Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast: Stories
by Jane Yolen
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In these twelve modern myths and tales for the young and the young at heart, Jane Yolen transforms the impossible into the familiar and real. Among the outlandish wonders are an Alice grown tough in Wonderland, a dear—but dead—mother's homecoming, a bridge that longs for a goat-eating troll, and a mutiny among Peter Pan's troops.. Juvenile Fiction. Short Stories. Folklore. Fantasy.
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This collection of twelve short stories is an engaging mix of fairy tale and fantasy. My favorites were "Tough Alice" and "Mama Gone."
"Tough Alice" is kind of a what-happens-next extension of Alice in Wonderland where Alice needs to find her own strength instead of waiting for someone else to save her.
"Mama Gone" is a vampire story that is part creepy and part heart-warming. Give it a look and you'll see what I mean.
"Tough Alice" is kind of a what-happens-next extension of Alice in Wonderland where Alice needs to find her own strength instead of waiting for someone else to save her.
"Mama Gone" is a vampire story that is part creepy and part heart-warming. Give it a look and you'll see what I mean.
A lovely collection of short stories from an author that most elementary school students will recognize. I love that readers can grow with Jane Yolen from pre-school through high school. These stories are engaging, spooky, with unexpected twists and turns! Great for the upper grades when looking at literary devices and making connections to schema.
Though not a newer book, it works in the same genre as Tales From Outer Suburbia, though the stories are longer, there are no pictures, and some of the stories are scary. It would be a great follow up for a reluctant reader who liked Tales from Outer Suburbia and wants more of a challenge. However, the stories are still short, so easily digested (and well written).
This had such promise, but just didn't deliver. I was pretty let down, even though the first story was pretty good...
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Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the show more age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults. Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 1997 (Collection) (Collection); 1989 (The Baby-Sitter) (The Baby-Sitter); 1996 (Bolundeers) (Bolundeers); 1996 (Brandon and the Aliens) (Brandon and the Aliens); 1997 (The Bridge's Complaint) (The Bridge's Complaint); 1993 (Harlyn's Fairy) (Harlyn's Fairy) (show all 13); 1997 (Lost Girls) (Lost Girls); 1991 (Mama Gone) (Mama Gone); 1996 (Phoenix Farm) (Phoenix Farm); 1996 (Sea Dragon of Fife) (Sea Dragon of Fife); 1997 (Tough Alice) (Tough Alice); 1995 (Wilding) (Wilding); 1992 (Winter's King) (Winter's King)
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