The Stinky Cheese Man: And Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Lane Smith (Illustrator)

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 retellings poke 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

• ISBN10: 067084487X
• ISBN13: 9780670844876
• Publish Date: 1 October 1992
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 10 September 1998
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
• Imprint: Viking Children's Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 56
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780670844876

Reviews

[nannah]

Well, I don't know what I was expecting . . . these were a bunch of stupid tales.

I mean, maybe something with a little more humor or wit? Then again, my mom read one of these little stories and laughed out loud, so it's definitely a hit or miss thing.

To know if you'll enjoy this little book of stories, here's what's basically inside:

"There once was a really ugly duckling. But then he grew up and just became a really ugly duck, The End."

The illustrations were beautifully detailed and painted in a very unique style that reminded me a bit of reading Coraline, which was nice! But I just couldn't enjoy this little book overall. The humor wasn't my thing, sorry!