Matt Mahurin

Grumbles in the Forest was a collection of poems written from the perspectives of classic fairytale characters, sometimes from the perspectives of others in the story, like the pea from Princess and the pea.

These were pretty cool. There were two poems per fairytale, sometimes from different characters in that story. Some were your typical ABAB poems, others were Haikus. The illustrations were amazing oil pastel depictions of the poem versions of the story.

This book is full of examples for kids learning poetry for the first time. CHildren could read the examples here and then write their own poems about whatever they want. Or, for more advanced students who have worked with poetry before, they could choose their favorite stories and write haikus about them.… (mehr)

Poems coming from the traditional told fairy tales including, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Beauty and the Beast, Gingerbread Boy, Cinderella The little Mermaid, Jack and the Beanstalk, The princess and the Pea, Rumpelstiltskin, Frog Prince, Snow White, Little Read Hiding Hood, Three Billy Goats Gruff, Thumbelina The Three Bears and two poems for each fable/fairy tale. My personal favorite is on page thirty-one and is "About Grandma Wolf" from the "little Red Hiding Hood." It reads, "Was I fooled? Not a bit. Grandma's nightgown did not fit." The poems are really humorous and entertaining.… (mehr)