Paul O. Zelinsky's retelling of Rumpelstiltskin is one of the most visually arresting picture books ever made, and a Caldecott Honor to prove it. Drawing on early Italian and Flemish Renaissance painting, Zelinsky's oil illustrations bring a richness and gravity to this classic Brothers Grimm tale that few picture books can match. A miller's daughter is locked in a tower and ordered to spin straw into gold. A mysterious little man appears and offers to help, but at a steep price. What follows is one of folklore's most suspenseful bargains, retold here with real literary care and illustrated with paintings that belong in a museum.

• 40 pages
• 8.53" x 0.14" x 11.25"
• Ages 4+