The Stinky Cheese Man: And Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Scieszka, Jon
The Stinky Cheese Man: And Other Fairly Stupid Tales -- Jon Scieszka - Hardcover
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The Stinky Cheese Man: And Other Fairly Stupid Tales -- Jon Scieszka - Hardcover


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 individual tales, such as The Really Ugly Duckling and Little Red Running Shorts, can be extracted for telling aloud, with great success. Another masterpiece from the team that created The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
-Horn Book

Author: Jon Scieszka
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/01/1992
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 10.90h x 9.00w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9780670844876
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 7165 / Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner
Award: Maine Student Book Award - Winner
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/01/1992 pg. 56
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/1993 pg. 844
Booklist 03/15/1993 pg. 1340
School Library Journal 09/01/1992 pg. 210
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 364 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 364 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1992 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
School Library Journal 11/01/1997
Publishers Weekly 09/28/1992

About the Author
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.