Publishers Weekly on Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin “Shurtliff fills Rump’s world with common magic and deadpan humor the picaresque-style narrative gives the maligned character a refreshingly plainspoken voice, while honoring the original story’s hauntingly strange events.” "A delightful story of family, perseverance, and courage." -Booklist “Liesl Shurtliff has the uncanny ability to make magical worlds feel utterly real, and the best part is: you don’t even need a beanstalk to visit them.” -Tim Federle, author of Better Nate than Ever The king of the giants has taken something that belongs to them, and they’ll do anything-even dive into a smelly tureen of green bean soup-to get it back.
The kingdom of giants is full of super-sized fun: puddings to swim in, spoons to use as catapults, monster toads to carry off pesky little sisters.īut Jack and Annabella are on a mission.
View tale fans will give a GIANT cheer for this funny retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk from the New York Times Bestselling author of Rump and Red!Īll his life, Jack has longed for an adventure, so when giants turn up in the neighbor's cabbage patch, he is thrilled! Soon Jack is chasing them to a land beyond the clouds, with his little sister, Annabella, in tow. Knopf Books for Young Readers for review purposes. Please note: This review is based on the advance reader’s copy provided by Alfred A. Girls will love the adventure and the magic. Perfect for middle grade readers or for anyone who enjoys fractured fairy tales.īoys will love the adventure. It’s fun, and readers who loved “RUMP” (and even readers who didn’t) will enjoy this ride into giant-land. The details are fabulous, the characters winning, and the story engrossing. In fact, she saves Jack’s bacon more than once. She also twists the much-told Jack story, and readers will love to find out about who says “Fee fie fo fum.” Oh, and Jack’s younger sister, Annabella? She is pretty capable, too. The woman who lived in a shoe with her many children? Check. Shurtliff manages to cleverly include several other fairy tales and nursery rhymes. And when they take Jack’s father, he decides it’s time for him to fulfill his legacy and rescue his father. They take whole houses with the people inside them. But nothing prepares him for when the giants descend through the sky to pick their village clean. It’s about Jack, of course, who has been hearing for his whole life stories about how his “seven times great grandfather” killed the giant. 
“JACK: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk” by Liesl Shurtliff is every bit as brilliant and well written as her first book in the series, “RUMP: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin.”
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