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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/24/13

Grimm's Fairy Tales


AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm/ Philipp Got Johann, Robert Leinweber
PUBLISHER: Grimm Brothers PUBLICATION DATE: 1812
GENRE: Fantasy/folklore READING LEVEL: K- 2nd grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This is an entertaining collection of old German fairy tales like “Rumpelstilskin,” “Snow White,” and “The Frog Prince.”
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: List out each of the seven dwarfs from Snow White and then pick seven students to each act out how the name infers itself.  Lastly, ask students which dwarf should each of us try to characterize like in our own personalities. (Happy, not Dopey, Sleepy, Grumpy, etc.)

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Mary Anna Dozier, Valdosta State University