Author Jon Scieszka and illustrator Lane Smith again join forces to take the reader to the limit of just pure silliness. From the title page, entitled TITLE PAGE, to the table of contents which comes crashing down, and to the Little Red Hen questioning the presence of the ISBN number, Scieszka pokes fun at the parts of the book. And all the while, unbeknownst to the reader, the parts of the books are being taught. Scieszka's words and Smith's illustrations then begin to turn some of our most popular fairy tales upside-down. As narrator, Jack of beanstalk fame takes the reader through such hilarity as "The Not so Ugly Duckling," "Little Red Riding Shorts," and the ever popular "The Stinky Cheese Man." Stir up those silly brain cells, and you will laugh your way through this creative book.

THE STINKY CHEESE MAN AND OTHER FAIRLY STUPID TALES © 1992 by Jon Scieszka.  Jacket illustration © 1992 by Lane Smith.  Used with permission of the publisher.