The Stinky Cheese Man: And Other Fairly Stupid Tales

　　作者約翰席斯卡和藍史密斯兩人聯手將一般小孩都耳熟能詳的10 個童話，用惡搞的方式徹頭徹尾地嘲弄了一番。在「醜小鴨」的故事中，醜小鴨長大沒有變成美麗天鵝，只是成了醜大鴨。小紅帽變成了穿著「小紅運動衣」和大野狼比賽賽跑，看誰先跑到外婆家。薑餅人變成了臭起司小子。書中充滿嘲諷、戲謔、黑色幽默和希奇古怪的笑話，讀者需要多少熟悉原版故事內容，才能比較理解作者所玩的文字遊戲趣味。本書曾得到兒童圖畫書及凱迪克銀牌二項大獎。【文∕博客來外文館】

A Caledecott Honor Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book

This award-winning picture book is a wild, irreverent collection of reimagined fairy tales from the author and illustrator of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!. Makes for an extremely fun and funny read-aloud for the whole family.

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.

Story List:
- Chicken Licken
- The Princess and the Bowling Ball
- The Really Ugly Duckling
- The Other Frog Prince
- Little Red Running Shorts
- Jack’s Bean Problem (including Giant Story / Jack’s Story)
- Cinderummpelstiltskin (Or The Girl Who Really Blew It)
- The Tortoise and the Hair
- The Stinky Cheese Man

作者簡介

　　Multiple award-winning author Jon Scieszka grew up in Flint, Michigan, the second oldest and the nicest of six boys. Jon went to school at Culver Military Academy in Indiana where he was a Lieutenant; Albion College in Michigan where he studied to be a doctor; and Columbia University in New York, where he received an M.F.A. in fiction. He taught elementary school in New York for ten years in a variety of positions. He is the author of many books for children including the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (illustrated by Lane Smith), the Caldecott Honor book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (illustrated by Lane Smith), and Math Curse (illustrated by Lane Smith).  In addition to his work as an author, Jon also runs a web-based literacy program called “Guys Read” that is designed to encourage boys, particularly reluctant readers, to get involved with books. In 2008, Jon was named the country’s first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a joint effort of the Library of Congress and the Children’s Book Council. During his two-year role as Ambassador, he acted as a spokesperson for children’s literature, speaking to groups of parents, teachers, and children to encourage the importance of reading. You can visit Jon online at www.jsworldwide.com.