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Sunday, February 27, 2011

The Girl Who Spun Gold


Hamilton, V. (2000). The Girl Who Spun Gold. New York, NY: Blue Sky Press.

Brief Annotation: While Quashiba is spinning thread one day, the king rides past on his horse. Quashiba’s mother tells the king that Quashiba can spin gold thread. The king declares that he will marry her, and that she must spin him gold thread after one year’s time. When the king locks Quashiba in a large room so she can spin gold thread, a small man, Lit’mahn, shows up to help her. Lit’mahn will happily provide her with gold thread, on one condition: if she does not guess his name within three nights, he will make her small and take her away.

Genre: Folklore

Grade Level:1-3

Readers who will like this: Readers who enjoy the Rumpelstiltskin story or other folklore.

Response/Rating (1-4): 4. This West-Indian version of Rumpelstiltskin has colorful language and bold illustrations.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: Have you ever heard the story of Rumpelstiltskin? What happens in the story?
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