The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
"Parodic humor here runs riot...irrepressibly zany fun!" --Kirkus
* Caldecott Honor Book
* An ABBY Honor Book
* Publishers Weekly Top Selling Kids Books of All Time List
* ALA Notable Children's Book
* New York Times Notable Book of the Year
* New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year
* School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
* Booklist Children's Editors' Choice, "Top of the List"
* The Horn Book Fanfare
* Texas Bluebonnet Award
* Parenting's Reading-Magic Award
If geese had graves, Mother Goose would be rolling in hers. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales retells--and wreaks havoc on--the allegories we all thought we knew by heart. In these irreverent variations on well-known themes, the ugly duckling grows up to be an ugly duck, and the princess who kisses the frog wins only a mouthful of amphibian slime. The Stinky Cheese Man deconstructs not only the tradition of the fairy tale but also the entire notion of a book. Our naughty narrator, Jack, makes a mockery of the title page, the table of contents, and even the endpaper by shuffling, scoffing, and generally paying no mind to structure. Characters slide in and out of tales; Cinderella rebuffs Rumpelstiltskin, and the Giant at the top of the beanstalk snacks on the Little Red Hen. There are no lessons to be learned or morals to take to heart--just good, sarcastic fun that smart-alecks of all ages will love.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 06, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great for kids and parents!
This is a great read to keep kids and parents entertained alike. The play on the original fairy tales is great. This is a must for a library.
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 16, 2008 Type: User Review |
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be careful here. i ordered a book that was supposed to be in "very good" condition and it arrived with bits of food stuck on the pages and animal bite marks in the corners. thankfully i contacted them for a refund and the sent me another book that...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 22, 2008 Type: User Review |
You've got to be kidding me......
I read this book when I was 10-11 years of age. Its sarcastic humor and wit was the perfect "transition" book for me to move into pre-teen and teen novels, and eventually adult literature. Anyone reading this to a child below 9 years of age is...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 22, 2007 Type: User Review |
the stinky cheese man
I have purchased this book for every child in my family and as gifts for other children it is funny and sarcastic in a nice way and adds spice to fairy tales I love this book
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| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
stinky cheese man rules
This is an excellent book. Great imagery and a fun read. The stupid tales are great for young imaginative minds.
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