Rhyme Stew Explained

Rhyme Stew
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Author:Roald Dahl
Illustrator:Quentin Blake
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Publisher:Jonathan Cape (UK)
Viking (US)
Release Date:1989 (UK) & (1990) (US)
Media Type:Print (Hardback)

Rhyme Stew is a 1989 collection of poems for children by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake.[1] In a sense it is a more adult version of Revolting Rhymes (1982).[2] [3]

The poems either parody well known fairy tales (The Emperor's New Clothes, Ali Baba, Hansel and Gretel, Aladdin) nursery rhymes (As I was going to St Ives, Hey Diddle Diddle, Mary, Mary Quite Contrary) or are little stories thought up by Dahl himself.

Most of the stories contain slight sexual references. Due to slightly risqué material this book carries a warning that it is unsuitable for "small readers".[4] In late 1990, the Library of Congress reclassified the collection as an adult book.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: October 18, 1989 . Author defends saucy poems . June 5, 2024 . . 6 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Meinke . Peter . April 15, 1990 . Risque rhymes . June 5, 2024 . . 7D . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Donnan . Sandy . May 20, 1990 . Modernized fairy tales designed to appeal to sophisticated teens . June 5, 2024 . . F9 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: October 24, 1990 . 'Rhyme Stew' - poetry or porno . June 5, 2024 . . 12A . . Associated Press.
  5. News: Alford . Ellen D. . November 24, 1990 . Child's book no longer . June 5, 2024 . . A3 . Newspapers.com.