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Master storyteller Roald Dahl adds his own darkly comic twists to six favorite tales in this irreverent and hilarious collection

Si eres de los que ya no se toman en serio los cuentos de hadas, este libro es para ti. Aquí verás que Ricitos de Oro no es tan tierna, Cenicienta no es tan dulce y el Lobo de Caperucita no es para nada malo. Todo sucede aquí con gran humor negro y al lado de las hilarantes ilustraciones... Read Full Overview

An enjoyable, unputdownable, scandalous retelling of traditional tales like Cinderella and Snow White made funnier and more gruesome in Matthew Fitt's hilariously honkin couplets in Scots. Roald Dahl took great delight in shocking and surprising his young readers and remains... Read Full Overview

In bouncy verse and pithy language, Dahl gives his own irreverent versions of some familiar fairy tales, and Blake's scrabby, lively line and wash pictures capture the mood of manic lampoon.--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Includes Cinderella, Goldilocks and the... Read Full Overview

Do you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after, and that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf? Think again! Premier storyteller Roald Dahl twists the fate of six favorite fairy tales, in this picture book edition with vibrant new cover art by Quentin... Read Full Overview