Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales (by Lucy Cousins)
common sense media says
Fun, lauded read stays true to classics, axed wolf and all.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this a faithful treatment of classic favorite tales: funny and sometimes instructive, but also dark and even a bit gruesome. Parents who miss the edgy fairy tales of their youth will enjoy this, but those who prefer the stories tamed for young readers will want to steer clear. The illustrations revel in the drama, showing not only the wolf gobbling up Little Red Riding Hood’s grandma, but the hunter lopping off the wolf’s head with an axe. The final scene in the tale of the Three Little Pigs is of a pig watching the limp wolf in a boiling pot over the fire. Some parents might struggle with the story of the musicians of Bremen, who displace a band of robbers from their house.
Educational value:
Not applicable.
Positive role models:
Good role models include Little Red Riding Hood, bringing food to her ill grandmother; Little Red Hen, working patiently to bake bread; and all the people who help to pull the enormous turnip from the earth.
Violence & scariness:
The violence of the original tales is preserved here, and illustrations show some of the dark scenes, including bad wolves being put to death and Big Billy Goat Gruff ramming an evil troll.
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