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.
$19.95
Grab your books and pencils! The Quill is our brand new, revolutionary product that puts joy at the center of reading, writing, and math for the youngest crowd.
Find related books in the Brave Writer Book Shop: This is a Poem That Heals Fish, Should You Be a River: A Poem About Love, Poetree, Poem in My Pocket, Kiyoshi’s Walk, Fancy Nancy Poet Extraordinaire!, Explosion at the Poem Factory, Change Sings: A Children's Anthem, Tomie dePaola's Book of Poems, The Sun is so Quiet, Sing a Song of Seasons: A Nature Poem for Each Day of the Year, Predator and Prey: A Conversation in Verse, Poetry for Kids: Emily Dickinson, Poetry for Kids: Robert Frost, Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets, Origami and Poetry: Inspired by Nature, Nonsense Poems for Kids, Mother Goose Goes to India, Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face: And Other Poems: Some of the Best of Jack Prelutsky, I'm Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups, Grumbles from the Forest: Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist, Eric Carle’s Dragons Dragons, Eric Carle's Animals Animals, Counting in Dog Years and Other Sassy Math Poems, National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar, and Roar!, National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry: More than 200 Poems With Photographs That Float, Zoom, and Bloom!, A Poem for Every Day of the Year