Revolting Rhymes
Publisher: Penguin
This is an hilarious collection of some well-loved fairy tales, cleverly reinvented by Roald Dahl.
When the giant 'smells an Englishman' in Jack and the Beanstalk, the hapless youth gets in trouble from his mum for not washing more often.
The heroine of Little Red Riding Hood pulls out a pistol and shoots the wolf dead before using his fur to make herself a coat. Then she skips off to rescue a poor little pig in The Three Little Pigs.
A not-so-vulnerable Cinderella demands to go to the 'disco' at the Palace and ends up running around at midnight in her underwear!
All these terrific stories are written in verse and are gorgeously decorated by Quentin Blake's glorious illustrations.
What you thought...
Average rating:
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numo, 2 Chwefror 2017
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Excellent, makes me laugh
Bob, 23 Hydref 2016
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This book is full of funny, jolly stories that will make you cringe, giggle and smile. I think the Illustrations are the cherry on top of the cake as well as the fabulous writing. I think evreybody would love to read theese tales and would reccomend this gorgeous little book of poems for 6-9 years olds. 4 stars! WOW!
chatters9, 9 Ebrill 2016
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This book was so funny! There are regular fairy tales... but Dahl turned them into foul folk -tales and revolting rhymes!
Bella05, 30 Rhagfyr 2015
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I love this book! It is so funny. I love it because it turns normal fairy tales into gory stories.
Owl, 4 Rhagfyr 2015
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I love this book because it is really funny and stupid at the same time. It turns real fairy tales into gory books. That is why I love it!
hoot, 4 Rhagfyr 2015
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It is really funny and stupid at the same time. I can't stop laughing when I read this book. It is basically fairy tales switched into really weird, funny and stupid versions of it I love it and you will to and you will laugh your heads of. I could go on and on. I recommend this book for EVERYONE !!!
Rule, 28 Tachwedd 2015
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It may be revolting...(only a little!!) but it is amazing and some how my imagination jumps out of my head and runs away!!! I love it!!!!!!
Bethany, 7 Ionawr 2015
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it was a great book and whenever i read it, it makes my imaganation go wild
megan, 18 Mehefin 2012
Although Roald Dahl is my favorate author this was a very basic and not funny.