holds up to multiple re-readings, like the classic I think it will turn out to be."- New York Times Book Review "A marvelous reworking of old stories that manages to be fresh, frightening, funny, and humane."- Wall Street Journal Accolades for In a Glass Grimmly : New York Times bestseller A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2012 A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012 A School Librry Journal Best Book of 2012 "Gidwitz is back with a second book that, if possible, outshines A Tale Dark & Grimm. White Read Aloud Honor Book New York Times Editors' Choice pick Publishers Weekly Flying Start School Library Journal Best Book of the Year ALA Notable Book "Unlike any children's book I've ever read. This book begs to be read aloud, preferably to children who delight equally in hearing about pools of vomit and blood and about triumphant heroes.", Accolades for A Tale Dark & Grimm : New York Times bestseller Selection on the Today Show's Al's Book Club for Kids NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts Selection An E. Ultimately, the cousins find happiness in themselves and each other as they learn to really see themselves., * "Gidwitz is back with a second book that, if possible, outshines A Tale Dark & Grimm. The adults in this novel are not kind or loving, leaving the children to their own devices. It is an enjoyable, creative read rife with fairy tale violence and injury befalling the intrepid heroes and their clever, cautious, talking three-legged frog sidekick. Gidwitz pulls from many fairy tales, including Jack and the Beanstalk, The Frog Prince, and The Emperor's New Clothes, to weave his story together and makes up some lore of his own along the way.
Translation: this second foray is even more enjoyable than the author's acclaimed debut.", Each story flows into the next with humor, cleverness and an oddly absorbing realism…Gidwitz plays fast and loose, with reality a springboard from which to reapproach age-old stories., This companion to A Tale Dark & Grimm (Dutton, 2010) echoes the tone and style of the earlier installment as it follows Jack and Jill on their adventures. * "The grossness quotient has gone up in Gidwitz's companion to A Tale Dark and Grimm, his grisly reimagining of classic fairy tales.
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