Dennis Hockerman

Author of Rumpelstiltskin (Troll's Best-Loved Classics)

About the Author

Dennis Hockerman has illustrated numerous children's books including Goodnight, Little Kitten; Tom Thumb; and A School Year of Poems: 180 Favorites from Highlights. He has also illustrated textbooks, magazines, greeting cards, and games. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Rumpelstiltskin (Troll's Best-Loved Classics) (1979) 137 copies, 2 reviews

Babe: What Pigs Love Best (Pictureback(R)) (1998) 44 copies

This old man came rolling home (Read along songs) (1992) — Illustrator — 35 copies

My Home and Family (1999) 30 copies

The Great Big Turnip (1989) 28 copies

A Young Girl Helps Naaman (My Bible Book) (1987) 12 copies

My World (1999) 11 copies

My Bible book: Baby Moses in the basket (1987) 9 copies

My Helpers (1999) 9 copies

The Little Children Visit Jesus (1987) 7 copies

Three Billy Goats Gruff (Golden Sound Story Books-Classics) (1992) 7 copies

Stone Soup (2005) 1 copy

Twelve Dancing Princesses 1 copy

Count Me In! 1 copy

Sing Me a Story! 1 copy

This Old Man Came Rolling Home (Connie's) 1 copy

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Count Your Way Through China (1987) — Illustrator — 248 copies, 4 reviews

Slam & Dunk In the Dark (1998) — Illustrator — 178 copies

Slam & Dunk Go to the Moon (1998) — Illustrator — 156 copies, 1 review

Count Your Way Through Korea (1989) — Illustrator, some editions — 109 copies

Dusty Mole Private Eye (Molehole Mysteries Series) (1992) — Illustrator — 100 copies, 2 reviews

A Rose for Abby (1988) — Illustrator — 77 copies, 1 review

Golden Prize and Other Stories About Horses (1965) — Cover artist — 53 copies

Silly Pig (Harcourt) (2002) — Illustrator — 45 copies

Fairy Tales: Puss in Boots / Hansel and Gretel / The Golden Bird / Snow White (1989) — Illustrator — 42 copies

The Funniest Pig in the World (Babe: The Sheep Pig / Pictureback) (1998) — Illustrator — 26 copies

Folktales from Ecosystems Around the World (Pair-It Books) (2009) — Illustrator — 18 copies

COUNT ME IN, Number Songs for Children (1993) — Illustrator — 5 copies

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Rumpelstiltskin (book & cassette) by Dennis Hockerman

A good enough retelling of the old and rather improbable story, and the colorful pictures convey it well.
I have always wondered at the blatant anomalies and contradictions in the plot, but they don't detract from the reader's schadenfreude-istic enjoyment of the gnome's come-uppance at the end.
For instance, if the miller's daughter could spin straw into gold, why are they so poor?
If the gnome could spin straw into gold, why does he want her jewelry for the first two assists, and why does he show more want the child at all?
The prince and maiden are perfectly rational, but the outlook for their marriage once the gnome is not producing gold could be rocky.. show less

May 15, 2019 (Edited)1 other review

BeckyPugh 29 reviews

Rumpelstiltskin by Dennis Hockerman

I love that the queen was able to outsmart Rumpelstiltskin. This is a story that I will tell in the future. I love that even when all seemed lost the girl was able to succeed anyways.

Jul 18, 20141 other review