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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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11/22/13

Trust me, Jack's Beanstalk Stinks!

TITLE: Trust me, Jack's Beanstalk Stinks!
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Eric Braun/Cristian Bernardini
PUBLISHER:Picture Window Books
PUBLICATION DATE: 2011
GENRE: Fiction
READING LEVEL:2nd-3rd grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW:This spin on the classic story Jack and the Beanstalk, gives the reader the story from a different perspective, from the perspective of a friendly giant. In this version the giant is the nice guy and Jack is trying to trick the giant and is taking all of his stuff!
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY:Read another book to the class, and have them re-write the story froma different character's perspective.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kacy Flesher; VSU
LABELS: Fiction, Fairytale, Grimm, Jack and the Beanstalk