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meimayy's review
3.0
A fun and ridiculous remix of fairytales, cleverly interwoven on the neighbouring lands surrounding a tall forest.
bookshop_b's review
5.0
This book was amazing! Shaun Micallef intertwines all the classic fairy tales into outrageous but hilarious new tales. All the tales connect to each other and the illustrations are simply beautiful!
aaron_j136's review
3.0
The first 2 stories in this collection were really good but found the last one to be all over the place in the setup as well as the execution of the story.
This book mixed together many stories and characters- such as the boy who cried wolf, Snow White, red riding hood and more. This reminds me of the film Into the woods.
This book mixed together many stories and characters- such as the boy who cried wolf, Snow White, red riding hood and more. This reminds me of the film Into the woods.
luthiennienna's review
5.0
Fantastic fantasy from this satirical superstar. The art is fantastic and the prose are perfect. Would recommend to all.
littleelfman's review
SO MANY LOLs! A brilliant mash-up of so many fairy tales with all the wit and humour you'd expect from Shaun Micallef. You can hear him reading it aloud as you read (P.S. I REALLY hope he does the audio book himself!)
ah3llfire_'s review
4.0
So it took me a while to actually comprehend if I personally liked it or not, it was just so... strange. But the moments of comedic genius compelled me to look past my constant "wtf"'s (especially with that last story about the duck... I'm still thinking about that) and realise that this book is actually pretty good. Then again, I'm not the target audience.
The stories were wacky but creative and extremely enjoyable. The jokes are witty and clever in Shaun Micallef's usual style, and were suitable for both children and adults alike. The book was generally a quick, easy and fun read.
The stories were wacky but creative and extremely enjoyable. The jokes are witty and clever in Shaun Micallef's usual style, and were suitable for both children and adults alike. The book was generally a quick, easy and fun read.
sean67's review
4.0
Micallef is a top notch funny bloke and very talented, he gave the best ever speech at the Logies, he had great performances in a couple of movies, his news comedy programs are hilarious (forget about that My Generation rubbish that was just a pension fund while the ignorant masses salivated) and he is also an author, and this book is both very funny and very clever, it is very quirky and worth reading.
Time for a re-read - just as bizarre and humorous as before!
Time for a re-read - just as bizarre and humorous as before!
bristoni74's review
3.0
I believe this is meant to be a children's book and I read it with my 10 year old daughter, but adults will love it too. It brings together traditional and well-known fairy tales with Shaun Micallef's humour. It's "laugh-out-loud" funny.
xbookwormyx's review
4.0
It took me a very long time to get into the book, but after starting the Dewey's Read-a-thon, I was able to complete the book. I loved the fairytale retellings and the different take the author had on the fairytales. I really enjoyed how the different characters from the different fairytales intertwined with each other. I loved the illustrations and how they were all in black and white and having the only objects that were in colour were red! I also really liked the emphasis on certain words and the black streak of what looked like paint behind certain sentences and paragraphs. Overall I really enjoyed the stories and illustrations in the book and would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves retellings and to any families to read to their children.