{"product_id":"the-stinky-cheese-man-and-other-fairly-stupid-tales","title":"The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003eJon Scieszka introduces some really stupid off-the-wall fairy tales including:\u003cbr\u003e\r\n;Chicken Licken', ;The Princess and the Bowling Ball'; ;The Really Ugly\u003cbr\u003e\r\nDuckling', and ;Jack's Bean Problem'.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eChosen by children as the Book of the Year for the Federation of Children's\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBook Groups, the book was described by She magazine as, ‘The most delightful\u003cbr\u003e\r\ncollection of stories a young cynic could hope to read'.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAmazon Review\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIf geese had graves, Mother Goose would be rolling in hers. The Stinky Cheese\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMan and Other Fairly Stupid Tales retells--and wreaks havoc on--the allegories\u003cbr\u003e\r\nwe all thought we knew by heart. In these irreverent variations on well-known\u003cbr\u003e\r\nthemes, the ugly duckling grows up to be an ugly duck, and the princess who\u003cbr\u003e\r\nkisses the frog wins only a mouthful of amphibian slime. The Stinky Cheese Man\u003cbr\u003e\r\ndeconstructs not only the tradition of the fairy tale but also the entire\u003cbr\u003e\r\nnotion of a book. Our naughty narrator, Jack, makes a mockery of the title\u003cbr\u003e\r\npage, the table of contents and even the endpaper by shuffling, scoffing and\u003cbr\u003e\r\ngenerally paying no heed to structure. Characters slide in and out of tales,\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCinderella rebuffs Rumpelstiltskin and the Giant at the top of the beanstalk\u003cbr\u003e\r\nsnacks on the Little Red Hen. There are no lessons to be learned or morals to\u003cbr\u003e\r\ntake to heart--just good, sarcastic fun that smart-alecks of all ages will\u003cbr\u003e\r\nlove. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this\u003cbr\u003e\r\ntitle.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\r\nJon Scieszka began to train as a doctor but left to take a course in fiction\u003cbr\u003e\r\nwriting at Columbia University and to become a teacher. He lives in Brooklyn\u003cbr\u003e\r\nand spends his time writing and talking about books.Lane Smith, an acclaimed\u003cbr\u003e\r\nauthor\/illustrator, has achieved major success in his collaborations with Jon\u003cbr\u003e\r\nScieszka. He also provided the original concept and illustrations for the hit\u003cbr\u003e\r\nfilm James and the Giant Peach. He lives in New York.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Viking Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51927228023067,"sku":"9780140548969","price":11.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/4363\/4203\/files\/the-stinky-cheese-man-and-other-fairly-stupid-tales-4986585.jpg?v=1776410488","url":"https:\/\/abcschoolsupplies.ie\/products\/the-stinky-cheese-man-and-other-fairly-stupid-tales","provider":"ABC School Supplies ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}