Marilyn Singer's ECHO ECHO: REVERSO POEMS ABOUT GREEK MYTHS is a School Library Journal starred

In advance of the print debut of School Library Journal’s Popular Picks in the April 2016 issue, SLJ editors have already chosen must-have works for kids and teens that were reviewed in the January 2016 issue.

For the 'Nonfiction' category, one of the titles chosen is Marilyn Singer's ECHO ECHO: REVERSO POEMS ABOUT GREEK MYTHS (Penguin), which earned this School Library Journal starred review:

"Gr 2-5 –A companion volume to this team’s Mirror Mirror (2010) and Follow Follow (2013, both Dial), this imaginative work is a symphony of cannily composed verse intensified by a palette of Aegean blues, sunlit golds, and delicate greens. Through reverso poems rendered in an elegant font on split blue and white pages, Singer presents two sides of different Greek myths. The demanding wordplay is deftly handled and prettily displayed. Perfectly complementing—indeed, enhancing—the sly subtlety of the text are Masse’s compelling stylized acrylics: Narcissus gazing raptly at his reflection, Daedalus soaring into airy blueness while molting, and melting Icarus plunging into the ocean. For those unfamiliar with the Greek myths, an encapsulated summary is provided at the bottom of each spread. VERDICT A witty, seductive pairing of poetic imagination and artistic vision." -–Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY

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