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Grumbles From The Forest: Fairy-Tale Voices With A Twist (2013)

by Jane Yolen(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1590788672 (ISBN13: 9781590788677)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

WordSong

review 1: Genre: Poetry Published: 2013This book contains a collection of poems written about classic fairy tales, but told from unique perspective. For example there is a poem about the gingerbread an told from the perspective of the baker and a poem about Cinderella told by one of the step sisters. This book contains clever and funny poems told from unusual perspectives. This book would be good to integrate into a fairy tale unit, poetry unit, or for discussing about perspective and how there is usually more than one side to a story.
review 2: It’s not easy to write about just one of the many pleasures received from this book. There are the wonderful poem duos by Yolen and Dotlich, wonderfully creative, in varied styles, and with tongue-in-cheek responses to the ... moreoriginal stories that bring laughter and nodding “Yes!” each time. For example, the giant’s wife, of Jack and the Beanstalk fame, warns Jack by telling of all those freckles and toes in the giant’s pockets, and eyeballs in drawers! And the opposing view plays on the words of the rhyme “Jack Be Nimble…” as it tells of Jack’s attack on the giant, and thus escape. Each twosome delivers part or a response to the original stories, so reading those stories first (if you don’t know them) and then enjoying the poems will enhance your experience. Mahurin’s illustrations fill the pages in lovely colorful action that enhance the words. There is a beginning poem of invitation and an ending one, satisfying for both purposes, and two pages of backmatter, summarizing the original plots. I loved the book and can imagine using it in a fairy tale study, but also in poetry, challenging students to write their own poems from stories. I enjoyed this book very much. less

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