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Grumbles from the Forest

Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist

Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist

Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist

By Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Illustrated by Matt Mahurin

By Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Illustrated by Matt Mahurin

By Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Illustrated by Matt Mahurin

By Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Illustrated by Matt Mahurin

By Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Illustrated by Matt Mahurin

By Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Illustrated by Matt Mahurin

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Feb 07, 2023 | ISBN 9781662660061 | 7-10 years

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    About Grumbles from the Forest

    What were all those fairy-tale characters thinking? Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich answer this question in paired poems, with sometimes startling results. The Princess claims all those mattresses kept her awake—not a silly pea—while the poor pea complains that the princess snores. One Snow White begs the witch to settle by the bay and throw that mirror away. Another boldly tells the mirror she “won’t be guided by a glass that’s so one-sided.” Grumbles from the Forest is a bewitching brew of voices—grumbling, pleading, bragging, reminiscing, confiding—that bubbles with magic and wonder. The spectacular paintings that tie the poems together are full of surprise and intrigue. This stunning collection includes end notes that briefly describe the tales and their history and an introduction that invites readers to imagine their own poems from unusual perspectives.

    About Grumbles from the Forest

    What were all those fairy-tale characters thinking? Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich answer this question in paired poems, with sometimes startling results. The Princess claims all those mattresses kept her awake—not a silly pea—while the poor pea complains that the princess snores. One Snow White begs the witch to settle by the bay and throw that mirror away. Another boldly tells the mirror she “won’t be guided by a glass that’s so one-sided.” Grumbles from the Forest is a bewitching brew of voices—grumbling, pleading, bragging, reminiscing, confiding—that bubbles with magic and wonder. The spectacular paintings that tie the poems together are full of surprise and intrigue. This stunning collection includes end notes that briefly describe the tales and their history and an introduction that invites readers to imagine their own poems from unusual perspectives.

    About Grumbles from the Forest

    What were all those fairy-tale characters thinking? Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich answer this question in paired poems, with sometimes startling results. The Princess claims all those mattresses kept her awake—not a silly pea—while the poor pea complains that the princess snores. One Snow White begs the witch to settle by the bay and throw that mirror away. Another boldly tells the mirror she “won’t be guided by a glass that’s so one-sided.” Grumbles from the Forest is a bewitching brew of voices—grumbling, pleading, bragging, reminiscing, confiding—that bubbles with magic and wonder. The spectacular paintings that tie the poems together are full of surprise and intrigue. This stunning collection includes end notes that briefly describe the tales and their history and an introduction that invites readers to imagine their own poems from unusual perspectives.

    About Jane Yolen

    Jane Yolen has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of America and the Aesop of the twentieth century. Her many… More about Jane Yolen

    About Rebecca Kai Dotlich

    Rebecca Kai Dotlich is the author of over a dozen poetry and picture books, including Grumbles from the Forest (co-authored… More about Rebecca Kai Dotlich

    About Jane Yolen

    Jane Yolen has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of America and the Aesop of the twentieth century. Her many… More about Jane Yolen

    About Rebecca Kai Dotlich

    Rebecca Kai Dotlich is the author of over a dozen poetry and picture books, including Grumbles from the Forest (co-authored… More about Rebecca Kai Dotlich

    About Jane Yolen

    Jane Yolen has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of America and the Aesop of the twentieth century. Her many… More about Jane Yolen

    About Rebecca Kai Dotlich

    Rebecca Kai Dotlich is the author of over a dozen poetry and picture books, including Grumbles from the Forest (co-authored… More about Rebecca Kai Dotlich

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Wordsong
    Feb 07, 2023 | 40 Pages | 9 x 11 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9781662660061

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Wordsong
    Mar 01, 2013 | 40 Pages | 9 x 11 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9781590788677

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Wordsong
    Nov 16, 2021 | 40 Pages | 9 x 11 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9781635928440
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    Praise

    “Yolen and Dotlich refashion 15 classic fairy tales into incisive poems told from dual perspectives. . . Mahurin’s inky illustrations make theatrical use of dimension, light, and shadow as the characters bound from their expected roles.” — Publishers Weekly

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