This book, with tongue firmly in cheek, takes political correctness to the extreme by re-writing children's fables. For example, "Once there were three little pigs who lived together in mutual respect and in harmony with their environment. Using materials that were indigenous to the area, they each built a beautiful house." Delightful satire.

Fun and twisted re-workings of classics like Cinderella, Snow White, and The Emperor's New Clothing. Cute little hardback gift book.

I am totally against political correctness and I found this book hilarious. It shows what happens when when give into all of this pc nonsense and although not all of the stories were great it's the fact that they were overly pc that made them that way. I thought the best stories were Red Riding Hood (till the end), Cinderella, Goldilocks and Rapunzel.

who can get ready to sleep when you are laughing so hard! i love this little book- always politically correct. that is the humour

Once upon a time, in the olden days, heavy-set middle-aged men would congregate in their elitist clubs, sit in overstuffed leather chairs, smoke air-choking cigars, and pitch story ideas and plots to each other. Problem was, these stories, many of which found their way into the general social consciousness, reflected the way in which these men lived and saw their world: that is, the stories were sexist, discriminatory, unfair, culturally biased, and in general, demeaning to witches, animals, goblins, and fairies everywhere. Finally, after centuries of these abusive tales, which have been handed down-unknowingly-from one male-biased generation to the next, James Finn Garner has taken it upon himself (that's right, yet another man) to enlighten and liberate these classic bedtime stories and retell them in a way that is much more in keeping with the society in which we live today.

This small book takes 'Political Correctness' to the extreme! For example, one story is "The Three Codependent Goats Gruff." Very funny!

A side splitting politically correct parody of famous fairy tales... The stories are ultra short and just the thing to read after a stressful day when you need a good guffaw right before bedtime.

This book made me laugh until I realized that this is the way that the world is actually becoming. Very funny, as is the sequal.

Funny, tongue in cheek, a little naughty at times.

Very silly and not exactly my cup of tea. Of course I don't care much for political correctness and I received it as a gag gift because of that. You might like it for it's sociological/political statement.

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Great fun book. I used this book when writing a compare and contrast in my children's literature class!

After centuries of sexist, discriminator, unfair, culturally biased tales, which have been handed down - unknowingly - from one male-biased generation to the next, Garner has taken it upon himself to enlighten and liberate these classic bedtime stories and retell them in a way that is much more in keeping with the society in which we live today.

Very clever!

Hardback book with dustcover

Interesting read.

lots of laughs, a must for the "politically correct"!

Funny and worth the read, but can get heavy-handed. Great bathroom book.

This was a quick, easy, lighthearted, humerous read.

Liberated fairy tales? Yep.

Fables with a twist.... surely appropriate for persons with their panties in a knot about political correctness.

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