VerseDay: Poetry Month Post #1

 

Poetry Book of the Week

Since April is National Poetry Month, I will feature a poetry book that I really love each VerseDay in April.

 

GRUMBLES FROM THE FOREST: FAIRY TALE VOICES WITH A TWIST

by Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich, illustrations by Matt Mahurin.

Wordsong, 2013

ISBN: 978-1-59078-867-7

Each well-known fairy tale is rewritten in the form of a two different poems from different points of view. For example in the story of “Gingerbread Boy” one poem, written in haiku, shares the feelings of the gingerbread boy. The other poem details the heartbreak of the bakers who baked the gingerbread boy. This book is a fun romp through fairy-tales and points of view. With Yolen and Dotlich penning the poems, the reader is immersed in language that is perfection.

Mentor Text Ideas

Want to use GRUMBLES FROM THE FOREST as a mentor text? Here are some suggested mentor text lesson ideas:

* Point of View

* Word choice

* Poetic forms

VerseDay Featured Post

Today’s VerseDay featured post is at Versenovels, revealing some new novels in verse and their covers. There’s even a poll. Check it out.