Summary
The author skillfully writes poetry that can be read forward or reverse. When reading the poem forward, the reader experiences the feeling of one character (such as Snow White). When reading the poem in reverse, the reader experiences a new poem explaining the point of view of another (such as the Evil Step Mother). Many familiar fairy tales are told through poetry in this manner.
Analysis
This book uses the visual element of composition, which means it combines many of the elements such as line, shape, color, and texture. The most noticeable is the symmetry and balance. The illustrator utilizes brilliant colors to display the poems that have been written. She has divided a picture in half to balance out the opposing views of each poem in the same way the author flips the poems. I can't say enough about the style of writing that the author uses. She stays true to the well known fairy tales, and uses palindrome type poetry to do it!
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