As a 1st/2nd grade teacher I frequently read children's books to see if I can recommend them to my class. The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley is definitely a winner!
This year my class has been doing a fairy tale unit -- reliving the old tales: Pinocchio, Cinderella, The Three Little Pigs, etc. (You wouldn't believe the number of children who have never been exposed to classic fairy tales... ahh but that is a rant for another day!) This chapter book seems like the perfect follow up.
Daphene and Sabrina Grimm have been abandoned by their parents. They have floated from foster home to orphanage back to foster home until finally their evil case manager takes them to Ferryport Landing so they can live with their grandmother. The only problem is... their parents told them there grandmother was dead. Granny Grimm is a strange but jolly lady. She explains to the girls that their great-great-great-great-(can't remember how many greats)grandfather was one of the original Brothers Grimm. The girls excitedly exclaim that they have read their "stories". Granny Grimm tells the girls that they aren't make-believe stories but history, preserved forever, by the Brothers Grimm.
The reader meets many famous(and a few obscure) fairy tale friends (and foes) in this delightful book.
My recommendation: grab it as soon as possible if you have kids 7 years old - 11 years old (perfect read-aloud material or independent material for a reader on 5th grade level+)
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