Wow, these are clever. I think fractured fairy tales can be really difficult to do well without feeling derivative, but Singer nails these on the head. They are all so well done and thought provoking, particularly “Do You Know My Name?” about Rumpelstiltskin and the girl he spins for.
Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems by Marilyn Singer with pictures by Josee Masse contains reverso poetry based on fairy tales which when read in one direction tells one story (and from one POV) but when read in reverse is a wholly different story. An example would be Cinderella’s story on one p...
Wow, these are clever. I think fractured fairy tales can be really difficult to do well without feeling derivative, but Singer nails these on the head. They are all so well done and thought provoking, particularly “Do You Know My Name?” about Rumpelstiltskin and the girl he spins for.
While I’m not a big contemporary poetry reader for adults, I enjoy it enormously in kid’s books. For adults, I pretty much lost interest after Elliot, except for light verse and/or song lyrics. Natasha has much of Hamilton memorized, a worthwhile feat, because that is a work of genius, and the wordp...
Two things I don't care for: fairy tale retellings (getting old, imho) and poetry, especially for children (nonsense verse, ugh) BUT this was clever and, I can tell, fiendishly difficult to write. Updated review coming after I've read this to my students.
A reverso. Read it normally or read it in reverse: one poem, two poetic experiences. Mirror mirror contains 13 reverso poems that rise out of different fairy tales (as well as a few more that don't). To give you a picture of the type of poem, here are the first two lines of the poem "Disappointm...
"Tallulah's Nutcracker" is a delightful story about a young dancer named Tallulah. She auditions for a role in the classic Nutcracker ballet. Tallulah becomes very excited when she learns that she has been chosen to play a mouse.She practices every day and is convinced that she is going to be the gr...
My favorite verse was the Doubtful Duckling p[14-15]. I am bias to this particular one because it was one of my favorite bedtime stories as a child. Singer’s reverso poem was able to flawlessly express the duckling’s internal struggle. Masse’s illustrations throughout the book flow seamlessly and ...
What kid hasn’t played with a caterpillar? As kid I was fond of all creepy crawlies but as I grew some became just creepy. Caterpillars aren’t as creepy but there are some in this book that I would not want to see up close. I really loved looking at the images more then reading of the prose. Th...
Such a fun book full of brighly colored illustrations. I love how the book displays two points of view for each fairy tale through clever poems and illustrations. It would be fun for students to read and then try writing their own reversos!
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