Rattlestiltskin - Hardcover

"From renowned children's book author Eric A. Kimmel comes this delightful re-imagining of the classic Rumplestiltskin folktale with a Southwestern setting and Spanish vocabulary. Of special note are the delightful illustrations of Erin Camarca that perfectly support this original adaptation to a vintage fairy tale. Thoroughly 'kid friendly' in tone and presentation, Rattlestiltskin is an especially recommended picture book for children ages 4 to 8 and will prove to be an enduringly popular addition to family, preschool, elementary
school, and community library collections." –Children's Bookwatch

Award-winning author Eric A. Kimmel is a native of New York who taught teachers as a professor of Education at Indiana University at South Bend and Portland State University. His favorite classes were children’s literature, language arts, storytelling, and handwriting. He left the university in 1993 to become a full-time writer, a dream he had had since kindergarten. Eric has written more than fifty books and has won numerous awards. He and his wife, Doris, live in Portland, Oregon.

Illustrator Erin Camarca’s medium is colored pencil and the vast beauty of the Southwest provides her inspiration. A native of Durango, Colorado, she has displayed her artwork in shows locally and throughout the region. She lives there with her husband and son and a bevy of farmyard friends. Rattlestiltskin is her first book.