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This book will definitely be in my classroom. It is an African variation of the tale “Rumpelstiltskin” and I believe the children will really enjoy the illustrations as well!

“The Girl Who Spun Gold” was written by Virginia Hamilton in 2000. This book describes an African tale of a woman who was forced to make gold with certain materials. It is a variation of the original tale “Rumpelstiltskin” and provides a great background to African history (food, clothing, etc). Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will have this in my classroom.

The Girl Who Spun Gold was written by Virginia Hamilton in 2000. This was such a great book to read, and it is one of my favorites. It‘s a retold story of Rumplstilskin in a different culture. I loved all the ways that culture was shown that truly made you realize what it was! I really enjoyed this book and highly suggest it!

An amazing west African take in a classic book- changing the name and the punishment but still a great book! Showed great use of different cultures and incorporated it in many aspects

The Girl Who Spun Gold by Virginia Hamilton (traditional lit, published 2000) was an amazing take on Rumpelstiltskin. It was a West African variant that heavily used the culture and even changed the story through it! Definitely a great multicultural book to have in my classroom! The illustrations were also amazing

“Lit‘mahn Bittyun!”

I noticed Hamilton‘s use of style throughout her work with phrases such as “don‘t cha know” or “fellow mahn”.

The Girl Who Spun Gold by Virginia Hamilton published in ?? is a beautiful piece of literature. Hamilton expresses her story so effortlessly with many techniques.

“I will carry you off to live with me in the shade”

I enjoyed the vocabulary that was used in this story

We read this book aloud in class. The author had a distinct style that was very culturally dominant. I enjoyed the plot as well due the fact that it was easy to follow and rather predictable. The illustrations were also very interesting.

This is a new retelling of the classic fairy tale Rumplestiltskin. This retells the story in a different culture, specifically West Indian, and changes the names of the characters to fit that culture. I think kids would really enjoy this book because it‘s about something they already know, but different enough that it keeps that interested and engaged in the story.

“He danced around her, and he sang and swirled his tail.”

I absolutely loved that patterns throughout this entire book. They were used in such a unique yet subtle way, which I admired.

This story does a great job of showing children how to value who they are and respecting others for who they are. Everyone is unique and it is crucial for young minds to understand and believe that.

I live how much color they put into Lit‘mahn Bittyun.

“I was so greedy to ask for golden things.” -the King

Tale about greed, trickery, and lying. Uses the magic element of number 3.

Traditional literature, 2000. Story with African Americans that mimic the tale of rumplestiltskin. Quashibas mom lied to prince saying she could weave gold so prince marries her. Lit‘mahn teases queen if she can guess his name. King realizes his greed and they have a decent happy ending.

The illustrations were different from many stories but cool to look at and gave me good imagery on the story.

The Girl who Spun Gold by Virginia Hamilton is an interesting book. I liked it but it seemed like a lot for a young child. However, it was very creative and involved a lot of imagination. The illustrations were beautiful.

“I‘ll help you spin golden things but you must guess my name.”

The book was very interesting and was similar to rumplestiltskin.

I chose to read was The Girl Who Spun Gold by Virginia Hamilton. This book is a tradition literature text that has gold on the pages and beautiful pictures. The plot of the story is when the princess has to spin gold in 3 different rooms because the king had requested it. Soon a little man appeared and requested the princess to say his name for him to help her. The princess spun the gold the king had asked for and realized how greets the king was.

Reminds me of rumpelstiltskin!

This book is just like another book we read in class Rumpelstiltskin!
-Traditional Literature