The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

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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. The Stinky Cheese Man acts as though he's in a straight retelling of The Gingerbread Man, oblivious to the fact that no one can put up with his unappetizing smell. Still, it's all in good fun, even if "Fairly Stupid" really is the best way to describe these tales.

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales By Jon The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales By Jon

Tortoise ran. Rabbit grew his hair. Tortoise ran. Rabbit grew his hair. Tortoise ran. Rabbit grew his hair. [...] Tortoise is still running. Rabbit is still growing his hair. Not the end. I do have this dilemma. I like edgy things. I’m attracted to them, but I wish I could do just kind of a sweet thing. I start out sometimes doing sweet things, but they just come off kind of goofy.”Scieszka, Jon (2002). The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (10th Anniversary Deluxeed.). United States: Viking Press. p.52. ISBN 978-0670035694. But the real pleasure in reading this book, is the superb illustrations. Children and adults alike will spend hours poring over every tiny detail. It is the pictures, much more that the stories, that make this a five-star book. Gwen: (Smiling) Yes. I just felt like saying it. And sometimes you ask me things that you don't know. And sometimes you ask me things that you do know. ...Like you ask me what grade I'm in. I was just saying it and making sure.

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

A revisionist storyteller provides his mad, hilarious versions of children's favorite tales in this unique and riotous collection. Except for the illustrations. The illustrations kind of freak me out, in a Picasso-cubist sort of way.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. Public Domain Character: All the characters are taken from public domain fairy and folk tales, and then twisted around. And if you don't think that's fairly stupid, you should read "Little Red Riding Shorts" or maybe "The Stinky Cheese Man." Medium Awareness: The characters are not only perfectly aware they're in a book that's going wrong, they comment and complain about the front matter, table of contents, typography, endpapers, and even the UPC and ISBN on the cover. The book is a picture book but with lots of different fairy tales that have been twisted and warped into a fabulous and hilarious read.

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Postmodernism: It, along with The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (also by Scieszka and Smith), were arguably two of the first postmodernist picture books. This book is simply genius. I've not read it for a few years now but I remember taking it out of the library again and again, laughing out every time.Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. In "Giant Story", the illustration of Aesop from Squids Will be Squids (by the same authors) can be seen. Gwen: Ok. Say, somebody already wrote a story of Cinderella. BUT I wanted to make a story of Cinderella, but I made it sillier. And goofier. Biedenharn, Isabella (2016): Lane Smith explains the origins of his darkly funny picture books. In: https://ew.com/article/2016/05/06/lane-smith-explains-origins-his-darkly-funny-picture-books-and-what-he-found/, accessed 15.12.2018 Now I guess I can to a certain extent appreciate the parodistic intent of Jon Scieszka's The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. However and that having all been said, Scieszka's retold narratives do not really work at all well for me as satires (as parodies), and primarily due to the fact there are simply far far too many tales presented. For honestly, as soon as the plot lines of the given stories of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales seem to become somewhat interesting and entertaining to and for me, there generally is an abrupt and rushed ending inserted by the author, and another, similarly choppy and equally annoyingly uneven tale commences (which sure does lead to potential distraction and for me, as well as massive tedium and frustration, and indeed so much so that I only very briefly and cursively skimmed the last three stories, and with scant regret).

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I have to admit, I'm a little surprised this is/was marketed to kids, especially kids like I was who didn't need any help overriding the rules and being utterly sarcastic. 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 retellingspoke 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. SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: It has been determined that these tales are fairly stupid and probably dangerous to your health. My nephew had me read it and he enjoyed the book and laughed when he was supposed to. The Stinky Cheese man was his favorite. He knew that it was like the Gingerbread man. He had fun. Browse our library of evidence-based teaching strategies, learn more about using classroom texts, find out what whole-child literacy instruction looks like, and dive deeper into comprehension, content area literacy, writing, and social-emotional learning.A long time ago, people used to tell magical stories of wonder and enchantment. Those stories were called Fairy Tales. Meet your favorite book creators, launch an author study, browse our themed booklists, get tips on how to choose and use kids’ books, find guidance on building a more diverse bookshelf, celebrate annual literacy events with us, and more! Jon Scieszka is probably best known for his bestselling picture books including The True Story of the Three Little Pigs! and The Stinky Cheese Man.He is also the founder of www.guysread.com and a champion force behind www.guyslisten.com. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children. Fairy Tale Free-for-All: All the fairy tale characters exist and interact in the same book with No Fourth Wall, often getting into fights with each other. Cutting the Knot: In "The Princess and the Bowling Ball", every princess who stays at the king's and queen's castle fails the pea test since they can't feel the pea under the hundred mattresses. When the prince meets the girl of his dreams, he solves the problem by replacing the pea with a bowling ball. His parents are satisfied and they get married, and they live happily, if not honestly, ever after.