The Horn Book Guide

LITERATURE

Yolen, Jane , Dotlich, Rebecca Kai

Grumbles from the Forest: Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist

40 pp. | Boyds/Wordsong | March, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59078-867-7 $16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Matt Mahurin. Each of fifteen well-known fairy tales is distilled into two short poems, one written by Yolen, the other by Dotlich. The perspectives are mostly different and are often those of characters--or inanimate objects such as the princess's pea--not usually heard from in the traditional tales. Mahurin's varied, painterly illustrations help reinforce meaning of the occasionally oblique writing.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2013