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  1. Revolting Rhymes is a 1982 poetry collection by British author Roald Dahl. Originally published under the title Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes , it is a parody of traditional folk tales in verse, where Dahl gives a re-interpretation of six well-known fairy tales , featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after finishes.

    • Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
    • 1982
  2. Jan 1, 2001 · Revolting Rhymes is a story about little stories with rhymes that are horrible. There is Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk but there stories are much more gruesome!. This book has lots of rhyming and a lot of fun!

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  3. Dec 27, 2016 · Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes is a 1982 book in which the legendary storyteller retells six classic fairytales with different twists and endings. Advertisement. They are loved as much for their ...

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  4. Revolting Rhymes is a short collection of rhymes that are not for the easily offended. The rhymes are not sugar-coated or sanitised (as they would be today) and there is an odd bit of colourful language with the use of the word slut in Cinderella, and violence (heads being chopped off, people being eaten). The rhymes are distinctly different ...

  5. Revolting Rhymes. This is an hilarious collection of some well-loved fairy tales, cleverly reinvented by Roald Dahl. When the giant 'smells an Englishman' in Jack and the Beanstalk, the hapless youth gets in trouble from his mum for not washing more often. The heroine of Little Red Riding Hood pulls out a pistol and shoots the wolf dead before ...

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  6. Jan 3, 2017 · Roald Dahl. Penguin Books, Limited, Jan 3, 2017 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 52 pages. Roald Dahl's irreverent and hilarious collection, Revolting Rhymes. Read along and listen! This book is filled with revolting rhymes. (Be warned: It's no ordinary Once upon a time). There's poor Cindy whose heart was torn to shreds, because her Prince, he chops ...

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  8. Sep 13, 2016 · Books. Revolting Rhymes (Colour Edition) Roald Dahl's irreverent and hilarious collection, Revolting Rhymes. This book is filled with revolting rhymes. (Be warned: It's no ordinary Once upon a time). There's poor Cindy whose heart was torn to shreds, because her Prince, he chops off heads! Snow White's dwarfs although awfully nice, are guilty ...

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