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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Jon Scieszka,

Lane Smith (Illustrator)

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May 17, 2008 Ronyell rated it it was amazing

Shelves: children-s-book, animal-books, 1001-children-s-books, read-in-2004, my-blog-reviews, fairy-tales-folktales, picture-book

Back in 1989, “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs” was the most popular children’s book ever written and that’s where the Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith team made their famous trademark as children’s book writers. In 1992, a new children’s book, made by the Scieszka/Smith team has proclaimed its hallmark of fame as one of the funniest books ever written. That book is called “The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales,” and has became a classic in its own right and won numerous awards, ...more

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Dec 02, 2009 Angela Randall rated it really liked it

Shelves: we-own, 1990-1999, humour, 20th-century, kids-picture-book, kids-educational-material, kids, myth-folklore-fable-religion, kids-1001, kids-1001-5plus

I bought this on a random recommendation by Wil Wheaton: @wilw - "I just donated The Stinky Cheese Man to Toys for Tots, because every child should read that awesome book!"

And yes, it was pretty cool. And fairly stupid. Any kid who has heard all the everyday fairy tales will get a kick out of this book. ...more

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