Rhyme Stew

Sections: Information | Description | Fun Stuff | Covers | Dutch, Norwegian, and Welsh Covers

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Information

• First editions:
  • Jonathan Cape, 1989, Great Britain.
  • Viking, 1990, USA.
• Illustrated by: Quentin Blake

• Contains:
  • “Dick Whittington and His Cat”
  • “St. Ives”
  • “A Hand in the Bird”
  • “The Tortoise and the Hare”
  • “The Price of Debauchery”
  • “Physical Training”
  • “The Emperor’s New Clothes”
  • “A Little Nut-Tree”
  • “The Dentist and the Crocodile”
  • “Hot and Cold”
  • “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”
  • “Hey Diddle Diddle”
  • “Mary, Mary”
  • “Hansel and Gretel”
  • “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp”
• Audio Books:
  • Rhyme Stew read by Pam Ferris and Geoffrey Palmer

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Description

A collection of ribald rhymes featuring characters from fairy tales,fables and nursery rhymes, as you’ve never seen them before! From the tortoise and the hare and Hansel and Gretel to Ali Baba and Aladdin, these traditional stories will never seem the same again once you have had a taste of Roald Dahl’s hilarious verse and Quentin Blake’s suitably lively illustrations.

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Fun Stuff

• Videos:

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Covers

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Dutch Covers – Rijmsoep

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Norwegian Covers – Rim & Røre

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Welsh Covers – Pastai Odl