The Stinky Cheese Man And Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Author: Lane Smith

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  • : 21.00 NZD
  • : 9780140548969
  • : Penguin UK
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  • : August 1993
  • : 265mm X 219mm X 4mm
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  • : English
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Description

Jon Scieszka introduces some really stupid off-the-wall fairy tales including- 'Chicken Licken', 'The Princess and the Bowling Ball'; 'The Really Ugly Duckling', and 'Jack's Bean Problem'.


Chosen by children as the Book of the Year for the Federation of Children's Book Groups, the book was described by She magazine as, 'The most delightful collection of stories a young cynic could hope to read'.

Reviews

The entire book, with its unconventional page arrangement and eclectic, frenetic mix of text and pictures, is a spoof on the art of book design and the art of the fairy tale. The individual tales, such as The Really Ugly Duckling and Little Red Running Shorts, can be extracted for telling aloud, with great success. Another masterpiece from the team that created The True Story of the Three Little Pigs -Horn Book

Author description

Jon Scieszka began to train as a doctor but left to take a course in fiction writing at Columbia University and to become a teacher. He lives in Brooklyn and spends his time writing and talking about books. Lane Smith, an acclaimed author/illustrator, has achieved major success in his collaborations with Jon Scieszka. He also provided the original concept and illustrations for the hit film James and the Giant Peach. He lives in New York.