There was a surprising amount of both humor and depth in this tale ( you'd need it to balance out the RATS - did I mention their are RATS?) and if you have a son who has succumbed to the 'fairy tales are for girls' disease, this will be a good book to start his healing process. Then the RATS show up, followed by a strange man who promises to get rid of them for a price - Rudi's gold coin. He tries to return it so that the witch will not bring down a curse on the village, but he loses it in the snow. Rudi finds a coin on the mountain but it turns out to belong to the witch. I suppose that is because as a kid I found the story of children being taken away by a piper quite disturbing! I had a Kate Greenway illustrated copy of the tale and even her pastoral drawings couldn't reconcile me to the tale! Anyhoo. the charm of Shurtliff's retelling is how she imbues the storybook tropes with vibrant humanity.'- Shelf Awareness, starred reviewĪnd don't miss Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk, 'a delightful story of family, perseverance and courage' ( Booklist).Before I picked up this book I would not have thought 'The Pied Piper of Hamlin' would be good material for a fairy tale retelling. ' Red is the most wonder-filled fairy tale of them all!” - Chris Grabenstein, New York Times Bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Liesl Shurtliff weaves a spellbinding tale, shining the spotlight on a beloved character from her award-winning debut, Rump.

And one of them just might have the magical solution Red is looking for. All the while, Red and Goldie are followed by a wolf and a huntsman-two mortal enemies who seek the girls’ help to defeat each other. Her journey takes her through dwarves’ caverns to a haunted well and a beast’s castle. With the help of a blond, porridge-sampling nuisance called Goldie, Red goes on a quest to cure Granny. except magic.īut when Red’s granny falls ill, it seems that only magic can save her, and fearless Red is forced to confront her one weakness. Red is not afraid of the big bad wolf. She’s not afraid of anything. From the New York Times bestselling author of RUMP, comes a spellbinding fairy tale featuring a brave heroine, a wild wolf, plenty of magical misadventures, and more!

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