Review of
The Runaway Pizza,
by Brenda Parkes ISBN 0763567361
Five out of five stars
Retelling of a classic tale
This story is a
delightful modification of the classic fairy tale “The Gingerbread Man.” In
this case the object being chased is a runaway pizza. Like the original tale,
several other entities join in the chase, all of which are taken from other
fairy tales.
The original
chasers are a husband and wife that have ordered a pizza. When that pizza
leaves the box and begins rolling like a wheel on the ground they give chase.
They are joined by the three bears from the story of Goldilocks, then Little
Miss Muffet enters the chase, Little Jack Horner leaves his plums to join and
finally Little Red Riding Hood hops off her skateboard and gives chase. The
pizza finally runs into the greedy paws of the hungry wolf and is eaten by the
wolf and his family.
While the classic
fairy tales have a long social shelf life, modern modifications of them can be
extremely entertaining. That is the case here. Given the size of the book and
the text, it is an excellent choice for reading to small and large groups of
children in early elementary school.
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