![]() Over two pages, we can see parts of Chicken Licken, Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosy, Cocky Locky, and Foxy Loxy peeking out from underneath the crumpled table of contents, a cloud of dust surrounding them. It fell and squashed everybody” (Scieszka and Smith). A tile with the number “12” bounces off his head. Chicken Licken runs around town telling everyone that “The sky is falling!” Opposite of the first page, Chicken Licken is drawn large and green with far apart eyes, glasses, and a mouth open in clear panic. Most importantly, the book is a parody of popular fairy tales.įor example, the first story is “Chicken Licken.” From the beginning, the story seems no different than the traditional tale. ![]() Frequently, the book breaks the fourth wall, as Jack and some of the characters are directly aware that they exist in an illustrated book that is currently being read. The illustrated book follows Jack as he attempts to piece together the book. Published in 1992, Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith’s The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales won the New York Time’s “Best Illustrated Book” award and was named a Caldecott Honor Book. ![]()
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