The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1992.
Format: Book
Description: 28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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 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.
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 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.
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
Subjects:
Fairy tales -- United States.
Children's stories, American.
Fairy tales.
Short stories -- Juvenile fiction.
Fairy tales -- United States.
Children's stories, American.
Fairy tales.
Short stories -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: 520L
ISBN:
067084487X
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
P Scieszka | Main (Downtown) | Caldecott Shelf - Garden Level, Picture Book | In |
P Scieszka | Main (Downtown) | Caldecott Shelf - Garden Level, Picture Book | Out (Due: 5/25/2024) |
P Scieszka | Ballentine Indoors | Picture Book | Out (Due: 6/4/2024) |
P Scieszka | Blythewood | Picture Book | In |
P Scieszka | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Picture Book | Out (Due: 5/28/2024) |
P Scieszka | Eastover | Picture Book | Out (Due: 5/29/2024) |
P Scieszka | Sandhills Indoors | Display, Picture Book | In |
P Scieszka | St. Andrews Indoors | Picture Book | Out (Due: 5/25/2024) |
P Scieszka | Wheatley (Shandon) | Picture Book | Out (Due: 6/8/2024) |
Cover title.
Randolph Caldecott Honor, 1993.
Randolph Caldecott Honor, 1993.