.Previously by Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Bruce Ingman. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2007.
ISBN:978-0-7635-3542-8. Subject/Genre: Fairy Tales, Picture book Grades: 5
Acrylic paintings connect familiar fairy tales together into a single narrative. presenting a great opportunity for a class participation reading, with the title repeated 29 times.
Literary Device utilized: Repetition, Allusion
Q/P: 4/5 The quirky cartoon style paintings, combined with repetitive text, is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
BVG, 7/21/09
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Ahlberg, Allan. (2007) Previously Illustrated by Bruce Ingram. Candlewick:
Cambridge. ISBN 978-0-7636-3542-8
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Plot Summary
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The stories of various fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters are told in reverse.
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Media
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Simple illustrations are done in acrylic. The character’s expressions work well with the text in predicting the next pages. It feels a bit like spying!
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Curricular
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Language arts – creative writing
Great read aloud
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Literary Devices
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Repetition
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Theme/extra
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Looking at life in reverse.
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Mary Smartt 8/2/09
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