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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (067084487X)
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| 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. Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
On the surface, "The Stinky Cheese Man" seems like a silly and surreal parody of classic faily tales and folk tales, but it's really about books and the way they are organized and written. There is quite a bit of educational material slyly worked into the story, which stimulates critical thinking while telling entertaining and amusing tales. There is no other children's book quite like this one.
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Author: Guest
The "Deluxe Limited Special Never Before Never Again Extra Stuff 10 Year Anniversary Edition" of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales is a collection of fairy tales with a twist. For example, The Princess and the Pea is retold as The Princess and the Bowling Ball and The Gingerbread Man is retold as The Stinky Cheese Man. I particularly enjoyed the retelling of Chicken Little as Chicken Licken, in which the sky isn't falling, but the table of contents is, and the retelling of The Ugly Duckling as The Really Ugly Duckling, in which the duckling grows up to be an ugly duck rather than a swan. The tongue in cheek humor is as fun for adults to read as it is for children.
I would recommend this book for ages 8 through 11. Children in this age group will enjoy the silly humor and the unique type of fantasy the stories provide. I would share this book by reading the original fairy tales to the children first and then this book and maybe some other twisted fairy tale books. This would be valuable because the children would have a better understanding of the humor if they have heard the original fairy tales. Following this I would have the children create their own versions of the fairy tales. The illustrations are as unique and zany as the text. Lane Smith has created interesting images that represent the stories. The varying type fonts and the twists on the table of contents and the endpapers add to the chaos to create a truly original reading experience.
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Author: Guest
This book is really exciting. The stories are whacky, the illustrations are fabulous, and the layout is playful.
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Author: Guest
Goodie-goodies begone! Fair warning, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales will shock and offend your delicate sensibilities. All others, please grab this book and read it as soon as possible! Preferably with your favorite pre-schooler in tow. This is one of the cutest, hippest, funniest books I've ever seen. It's whacked! Jon Scieszka tosses in twisted re-tellings of old favorites among fariy tales and inserts new stories as well, all of which are insanely funny and creative. I love this book! I've read it too many times to count. The pictures are wonderful, the writing cracks me up! It's the kind of "out there" bedtime stories one imagines Gary Larson, Shel Silverstein and Edward Gorey might have had read to them, not to mention The Addams Family children. But this is not merely (or even particularly) for kids. Any adult worth her salt will like this too. This is the way fairy tales were meant to be!
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Okay, I'm outa here!
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Author: Guest
This may sound quite rediculous but anywho, im 16 and i was sitting here and all of a sudden, one of my favorite books from when i was kid popped into my head, The Stinky Cheese Man. I use to have this book and i've been looking for it and decided to just buy a new one and might as well leave a review.
I think this is one of the most enjoyable storys for kids especially those who are in pre-k to kindergarden and never heard the "true version" of their favorite fairy tales.I vaguly remember the Really Ugly Ducking, Chicken Little! The sky is falling! the sky is falling! and all those other tales. But I most certainly cant forget the great drawing in the book that were so funny. Also, how the gingerbread man was changed into for this book the stinky cheese man But all I can say is that I can't wait to read it again =]
GREAT BOOK, FUNNY, ENJOY! =]
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