The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Author: Jon Scieska
Illustrator: Lane Smith
Publisher: Viking
Year of Publication: 2002
Genre: Children's Fiction
Horn Book Rating: 1
Summary: The Stink Cheese Man is a funny twist on the classic fairy tales that we know. It takes those fairy tales and flips them upside down and makes them into a new tale that is humerus as well.
Summary of Professional Reviews: This story is a funny mix of fairy tales that is unconventional. With a disorder fairytale line it can sometimes get confusing for younger children, but for older student they will love this funny looking story. It challenges the fairy tales we know, and adds a current mix to them.
Review by Jane: The reason I personally like this story, is because it make my kindergarten class at the Goddard school laugh hysterically. They beg me to read it to them every week. Children understand and enjoy the humor of the story, just as I an adult would. The story is unconventional as the professional reviews have said. I think that's why students like it, because it challenges what they are use too. The story has funny looking pictures that go great with the text and dialogue The jumping around is also still easy to keep track with while reading.
This book would be useful when teaching…
A fun way to use this in the classroom is have student come up with their own funny tale. Have student be creative writers, picking a fairy tale they know and making it their own. Either putting the story in the 21st century or change character personality around. Student can explore their creative skills, while having fun.
Summary of Professional Reviews: This story is a funny mix of fairy tales that is unconventional. With a disorder fairytale line it can sometimes get confusing for younger children, but for older student they will love this funny looking story. It challenges the fairy tales we know, and adds a current mix to them.
Review by Jane: The reason I personally like this story, is because it make my kindergarten class at the Goddard school laugh hysterically. They beg me to read it to them every week. Children understand and enjoy the humor of the story, just as I an adult would. The story is unconventional as the professional reviews have said. I think that's why students like it, because it challenges what they are use too. The story has funny looking pictures that go great with the text and dialogue The jumping around is also still easy to keep track with while reading.
This book would be useful when teaching…
A fun way to use this in the classroom is have student come up with their own funny tale. Have student be creative writers, picking a fairy tale they know and making it their own. Either putting the story in the 21st century or change character personality around. Student can explore their creative skills, while having fun.