before she must settle down. This is a twist on the Prince and the Pauper tale.
Genre: Author Study
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who enjoy princess stories and happily ever afters.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 3. Lowry has created a whimsical look and the idea that the grass is always greener somewhere else. What I did like is she shared points of view from the servants and their stories as well as the princess. The princess also became appreciative of those less fortunate, and so she became more aware of others rather than only focusing on herself.
Prereading Question: Have you ever wanted to trade places with someone?
Bird Lake Moon
Bibliographic Information: Henkes, Kevin. (2010). Bird Lake Moon. New York, New York: HarperCollins.
Annotation: This is a story about two boys who meet purely by chance. One, Mitch, is dealing with his father having just left to live with another woman and Spencer, who lost his brother from drowning in Bird Lake six years earlier.
Genre: Audio Book
Grade Level: 4th to 7th
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who have been touched by divorce or the death of a loved one as well as stories where chance meetings are the beginning of an unlikely friendship.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 3. Kevin Henkes writes at a level that is easy to understand. I liked how it was almost two stories in one. One was told from Mitch's perspective and the other from Spencer's. It is the boys who are the focus, not the adults, though the adults have certainly influenced the events that led up to the two boys meeting.
Prereading Question: Have you ever experienced the loss of someone in your life, not necessarily because they died?
Annotation: This is a story about two boys who meet purely by chance. One, Mitch, is dealing with his father having just left to live with another woman and Spencer, who lost his brother from drowning in Bird Lake six years earlier.
Genre: Audio Book
Grade Level: 4th to 7th
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who have been touched by divorce or the death of a loved one as well as stories where chance meetings are the beginning of an unlikely friendship.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 3. Kevin Henkes writes at a level that is easy to understand. I liked how it was almost two stories in one. One was told from Mitch's perspective and the other from Spencer's. It is the boys who are the focus, not the adults, though the adults have certainly influenced the events that led up to the two boys meeting.
Prereading Question: Have you ever experienced the loss of someone in your life, not necessarily because they died?
The Book Thief
Bibliographic Information: Zusak, M. (2005). The book thief. New York, New York: Random House.
Annotation: This is the tale of a young girl living in Nazi Germany. The story is told from Death's point of view.
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: 6th to 12th
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who are interested in WWII stories and stories about the intricacies of personal relationships.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 4. Death as narrator is an interesting addition about a young girl who deals with more adult types of challenges. It gave a unique perspective of what some of Germany's citizens must have gone through because of Hitler and the regime.
Prereading Question: Do you think all Germans believed it was appropriate to persecute Jews?
Annotation: This is the tale of a young girl living in Nazi Germany. The story is told from Death's point of view.
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: 6th to 12th
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who are interested in WWII stories and stories about the intricacies of personal relationships.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 4. Death as narrator is an interesting addition about a young girl who deals with more adult types of challenges. It gave a unique perspective of what some of Germany's citizens must have gone through because of Hitler and the regime.
Prereading Question: Do you think all Germans believed it was appropriate to persecute Jews?
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Uncle Andy's: A faabbbulous visit with Andy Warhol
Bibliographic Information: Warhola, J. (2003). Uncle Andy's: a faabbbulous visit with Andy Warhol. New York, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Annotation: This is a story told from the point of view of James, Andy Warhol's nephew, who is also the author. James tells of one of his families many trips to visit their uncle in New York City.
Genre: Historical Fiction Picture Book
Grade Level: K-P
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Someone who is interested in art or someone who would like to know more about Andy Warhol.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. This books shows how famous people can come from humble beginnings and what a person can accomplish with the support of family and friends.
Prereading Question: Who was Andy Warhol?
Annotation: This is a story told from the point of view of James, Andy Warhol's nephew, who is also the author. James tells of one of his families many trips to visit their uncle in New York City.
Genre: Historical Fiction Picture Book
Grade Level: K-P
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Someone who is interested in art or someone who would like to know more about Andy Warhol.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. This books shows how famous people can come from humble beginnings and what a person can accomplish with the support of family and friends.
Prereading Question: Who was Andy Warhol?
The Willoughbys
Bibliographic Information: Lowry, L. (2008). The Willoughbys. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Annotation: This is an odd story about four children and their parents, neither set liking the other, and how these old fashioned children are able to have their happy ending.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who enjoy seeing the underdog persevere as well as those who appreciate interesting twists of fate.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. It is an interesting take on orphan stories and uses some interesting vocabulary, including one word I wasn't even sure on its meaning. At the end of the book the author includes a glossary of the words, in language suitable for the target age group, and also provides brief summaries of stories that characters reference throughout the book.
Prereading Question: What does it mean to be an orphan?
Annotation: This is an odd story about four children and their parents, neither set liking the other, and how these old fashioned children are able to have their happy ending.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who enjoy seeing the underdog persevere as well as those who appreciate interesting twists of fate.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. It is an interesting take on orphan stories and uses some interesting vocabulary, including one word I wasn't even sure on its meaning. At the end of the book the author includes a glossary of the words, in language suitable for the target age group, and also provides brief summaries of stories that characters reference throughout the book.
Prereading Question: What does it mean to be an orphan?
Sunday, March 18, 2012
My Best Friend
Bibliographic Information: Rodman, M.A. (2005). My best friend. Toronto, Ontario: Penguin Group.
Annotation: A young girl struggles with wanting to be friends with someone who doesn't want to be her friend. This book wond the Ezra Jack Keats new author award. To be eligible for this award, an author must have written no more than three books to be considered a new writer. The content of the book celebrates the universal qualities of childhood, the multiculturalism of the world and a strong and supportive family and/or community. This book received the new author award in 2006.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: K-2
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Anyone who has struggle with finding a friend.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. The story is told is a simpler text that young readers could be successful at reading independently and show a real world problem that almost any person has experienced.
Prereading Question: Have you ever really wanted to be someone's friend, but they didn't want to be your friend?
Annotation: A young girl struggles with wanting to be friends with someone who doesn't want to be her friend. This book wond the Ezra Jack Keats new author award. To be eligible for this award, an author must have written no more than three books to be considered a new writer. The content of the book celebrates the universal qualities of childhood, the multiculturalism of the world and a strong and supportive family and/or community. This book received the new author award in 2006.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: K-2
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Anyone who has struggle with finding a friend.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. The story is told is a simpler text that young readers could be successful at reading independently and show a real world problem that almost any person has experienced.
Prereading Question: Have you ever really wanted to be someone's friend, but they didn't want to be your friend?
A Gift From Zeus: Sixteen Favorite Myths
Bibliographic Information: Steig, J. (2001). A gift from Zeus: Sixteen favorite myths. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers
Annotation: This is a collection of Greek and Roman myths written in a more contemporary text.
Genre: Myth
Grade Level: 9th and higher
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who enjoy Greek and Roman myths.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 1. The illustrations, which include naked and topless pictures, were distracting to the story. Also, several of the myths deal with mature sexual situations, such as being abducted and raped, which are not appropriate for younger audiences.
Prereading Question: Why were myths told?
Annotation: This is a collection of Greek and Roman myths written in a more contemporary text.
Genre: Myth
Grade Level: 9th and higher
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who enjoy Greek and Roman myths.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 1. The illustrations, which include naked and topless pictures, were distracting to the story. Also, several of the myths deal with mature sexual situations, such as being abducted and raped, which are not appropriate for younger audiences.
Prereading Question: Why were myths told?
Thursday, March 8, 2012
So Far From The Sea
Bibliographic Information: Bunting, E. (2009). So far from the sea. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Annotation: A young girl visits the grave of her grandfather which was also the site of an internment camp in WWII and says her final goodbye.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: K-3
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who have experienced prejudice or find historical based stories interesting.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 4. Eve Bunting addresses the topic of WWII internment camps in the United States and puts it into a perspective in which young children can comprehend.
Prereading Question: Should people be judged how they look or where they come from? Why?
Annotation: A young girl visits the grave of her grandfather which was also the site of an internment camp in WWII and says her final goodbye.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: K-3
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who have experienced prejudice or find historical based stories interesting.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 4. Eve Bunting addresses the topic of WWII internment camps in the United States and puts it into a perspective in which young children can comprehend.
Prereading Question: Should people be judged how they look or where they come from? Why?
A Bad Case of Stripes
Bibliographic Information: Shannon, D. (2004). A bad case of stripes. New York, New York: Scholastic, Inc.
Annotation: Poor Camilla wants everyone to like her so badly that she starts to break out in stripes. She ultimately realizes she needs to be true to herself.
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: PreK-3
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Anyone who has ever felt like they wanted to be the same as everyone else.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. The illustrations are bold and colorful and help tell the story of a girl who wants so badly to fit in that she begins to take on the physical characteristics of what other people think. David Shannon ends the book on a positive note that while some people think the main character is a little weird, she is happier being herself.
Prereading Question: Have you ever been embarrassed by something you liked?
Annotation: Poor Camilla wants everyone to like her so badly that she starts to break out in stripes. She ultimately realizes she needs to be true to herself.
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: PreK-3
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Anyone who has ever felt like they wanted to be the same as everyone else.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. The illustrations are bold and colorful and help tell the story of a girl who wants so badly to fit in that she begins to take on the physical characteristics of what other people think. David Shannon ends the book on a positive note that while some people think the main character is a little weird, she is happier being herself.
Prereading Question: Have you ever been embarrassed by something you liked?
Mr. Lincoln's Way
Bibliographic Information: Polacco, P. (2001). Mr. Lincoln's Way. New York, New York: Philomel Books.
Annotation: A caring and charismatic principle reaches out to a bully and discovers why the boy behaves the way he does.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: P
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who enjoy inspiring stories.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. Patricia Polacco addresses both the concepts of bullying and prejudice and includes a child's dilemma of having positive personal experiences with people of color but has a parent who perpetuates the prejudice.
Prereading Question: How should you treat someone who is different than you?
Annotation: A caring and charismatic principle reaches out to a bully and discovers why the boy behaves the way he does.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: P
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who enjoy inspiring stories.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. Patricia Polacco addresses both the concepts of bullying and prejudice and includes a child's dilemma of having positive personal experiences with people of color but has a parent who perpetuates the prejudice.
Prereading Question: How should you treat someone who is different than you?
Junkyard Wonders
Bibliographic Information: :Polacco, P. (2010). Junkyard wonders. New York, New York: Philomel Books.
Annotation: This is a story from the author's own life in which she spends a year in Michigan with a seemingly odd group of classmates, many who go on to do remarkable things later in life.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: P
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who have felt out of place or that they didn't belong.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 4. Not only is the story inspiring, but the author shares the accomplishments she and her classmates achieve as adults. The story is based on Patricia Polacco's own childhood experience and her struggles in a special education class.
Prereading Question: How do you feel when you are teased or picked on?
Annotation: This is a story from the author's own life in which she spends a year in Michigan with a seemingly odd group of classmates, many who go on to do remarkable things later in life.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: P
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who have felt out of place or that they didn't belong.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 4. Not only is the story inspiring, but the author shares the accomplishments she and her classmates achieve as adults. The story is based on Patricia Polacco's own childhood experience and her struggles in a special education class.
Prereading Question: How do you feel when you are teased or picked on?
The Rough-Face Girl
Bibliographic Information: Martin, R. (1992). The rough-face girl. New York, New York: G. P. Putnam's Son's.
Annotation: This is a Native American version of Cinderella.
Genre: Fairytale
Grade Level: P
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who enjoy stories about Native Americans and Cinderella stories.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 4. The illustrations and text are paired very well and the reader can clearly see that beauty does not mean goodness. I especially liked the scene in the end of the book where the Rough-Face Girl literally washes away the ugliness to reveal how beautiful a person, in spirit, she truly is.
Prereading Question: Tell me what the statement, "Beauty is only skin deep," means.
Annotation: This is a Native American version of Cinderella.
Genre: Fairytale
Grade Level: P
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Readers who enjoy stories about Native Americans and Cinderella stories.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 4. The illustrations and text are paired very well and the reader can clearly see that beauty does not mean goodness. I especially liked the scene in the end of the book where the Rough-Face Girl literally washes away the ugliness to reveal how beautiful a person, in spirit, she truly is.
Prereading Question: Tell me what the statement, "Beauty is only skin deep," means.
Beauty and the Beast
Bibliographic Information: Brett, J. (1989). Beauty and the beast. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Annotation: This is Jan Brett's adaptation of the classic story of Beauty and the Beast.
Genre: Fairytale
Grade Level: K-3
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Anyone who enjoys the tale of Beauty and the Beast or stories with happy endings.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. Jan Brett's illustrations are beautifully detailed. I liked this version because the beast is extremely hospitable until the father takes a rose from the garden instead of being completely cruel from the beginning.
Prereading Question: Do you think if something is beautiful it is good?
Annotation: This is Jan Brett's adaptation of the classic story of Beauty and the Beast.
Genre: Fairytale
Grade Level: K-3
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Anyone who enjoys the tale of Beauty and the Beast or stories with happy endings.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 3. Jan Brett's illustrations are beautifully detailed. I liked this version because the beast is extremely hospitable until the father takes a rose from the garden instead of being completely cruel from the beginning.
Prereading Question: Do you think if something is beautiful it is good?
Just A Minute
Bibliographic Information: Morales, Yuyi. (2003). Just a minute. San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books LLC.
Annotation: This is a counting book, both in English and Spanish, in which grandma tricks death himself into giving her more time.
Genre: Trickster
Grade Level: N-3
Readers Who Will Like This Book: People who have a sense of humor and like trickster tales.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 4. I enjoyed Grandma's ability to trick death long enough to spend her birthday with grandchildren with counting to ten in both Spanish and English interwoven throughout the text.
Prereading Question: Who knows how to count in Spanish?
Annotation: This is a counting book, both in English and Spanish, in which grandma tricks death himself into giving her more time.
Genre: Trickster
Grade Level: N-3
Readers Who Will Like This Book: People who have a sense of humor and like trickster tales.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this book a 4. I enjoyed Grandma's ability to trick death long enough to spend her birthday with grandchildren with counting to ten in both Spanish and English interwoven throughout the text.
Prereading Question: Who knows how to count in Spanish?
Monday, February 27, 2012
The Girl Who Spun Gold
Bibliographic Information: Hamilton, V. (2000). The girl who spun gold. New York, New York: The Blue Sky Press.
Annotation: A version of Rumplestiltskin told with a West Indies flare.
Genre: Folktale
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Those who enjoy stories like Rumplestiltskin, of African American decent, or getting the best of someone who tricked you unfairly.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 4. This was my favorite of the three folktales. The artwork was beautiful, but I found it refreshing for the main character to fight back a little. Usually, the female passively takes what has been forced upon here, in this she expresses her displeasure directly to the one who forces her to spin golden thread.
Prereading Question: What would you do if someone was mean to you?
Annotation: A version of Rumplestiltskin told with a West Indies flare.
Genre: Folktale
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Those who enjoy stories like Rumplestiltskin, of African American decent, or getting the best of someone who tricked you unfairly.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 4. This was my favorite of the three folktales. The artwork was beautiful, but I found it refreshing for the main character to fight back a little. Usually, the female passively takes what has been forced upon here, in this she expresses her displeasure directly to the one who forces her to spin golden thread.
Prereading Question: What would you do if someone was mean to you?
Duffy and the Devil
Bibliographic Information: Zemach, H. (1973). Duffy and the devil. Canada: Ferrar, Straus and Giroux, Inc.
Annotation: A young girl, with the help of a devil, finds a more comfortable life and is able to trick him out of the agreement she made with him.
Genre: Folktale
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Those who enjoy trickster tales.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 2. While the story was an interesting version of the Rumplestiltskin story, the illustrations didn't appeal to me.
Prereading Question: Have you ever said you could do something when you really couldn't?
Annotation: A young girl, with the help of a devil, finds a more comfortable life and is able to trick him out of the agreement she made with him.
Genre: Folktale
Grade Level: I
Readers Who Will Like This Book: Those who enjoy trickster tales.
Personal Response and Rating: I rate this a 2. While the story was an interesting version of the Rumplestiltskin story, the illustrations didn't appeal to me.
Prereading Question: Have you ever said you could do something when you really couldn't?
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