The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales [Paperback]

Jon Scieszka (Author), Lane Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1992

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590476769
• ISBN-13: 978-0590476768
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #246,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for 100 car trips, December 5, 2001

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Crime Reader (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Paperback)

I bought this book for my boys(then 6 and 9)over a year ago and read it to them as a bedtime book. Adults can appreciate it as a hilarious (and clever) take on well-worn fairy tales and the kids cannot resist the outright silliness of it. For the last few months the book has sat in the back seat of the car and as I drive them about 60 miles every weekend it has been read over and over. They are still discovering funny bits hidden outside the stories. My 7-year old read the silly verbage about the ISBN code to me out loud last week and laughed his head off. If kid's fiction can be edgey and smart - then this is.

Now that Chritmas is here, I'm shopping for more titles by this author.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I really loveeed that book, December 22, 2005

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La Flamme Simone "simone" (Hohenfels,AE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Paperback)

I think this was the most funnyest book I have ever seen.
You will just have to buy that book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best!, May 30, 2005

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Freddie James Wonka "Mia" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Paperback)

I remember as a younger child than i am now(im 15) and having the teacher read this to us. I remember crying i was laughing so hard! Then i read it a few years later and having the same reaction. Its the funniest children's book i have ever read, and ive read many. Its something for everyone to read and parents will enjoy it as much as the kids, maybe even more! I love this book with all my heart and im sure you and your children will too.