Once Upon a Time is Enough

Once Upon a Time is Enough
by Will Stanton [398.2 Sta]

Though it's been over 40 years since its publication, this book is still as funny as ever. Stanton skewers classic fairy tales just by a simple retelling with a few comments along the way. Little Red Riding Hood gets psychoanalyzed in "Little Girl with a Big Problem." The story of Bluebeard is looked at as a marriage counselor might see it in "Can This Marriage Be Saved?" And Hansel and Gretel are cross-examined by a district attorney in "The Gingerbread House Caper." Though this is bound so as to look like a children's picture book, it's definitely a book for grown-ups; while it would be appropriate for middle-school age, the humor is most likely to be appreciated by adults. [If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try Legally Correct Fairy Tales (398.2 Fis); Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (398.2 Gar).] -- recommended by Peter J. - Virtual Services Department

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