This goofy poetry novel is a parody of six classic folktales/fairy tales. Without giving any of the surprise, new endings away, Daul rewrites the endings with twists to the classic Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, and The Three Little Pigs.
Roald Daul books were always one of my favorites growing up, but I had never read this humorous, short novel until now. I think this book would be great for students, and I especially think young boys would enjoy the humor within this poetry book. I think this book would be a great, fun, and engaging way to start off a Roald Daul author study. Either that, or this book could be read to students in order to get them interested, and then I could suggest more of Roald Daul's great classics that many students would love. I think he is a great author to encourage the reading of young boys.
Another suggestion for this novel would be for students to choose a classic fairy tale or folktale not used within Daul's novel and have students write their own alternate ending!
The following is the video for one of the poems within this novel (The Three Little Pigs):
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The video above goes along with Little Red Riding Hood.
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