The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
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A Caledecott Honor Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book
This award-winning picture book is a wild, irreverent collection of reimagined fairy tales from the author and illustrator of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!. Makes for an extremely fun and funny read-aloud for the whole family.
A long time ago, people used to tell magical stories of wonder and enchantment. Those stories were called Fairy Tales. Those stories are not in this book. The stories in this book are Fairly Stupid Tales.
In this fourth wall-breaking picture book, young readers will delight in the strange twists on familiar tales. From “The Stinky Cheese Man” to “Cinderummpelstiltskin” these unique, hilarious retellings poke fun at classic stories and characters. The wonderfully offbeat and bizarre illustrations, as well as innovative play with typography and book design, make for a one-of-kind masterpiece from two powerhouse children’s book creators.
Story List:
· Chicken Licken
· The Princess and the Bowling Ball
· The Really Ugly Duckling
· The Other Frog Prince
· Little Red Running Shorts
· Jack’s Bean Problem (including Giant Story / Jack’s Story)
· Cinderummpelstiltskin (Or The Girl Who Really Blew It)
· The Tortoise and the Hair
· The Stinky Cheese Man
From the Publisher
Publisher : Viking Books for Young Readers (October 1, 1992)
Language : English
Hardcover : 56 pages
ISBN-10 : 067084487X
ISBN-13 : 978-0670844876
Reading age : 4+ years, from customers
Lexile measure : 520L
Grade level : Preschool – 2
Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
Dimensions : 9 x 0.42 x 10.83 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book excellent for elementary school-age children, with beautiful illustrations that are crisp and clean, and appreciate it as a gift for children, particularly as a baby shower gift. The book receives positive feedback for its value and creativity, with one customer describing it as a creative collection of parodies of tired old fairy tales. The readability and story twists receive mixed reactions – while some find it easy to read with awesome twists on old favorites, others find it completely unreadable with pointless weird stories.
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