Author: Mac Barnett

Interest age: from c 3 years

Published on 12 February 2026 by Scholastic US in the United States.

Hardback | 48 pages
285 x 227 x 14 | 500g

Rediscover a tale of gold spun with lies . . .

Once upon a time there was a clever girl with a not-so-clever father.

When her father claims she can spin straw into gold, the king

forces the girl to perform this impossible task. She has other

choice than to accept a strange deal from a mysterious little man.

But when he arrives and attempts to collect the debt, the fiendish

trickster Rumpelstiltskin discovers that he is the one who

has been tricked!

The second book in the groundbreaking new collection of fairytales

crafted by one of today's most celebrated and esteemed authors,

Mac Barnett

With stunning illustrations from the acclaimed and award-winning

creator, Carson Ellis

With Barnett's signature pacing and wit, his subversive storytelling

style, and narrative voice and Ellis's stunning and folk-art

style, this retelling of Rumpelstiltskin will introduce this

classic story to a new generation of readers!

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