Singer, M. (2010). Mirror, Mirror. NY: Dutton.
This book has a very unique way/style of being presented. It is not your traditional, fictional story, consisting of a story line. The author intrigues the reader by providing a twist to how traditional stories are written and read. It allows a child to be fascinated by the alternative messages created when words are reversed in their order. The author’s styles is creative and possibly poetic!!!
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- Teacher's Guide for The Poets' Grimm - While the book is decidedly for older students, there are some great ideas here.
- Explore Point of View in Fairy Tales - A good lesson that encourages kids to write fractured fairy tales. This can easily be adapted to writing poems!
- Fractured Fairy Tale Interactive - An online tool for writing a fractured fairy tale. This can also be adapted to writing poems.
- ReadWriteThink Interactive Poetry Tools - These seven tools can help students work through the process of writing their own poems.
- The Journal of Mythic Arts: Fairy Tale Poems - If you are looking for poems to share, you'll find work here by Neil Gaiman, Margarita Engle, Margaret Atwood, Holly Black and others.
- Fairy Tale Poems - Elaine Magliaro wrote this wonderful post for the Blue Rose Girls blog (Feb. 2007). You will find some terrific book suggestions here.
- Fairy Tale Poems - Elaine Magliaro shares many of her original fairy tale poems at her blog, Wild Rose Reader. While you're there, check out her classroom connections for ideas on writing poetry with children.
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