THRICE TOLD TALES

THRICE TOLD TALES: THREE MICE FULL OG WRITING ADVICE by Catherine Lewis. Atheneum, 2013.

Using the nursery rhyme of "The Three Blind Mice," Lewis presents examples of various elements of literature. From the simple things such as plot, setting, and character to the more complex concepts of allegory, allusion, and archetype, the basic rhyme serves to set the example for the definition and explanation. English teachers will definitely want to have this book on hand as the new school year begins. Share bits and pieces of the book throughout the year, use in a book study, make it a part of a book club for the English department: there are a myriad of ways this book will be valuable. Best of all, enjoy the reading yourself.

Nighty-night

GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT by Mem Fox with illustrations by Judy Horacek. Orchard/Scholastic, 2013.

Great babysitters
Know great stories for bedtime
Tales from their childhood.

another take on traditional literature

WHO PUSHED HUMPTY DUMPTY AND OTHER NOTORIOUS NURSERY TALE MYSTERIES by David Levinthal with illustrations by John Nickle. Schwartz and Wade, 2012.

Binky, the cop,
Covers nursery rhyme crimes
And reveals the truth. <387>




MISS SALLY ANN AND THE PANTHER by Bobbi Miller with illustrations by Megan Lloyd. Holiday House, 2012.


Davy Crockett's gal
Can tame a panther and more
Approach with caution. <388>

Nursery Rhymes Reimagined

What happens when 50 cartoonists take on Mother Goose? NURSERY RHYME COMICS (First Second 2011) is what happens. See how 50 graphic artists/cartoonists interpret old rhymes with new eyes and new illustrations. Gene Yang reinvents Pat-a-Cake and gives us all an explanation why it is marked with a B. You will never hear Hickory Dickory Dock and not see the totally new concept developed in Stephanie Yue's illustrations. Dave Roman, Jules Feiffer, Raina Telgemeier, Sara Varon, and David Macaluay are among this stellar group of artists who have reconceptualized the rhymes for a new audience. <598>