Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belonging, and Being Yourself

Last updated Friday, September 12, 2025

Author: Matthew Gray Gubler
Date of Publication: 2019
ISBN: 0525648445
Grade Level: 2nd    (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Oct. 2025

Synopsis: Rumple Buttercup has five crooked teeth, three strands of hair, green skin, and his left foot is slightly bigger than his right.

He is weird. And strangely cute!

Join him and Candy Corn Carl (his imaginary friend made of trash) as they learn the joy of individuality as well as the magic of belonging.

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