'The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales' by Jon Scieszka is a zany retelling of some of your favorite fairy tales. The young reader will have fun listening to some of their favorite stories expressed from a different character's point of view. If you are looking for a book that faithfully recounts the familiar fairy tale, this is not it. But if you are interested in a book that will thoroughly entertain the reader with its unique stories and illustrations, you will love, 'The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales'.

Similar authors: Fiona Waters; Zoe B. Alley;

Similar books: The Three Silly Girls Grubb by John Hassett; The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell; The Three Silly Billies by Margie Palatini; The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters by Janet Ahlberg

Awards won: Caldecott Honor book 1993

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 8/3/2011

ISBN-10: 067084487X

ISBN-13: 9780670844876

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Vibrant colors, dynamic illustrations, and active, rhythmic language make this a great read aloud choice for dinosaur lovers. The author manages to make even the herbivores sound tough by the way their 'chomping' is portrayed. The colors and sharp contrasts make the dinosaurs seem to almost leap from the page. This is a great picture book for preschool dinosaur lovers, especially those who like to be rowdy.

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 7/27/2011

ISBN-10: 0802721966

ISBN-13: 9780802721969

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In one kingdom, a prince refuses to marry anyone but someone who can tell him a story the ending to which he doesn't already know. In another kingdom, a princess refuses her own arranged marriage, saying, 'I'd rather be washed overboard in a storm at sea.' As fate would have it, the princess is washed overboard in a storm, and she is stranded with only a sailor's clothes to wear in the kingdom of the prince. Upon hearing that she will win a glorious prize if she can tell the prince a story with a surprise ending, she sets out to win. Can she invent a story that will surprise the prince? What will happen when she learns that the prize is the prince's hand in marriage?

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 6/11/2010

ISBN-10: 0399229248

ISBN-13: 9780399229244

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In this rhyming tale, a hen gets stuck in the mud trying to rescue her chick. One by one, animals come to the rescue, only to be trapped in the mud themselves. With big, colorful pictures and a catchy rhythm, this story makes a great read-aloud for preschoolers.

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 8/26/2010

ISBN-10: 080279758X

ISBN-13: 9780802797582

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What does a thirteen-year-old girl growing up in the Middle Ages know about butterflies? PLENTY! In this easy to read and beautifully illustrated book 'Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian' by Margarita Engle, we learn about a little girl who had the courage to disagree. In the Middle Ages, scientists believed that 'summer birds'(butterflies) were born from mud. Maria set out to prove that this theory was wrong. By observing caterpillars and documenting their activities with her vibrant paintings, Maria was able to disprove a theory that had existed since the ancient Greeks. Read this unique book about a young girl's bravery and determination to discover the truth.

Similar authors: Rachel Rodriquez

Similar books: Pricilla and the Hollyhocks by Anne Broyles; Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly by Cathryn Falwell; The Butterfly House by Eve Bunting; Arabella Miller's Tiny Caterpillar by Clare Jarett; The Things With Wings by Gregory J. Holch; The Poet Slave of Cuba by Margarita Engle

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/28/2010

ISBN-10: 0805089373

ISBN-13: 9780805089370

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