Revolting Rhymes
Contains six nursery tales that feature wicked beasts, brazen crooks and a ghastly giant star.
Contains six nursery tales that feature wicked beasts, brazen crooks and a ghastly giant star.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141501758 (0141501758)
Publish date: April 1st 2010
Publisher: Puffin Books
Pages no: 46
Edition language: English
Too good to be missed. If you read the presentation, you'll notice that Dahl reinterpreted 6 famous tales, in verse, and added his own personal touch. I'm pretty sure they're all free on different sites, or the ebook as a whole. I found Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs in a bit.
Fantastic book for kids! So imaginative and creative. Easy read that children will find delightful!Roald Dahl is always brilliant! His stories and rhymes are fun and entertaining! Some of my all time favorites!! Such a great way to entertain children and get them interested in reading!
Dahl's retellings of several classic fairy tales are entertaining. I like "Goldilocks" the best.
This was never one of my favourite Dahl books, but I think I'll have to read it again to justify that. I have loved all his books and want to read them all again.
The best poems in this collection are true masterpieces of satire. Here's the start of Cinderella:"I guess you think you know this story.You don't. The real one's much more gory.The phoney one, the one you know,Was cooked up years and years ago,And made to sound all soft and sappyjust to keep the ch...