What a creative little book, each of your favorite fairy tales are twisted and skewered in this one. I enjoyed The Three Little Pigs it ended with the wolf eating only two of the pigs and the third one called Little Red Riding Hood who killed the wolf. ( )

Dahl single handedly turns nursery rhymes sideways, inside out and upside down.

Heretofore calm, serene children's playful stories become savage and gruesomely grisly as Cinderella's wicked step sisters have their heads chopped off my the prince.

The seven dwarfs have a gambling addiction; Jack's nasty mum climbs the beanstalk and much to his happiness, she is eaten by the giant; Little Red Riding Hood packs a pistol; Goldilocks may have fair yellow hair, but, really, she is a wanton thief who breaks and enters, thus getting her just reward in the end.

This book is revoltingly funny. As a side note, I was offended by Dahl's use of the word "slut", then did some research to learn that he was not being vile or revolting, but simply using the word to connote dirty or slovenly. ( )

Best parody ever, made me laugh so hard. ( )

Presents humurous retellings of 6 well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happilly-ever-after. The stories are: Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, The Three Little Pigs.

I love this book because children have heard the same fairytales over and over again so this gives them something different to hear.