Singer, M. (2010). Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse. New York, NY: Dutton Children's Books.
Rewriting popular fairy tales into poems is a feat. Rewriting them into poems that can be read in reverse is even harder. This book is a collection of verses covering tales like the Princess and the Frog, Cinderella, The Ugly Duckling, and others. The poems are written two ways. For some poems, the meaning is changed when they are flipped. The illustrations also change depending on which poem you read. For example in "Have Another Chocolate", the poem is written from the perspective of the witch in Hansel and Gretel. When read in reverse, the perspective changes to someone trying to help Hansel trick the witch.
This would be a good book to use in teaching point of view to students. It would also be a fun addition to read during a poetry or fairy tale unit.
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