The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
 

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

by Jon Scieszka

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... (read more)

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Michelle
  • Rated 5 stars

So funny!

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Heather A
  • Rated 1 stars

This is the book that Julia Robert's reads to her step-kids to be in Stepmom, I believe. So of course I had to check it out. I was quite disappointed. It wouldn't be a book I'd buy.

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  • Rated 4.19244 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

Newest Comments

  • ♥Mickey♥

    ♥mickey♥ said:

    i luv this book. my teacher read it to me in like the third grade

    posted Sunday, December 2 2007
  • Chris C

    chris c said:

    I was positively obsessed with this book when I was a sophomore in high school.

    posted Sunday, December 2 2007
  • Librito

    librito said:

    When I was a wee little child I absolutely adored this book!

    posted Saturday, July 21 2007
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