8/10
A very different take on the old fairy tale from Rumps point of view!!!Lead---My mother named me after a cow's rear end. (Now if that doesn't make you want to read more, I don't know what else will...)
It started out slow, but I really liked the idea behind this story…Rumplestiltskin’s story.It is actually a better story than the original. That is probably because I am an optimist. It struck a cord to that names have meaning and destiny. I will let you in on a little secret…There are certain names teachers will not name their own kids. Think about it! There are also certain names that teachers “find” to name their kids. All three of my children have very special reasons and meanings to their names.
Liesl talks at the end of the book about her reasons for writing this book and her thoughts behind it. I love that authors do this now.
She had a lot of rhymes in her book. There was even a mono rhyme poem. Look it up on http://www.shadowpoetry.com
Figurative Language:
Onomatopoeia and Simile:
‘“Buzzards!” I screamed, but they shrieked ad converged on me like a flying army.’
“Before long, I heard muffled voices in the distance.”
Alliteration:
“It’s also home to the Witch of The Woods,…”
Idiom:
“I thought of all the things Opal could foolishly promised me. Her right eye. An arm and a leg.”
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