The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
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
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
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Community Reviews
This story is a parody of multiple commonly known fairy tales. It takes what everyone knows and just changes it enough that it is comedic and fun to read. It includes parodies of stories such as: The Little Red Hen, The Gingerbread Man, Red Riding Hood, and many more.
The author and illustrator work together to interrelate their crafts. Most of the text is not just standing alone, it is incorporated into the overall image. The author also uses the technique of interruption by the Red Hen to make the reader feel like they are more a part of the story. There are also multiple, open ended plots.
The illustrations in this are very interesting. They are just grim enough that you can tell just by looking at a couple pages that the stories are probably postmodern, but they are not drawn too cruelly. I feel like older children will enjoy this story more because they most likely grew up hearing the normal fairy tales and will appreciate the twist on the original tales.
The author and illustrator work together to interrelate their crafts. Most of the text is not just standing alone, it is incorporated into the overall image. The author also uses the technique of interruption by the Red Hen to make the reader feel like they are more a part of the story. There are also multiple, open ended plots.
The illustrations in this are very interesting. They are just grim enough that you can tell just by looking at a couple pages that the stories are probably postmodern, but they are not drawn too cruelly. I feel like older children will enjoy this story more because they most likely grew up hearing the normal fairy tales and will appreciate the twist on the original tales.
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