Home → Book Reviews
Grumble From the Town: Mother-Goose Voices with a Twist
Grumble From the Town: Mother-Goose Voices with a Twist
Reviewed by: Kristin Taylor - Biddeford High School, Biddeford, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: May 6, 2017
Review
Yolen and Dotlich have taken 14 Mother Goose rhymes and have adapted them into two different voices, playing on different points of view. At the beginning of the book is a "Dear Reader" letter that explains the authors' choices and encourages the reader to recreate these and other verse in their own voices. Can be used as group read a-louds and writing prompts. Recommended for grades 2 -4.
Illustrations are well done in pastel color drawings and emphasize what is being depicted in the verse. Set in rhyme format with the original rhymes along with their origins in the back of the book for reference.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Jane Yolen &
Illustrator: Matteson, Angela
Illustration Quality: very good
Publisher: Wordsong
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: fiction in verse / poetry
Audience: grades k-3,grades 4-6
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9781590789223
Price: 17.95