The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Picture Puffin) Paperback – October, 1998
Author: Visit ‘s Jon Scieszka Page ID: 0140548963
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If geese had graves, Mother Goose would be rolling in hers. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales retells–and wreaks havoc on–the allegories we all thought we knew by heart. In these irreverent variations on well-known themes, the ugly duckling grows up to be an ugly duck, and the princess who kisses the frog wins only a mouthful of amphibian slime. The Stinky Cheese Man deconstructs not only the tradition of the fairy tale but also the entire notion of a book. Our naughty narrator, Jack, makes a mockery of the title page, the table of contents, and even the endpaper by shuffling, scoffing, and generally paying no mind to structure. Characters slide in and out of tales; Cinderella rebuffs Rumpelstiltskin, and the Giant at the top of the beanstalk snacks on the Little Red Hen. There are no lessons to be learned or morals to take to heart–just good, sarcastic fun that smart-alecks of all ages will love.
–This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Publishers Weekly
Grade-school irreverence abounds in this compendium of (extremely brief) fractured fairy tales, which might well be subtitled “All Things Gross and Giddy.” With a relentless application of the sarcasm that tickled readers of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs , Scieszka and Smith skewer a host of juvenile favorites: Little Red Running Shorts beats the wolf to grandmother’s house; the Really Ugly Duckling matures into a Really Ugly Duck; Cinderumpelstiltskin is “a girl who really blew it.” Text and art work together for maximum comic impact–varying styles and sizes of type add to the illustrations’ chaos, as when Chicken Licken discovers that the Table of Contents, and not the sky, is falling. Smith’s art, in fact, expands upon his previous waggery to include increased interplay between characters, and even more of his intricate detail work. The collaborators’ hijinks are evident in every aspect of the book, from endpapers to copyright notice. However, the zaniness and deadpan delivery that have distinguished their previous work may strike some as overdone here. This book’s tone is often frenzied; its rather specialized humor, delivered with the rapid-fire pacing of a string of one-liners, at times seems almost mean-spirited. Ages 5-up.
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–This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Paperback: 56 pagesPublisher: Puffin Books (October 1998)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0140548963ISBN-13: 978-0140548969 Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.2 x 10.5 inches Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces Best Sellers Rank: #46,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #134 in Books > Children’s Books > Literature & Fiction > Short Story Collections #2431 in Books > Children’s Books > Humor
GREAT! What other word can possibly come to mind reading The Stinky Cheese Man? I originally bought this book for my niece and nephew, Kayla and Greg. But before I gave it to them I read it myself and I simply could not stop laughing.
The best way to describe this to parents and adults is: it’s a combination of Rocky and Bullwinkle (working on two humor levels), Mad Magazine, Mother Goose, and absolute literary anarchy. If you’re an adult and have any sense of humor whatsoever you’re going to laugh out loud. The best way to describe this to parents is to quote Greg, 10, who, upon being told he’d get this book said: "GREAT! It has those funny stories and those crazy drawings. I love it!!"
How did author Jon Scieszka and illustrator hit on a book that truly appeals to ALL ages? The book is a parody, moving visually and in its text as fast as a guided missle, but never for one millisecond underestimating the intelligence of its kid — or adult — readership. My Special 10 Year Anniversary Edition of this book contained a "Long Lost Stupid Fairy Tale" printed under the cover, the Boy Who Cried Cow Patty, a take off of the boy who cried "Wolf." (There is a less kid friendly version of this great story circulating on the internet).
Once you open the book (and I will not give it all away) you are immediately comedically clobbered with the Little Red Hen, who can’t wait until the title page is seen to start her story and is upset with the management. Fonts, page layout, are all satirized or exploited for maximum laughs. Any kid who has ever had a fairy tale read to him/her and looked at a typical fairy tale book will get the visual joke immediately. So this book is not only a book they can read but a book that will make them WANT to read MORE…
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