The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

  • 4.1 (17 ratings) ·
  • 101 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 30 Have read

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales is the ultimate in fractured fairy tales. Not only do the characters create their own stories, they also design the structure of the book itself. Classic fairy tales are deconstructed and rewritten with different but recognizable names, such as The Princess and the Bowling Ball, The Really Ugly Duckling, The Tortoise and the Hair and Chicken Licken. These stories and their characters intersect and create a mish-mash of narratives. Scieszka also mocks the conventions of books in general; the title page, dedication, and even the public information page have all been deconstructed. For example, Scieszka sneaks in the line “Anyone caught telling these fairly stupid tales will be visited, in person, by the Stinky Cheese Man” on the publication data page.

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Scholastic Inc

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Cover of: Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
2015, Playscripts, Incorporated
in English
Cover of: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
September 6, 2007, Viking Juvenile
Paperback in English
Cover of: The Stinky Cheese Man 10th Anniversary
The Stinky Cheese Man 10th Anniversary
May 27, 2002, Viking Juvenile
Hardcover in English - 10 Year An edition
Cover of: Stinky Cheeseman
Stinky Cheeseman
October 1998, Dutton Books
in English
Cover of: Chou qisi xiao zi bao xiao gu shi da ji he
Chou qisi xiao zi bao xiao gu shi da ji he
1994, Ge lin wen hua shi ye you xian gong si
in Chinese - Chu ban
Cover of: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Jan 01, 1993, Scholastic Inc. Viking Penguin impression
hardcover
Cover of: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
1992, Viking
in English
Cover of: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
January 1, 1992, Scholastic Inc

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ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7541577M
Internet Archive
stinkycheesemano00scie
ISBN 10
0590476769
ISBN 13
9780590476768
OCLC/WorldCat
38453198
Library Thing
18319
Amazon ID (ASIN)
Goodreads
125517

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