Copyright: 1982Publisher: Random House
Roald Dahl's poetry collection will make you go silly billy! If you enjoyed reading stories while you were young such as Little Red Riding Hood or Cinderella you will love this collection as a big kid! You will laugh out loud as these these popular fairy tales are given completely different endings and completely different attitudes! What will happen when Cinderella's slipper is replaced by her evil stepsister? What wishes will come true when the magic mirror is stolen by Snow White? You will only be able to enjoy these crazy twists by reading Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl.
What is this poetry collection like?
- Controversial (Book has been banned/challenged in several libraries for containing the word slut, the recognition of witches, and the innappropriateness of the text in general)
- Entertaining
- Surprising (Woah, did that just happen?)
- Fun (Children can relate to these stories)
Online Resources to Support Text:
Original Fairy Tales
Site offers child-friendly access to the original fairy tales included in this poetry collection. Ones included in this book that are also available on the site are: Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, and Snow White.
Poetry for Children
Children who are interested in this poetry can have a look at an entire site full of poetry - organized by theme - just for children!
Teaching Suggestions:
1. Many of the words used in this poetry collection are new vocabulary for children due to being used on account of rhyming. Pull out such words, define them, and relate the word to a more familiar word. Such words may include gory, brooch, cinch, and dainty.
2. Before reading tell children that this particular book was banned/challenged in some libraries across the states. While they are reading have children pay close attention to why this book might be banned. Have children record their ideas during reading and discuss, as a class, these elements. (Ideas: Why was the word slut used? Is it appropriate to change endings of popular fairy tales? Are you bothered by these stories, or did you enoy them? Is it okay that Little Red Riding Hood owned a gun?)
3. As a culminating writing assignment have the children write sequals or alternate endings to one of the fairy tales written by Dahl. What happens to Little Red Riding Hood as she is walking around in the woods wearing the wolf's fur? What would have happened if the prince stayed true to his word and married the evil stepsister?
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