The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
LC Class | PZ8.S3134 St 1992 |
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales is a
The book has proved to be popular with children and adults and is considered an American classic, as its lighthearted approach creates interest while educating young readers about some of the features of books (such as title and contents) by poking fun at those conventions.
The book was re-released in a 10th-anniversary edition in 2002 and included a new story, a parody of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" on the dust jacket.
Plot
The book is narrated by the character of Jack from
Also in the book are "The Princess and the Bowling Ball", "The Other Frog Prince", "The Really Ugly Duckling", "Cinderumplestiltskin" and "The Tortoise and the Hair". In the first, a retelling of "
The foreword includes a parody of "
In "Goldilocks and the Three Elephants", Goldilocks enters the house of the elephants, but she cannot climb up on any of the three chairs and eat "peanut porridge", so she goes home.
In the special 10th anniversary edition, "The Boy Who Cried Cow Patty" is about a boy who cried "Cow Patty" every time someone did something. One day, he took a shortcut behind Mr. Smith's barn and he jumped over the fence without looking. Not knowing Mr. Smith just shoveled out the cow barn, he lands in a fresh pile of cow patty and cries "Fire!".[3] The firemen came and asked where the fire was, but the boy said that, if he cried "Cow Patty", no one would get him.
See also
References
- ^ Anselmi, J.J. (September 1, 2016). "The Stinky Cheese Man introduces kids to a postmodern landscape". The A. V. Club. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-8027-9616-5.
- ISBN 978-0670035694.