the rumpelstiltskin problem by vivian vande velde

Someday I'll find the right publisher for it and take the idea off the back-burner. At that time, all the publishers I talked to thought all the stories would be too much the same.and I admit, it would take some careful work on the part of the editor to make sure it had enough variety to be satisfying. I actually did try to pitch an anthology once of stories all based on Sleeping Beauty. I get excited contemplating a volume of stories based on Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella or even one of the less popular tales, such as Goose Girl, although publishers would be more wary of an entire volume based on Goose Girl, I imagine. I would love to see this done again, perhaps one tale explored by several different authors? Of course, I do that in my head already and even somewhat on my site, but a published volume would be lovely. There isn't the feeling of needing to say something gross to appeal to the kids-that's the feeling I had with her other book. Vande Velde is having fun with the tale which I appreciate. I like the idea of exploring one tale in so many ways in one volume. (Just how many Ellens do you know, Terri?) At the risk of flattery, I can think of several I prefer and they have been edited by someone we all know here with Ellen D. While it is *much* better than the previous one, it is still low on my list of great fairy tale reads.

It's an interesting idea, to base the whole volume on one tale. I didn't love her last fairy tale collection either, so I'm glad to hear this one is stronger. I'll mark it as a definite and hopefully get it soon! (I was especially pleased to see it listed as YA)

Ooooo- I was just looking at this today to get from work (apparently they give 'free' books to employees for the holidays). Re: Rumpelstiltskin's Problem by Vivian Vande Velde It would be fun to use in a class discussing modern interpretations of fairy tales, especially for high school students. It failed to be ageless and appealed to only a certain age level. I didn't really care for Vande Velde's first collection-Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird. It has six short stories all presenting different perspectives and/or interpretations of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale. Somehow it eluded me for a few months after its publication date, but I finally learned about it, bought it and am now reading it. Here is another book I am wondering if anyone has read. Rumpelstiltskin's Problem by Vivian Vande Velde To October 2000 Archives Table of Contents Rumpelstiltskin's Problem by Vivian Vande Velde - This

The rumpelstiltskin problem by vivian vande velde