![]() ![]() Story Time Ideas: There is a part of me that feels that this book should best be discovered by children on their own. What makes this book special? An early example of strange, surreal, and oh-so-slightly subversive children’s writing, this book changed the tone of what was acceptable (plus, it won a Caldecott that means it has to be good).īibliotherpeutic Uses (if applicable): n/a One of my favorites for it’s off-kilter humor, it can be a great book for reluctant readers or to show devoted fairy tale enthusiasts that there is something else out there. Stories included are “Chicken Licken’,” “The Princess and the Bowling Ball,” “The Really Ugly Duckling,” “The Other Frog Prince,” “Little Red Running Shorts, “Jack’s Bean Problem,” “Cinderumpelstiltskin,” “The Tortoise and the Hair,” and, of course, “The Stinky Cheese Man.”Įvaluation: This was sort of “The Little Willy” of my generation. All the stories are accompanied by the surreal, fractured artwork of Lane Smith. Summary: A collection of fractured (some might say shattered) fairy tales, all told with Jon Scieszka’s signature subversive humor. Genre and Theme: A fairy tale which subverts the expected outcomes of classic stories and talks about free will and problems in storytelling.Īnnotation: Who can catch The Stinky Cheese Man? Who would want to? Reading and Interest Level: Kindergarten and up. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales ![]()
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