Bibliography
Singer, Marilyn. 2010. MIRROR MIRROR. Ill. by Josee Masse. New York: Penguine.
ISBN: 978-0-525-47901-7
Plot Summary
MIRROR MIRROR is an individual poet compilation by Marilyn Singer. The entire book is set around a fairy tale theme with stories such as Rapunzel, Beauty and the Beast and Jack and the Beanstalk. The interesting thing about this collection is that the poems are reversible, meaning each poem is written twice on each page, but the meanings are different.
Critique Analysis
Before reading MIRROR MIRROR, I had never heard of reverse poetry. It's fascinating to see how a poem's meaning and perspective can change by reading the poem backwards and upside down. For example in the poem "The Sleeping Beauty and the Wide-Awake Prince" one poem is from Sleeping Beauty's perspective of sleeping and waiting for her prince, while the reverse poem is from the grumpy Prince who is tired of doing all the work while his princess sleeps.
Also the illustrations add to the different perspectives the poems present. Each illustration is divided in half, one side depicts one half of the story and the other side depicting the other half of the story.
Overall this was a very interesting and entertaining collection of poems that children and adults could enjoy.
Review Excerpts
*An ALA notable book
*WASHINGTON POST Top Children's Book of the Year
* New York Public Library's Best Children's Book of the Year
*Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books 2010
Connections
One connection would be to have two children each read a side of the poem. Also, they could try writing their own reverse poems and sharing them with the group.
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