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The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales / by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith.
Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.
Record details
- ISBN: 067084487X
- ISBN: 9780670844876 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: [41] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1992.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Cover title. |
| Awards Note: | Caldecott honor book, 1993. |
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| Subject: | Fairy tales. |
Available copies
- 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | E SCIES J (Text) | 33126023956455 | Easy | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | E SCIES J (Text) | 33126024755559 | Easy | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 1997 November
Gr 2-6 Nine irreverent and witty exposés of folkloric folk, ingeniously designed, outrageously illustrated, and all narrated by the ubiquitous Jack (of Beanstalk fame), with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek. (Sept. 1992) Copyright 1998 School Library Journal Reviews - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 1992 September
Gr 2-6-- Scieszka and Smith, the daring duo responsible for revealing The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (Viking, 1989), return here with nine new exposes, all narrated by the ubiquitous Jack (of Beanstalk fame). Unlike the detailed retelling of the pigs' tale, most of these stories are shortened, one-joke versions that often trade their traditional morals for hilarity. ``The Stinky Cheese Man'' is an odoriferous cousin to the gingerbread boy; when he runs away, nobody wants to run after him. ``The Other Frog Prince'' wheedles a kiss only to reveal that he is just a tricky frog (as the princess wipes the frog slime off her lips); the Little Red Hen wanders frantically in and out of the book squawking about her wheat, her bread, her story, until she is finally (and permanently) squelched by Jack's giant. The broad satire extends even to book design, with a blurb that proclaims ``NEW! IMPROVED! FUNNY! GOOD! BUY! NOW!'' and a skewed table of contents crashing down on Chicken Licken and company several pages after they proclaim that the sky is falling. The illustrations are similar in style and mood to those in the earlier book, with the addition of more abstraction plus collage in some areas. The typeface, text size, and placement varies to become a vital part of the illustrations for some of the tales. Clearly, it is necessary to be familiar with the original folktales to understand the humor of these versions. Those in the know will laugh out loud. --Susan L. Rogers, Chestnut Hill Academy, PA Copyright 1992 Cahners Business Information.