The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales (original 1992; edition 1992)

by Jon Scieszka

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Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.

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Member:	KatherineW
Title:	The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales
Authors:	Jon Scieszka
Info:	New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Viking, 1992. 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka (1992)

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Independent Reading Level: 4-8 year olds/ Grade Level : Preschool- 2nd
Awards & Honors: A Caledecott Honor Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book

Virginia_Lynn1999 | Apr 29, 2024 |

I love this stupid book. A beloved read aloud for my students as well. (

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mrsandersonreads23 | Apr 14, 2024 |

Independent Reading Level: K-3
Awards: New York Times Best Illustrated Book award
Caldecott Honor book in 1993

acarrion0402 | Nov 8, 2023 |

TaylorOnyx | Sep 11, 2023 |

A hilarious retelling of various fairy tales. The book parodies the classic well-known tales and puts a new spin on them intriguing readers. It would be a great pick for Storytime in libraries. The book has great illustrations as well. (

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BrennaMarohl | Jul 13, 2023 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Jon Scieszka	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Leach, Molly	Designer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Smith, Lane	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Is contained in

The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature by Jack Zipes

The Stinky Cheese Man / The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

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The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud by Janet Schulman

The Hutchinson Treasury of Stories to Read Aloud (Treasury) by Janet Schulman

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Kirkus Reviews Starred Review (1992)

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1992

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Jack

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to our close, personal, special friend: (your name here)
--J.S. & L.S.

First words

"I have found a kernel of wheat," said the Little Red Hen.

Quotations

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 almost Fairy Tales.

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English

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