![]() ![]() The entire group - particularly the older ones - had fun recalling the original fairy tale and comparing it to the new version. When read to a group of kids and adults aged 5 to 35, the reaction was all giggles. Intermediate to advanced readers will get a kick out of the challenging dialogue and varying shapes and sizes of typeface.Īs a read-aloud, it's fun for the whole family. In college, Jon Scieszka was on course to become a doctor, but spent his spare time attempting to write the Great American Novel. ![]() The author and illustrator intentionally draw attention to book design with: a title page titled "The Title Page " an upside-down dedication page and an introduction that includes a Surgeon General's warning. ![]() These children will love the unusual layout, and the way the book pokes fun at classic stories and characters. But for grades two to six, this book is like recess in the middle of a spelling test. Don't let the fairy-tale spin fool you younger children may be confused about the strange twists to these well-known tales and by the offbeat illustrations. A wild, irreverent, and extremely funny book - for the right audience. ![]()
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