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Mirror Mirror

Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse by Marilyn Singer Marilyn Singer has created a special fairy tale world, one where up is down and down is up.  Each page features two poems, a special set Singer calls a reverso. … Continue reading

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A Tale Dark and Grimm

A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz Gidwitz fills his dark tale with warnings to remove young children, no really, do it now.  And despite the light, joking tone,  he is not kidding in the least.  What follows is … Continue reading

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Rapunzel’s Revenge

Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale In this retelling of Rapunzel, our heroine is living in a world reminiscent of the Wild West.  The evil witch who stole her is called Mother Gothel and rules over a large … Continue reading

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Beware of the Frog

Beware of the Frog by William Bee It might be a bit of a stretch to call this a fairy tale retelling, but I’m afraid it’s just too wonderfully weird for me to skip.  You see, Mrs. Collywobbles lives in … Continue reading

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Princess of the Midnight Ball

The Princess of the Midnight Ball is a retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and while Jessica Day George makes a largely uninteresting and unromantic fairy tale into something with likable characters and a far more magical plot, it could … Continue reading

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Flavor of the Week

Flavor Of The Week by Tucker Shaw How could I resist picking up a book that is both a cooking love story and a retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac?  Food and updated culture – let me at it.  And oh, … Continue reading

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