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  • Published: 1 October 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593692660
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 56
  • RRP: $45.00

El Muñequito de Queso Apestoso y otros cuentos con demasiadas tontadas (The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Spanish Edition)




John Scieszka and Lane Smith's irreverent Caldecott Honor Winning book, now in Spanish!

John Scieszka and Lane Smith's irreverent Caldecott Honor Winning book, now in Spanish!

A wild, laugh-out-loud collection of reimagined fairy tales from the author and illustrator of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs!

 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 Fairly Stupid Tales.

In this fourth-wall-breaking picture book, young readers will delight in the strange twists on familiar tales. From “The Stinky Cheese Man” to “Cinderummpelstiltskin”, these unique, hilarious retellings poke fun at classic stories and characters. The wonderfully offbeat and bizarre illustrations, as well as innovative play with typography and book design, make for a one-of-kind masterpiece from two powerhouse children’s book creators.

  • Published: 1 October 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593692660
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 56
  • RRP: $45.00

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Praise for El Muñequito de Queso Apestoso y otros cuentos con demasiadas tontadas (The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Spanish Edition)

A Caldecott Honor Book
A New York Times best illustrated book
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
An ABBY Honor Book
Publishers Weekly Top Selling Kids Books of All Time list
An ALA Notable Children's Book
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Booklist Editor's Choice

"The entire book, with its unconventional page arrangement and eclectic, frenetic mix of text and pictures, is a spoof on the art of book design and the art of the fairy tale." --The Horn Book

"Irrepressibly zany and fun." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Text and art work together for maximum comic impact--varying styles and sizes of type add to the illustrations' chaos, as when Chicken Licken discovers that the Table of Contents, and not the sky, is falling. Smith's art, in fact, expands upon his previous waggery to include increased interplay between characters, and even more of his intricate detail work. The collaborators' hijinks are evident in every aspect of the book, from endpapers to copyright notice."--Publishers Weekly