Mirror Mirror
A Book of Reverso Poems
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
Witty, irreverent, and exquisitely illustrated, this unique collection holds a cheeky mirror up to language and fairy tales, and renews the magic of both!
"Remarkable."—The Washington Post
"This mind-bending poetry is accompanied by Masse's equally intelligent, equally amusing art."—Time Out New York for Kids
There are two sides to every story, from the princess and the frog, to the beauty and the beast, to Sleeping Beauty and that charming prince.
In this unique collection of reversible verse, classic fairy tales are turned on their heads. Literally. Read these clever poems from top to bottom. Then reverse the lines and read from bottom to top to give these well-loved stories a delicious new spin.
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Singer uses reverso poems, a form of her creation, to show that there are two sides to every fairy tale (the poems can be read backward and forward). On each page, two poems appear, one an inversion of the other with minor changes in punctuation. In In the Hood, Little Red Riding Hood s poem ends: But a girl/ mustn t dawdle./ After all, Grandma s waiting, while the wolf s poem begins: After all, Grandma s waiting,/ mustn t dawdle.../ But a girl! Masse s clever compositions play with symmetry (in Longing for Beauty, Beauty and the Beast appear as one being, split in half, her tresses echoing his fur), bringing this smart concept to its fullest effect. Ages 6 up.
