Named a Best Book of 2019 by Kirkus Reviews, this pungent parody of
Snow White modernizes (and stinks up) the themes of the classic fairy
tale to serve as a timely parable of the virtues of inclusive democracy
versus the evils of corrupt regimes.
Set in the faraway (and terrible-smelling) land of Rancidia, where it's
good to smell bad and bad to smell good, this hilarious middle-grade
chapter book follows the adventures of the profoundly stinky Hobgoblin
as he flees the jealous wrath of a monstrous, democracy-hating ogre
tyrant named Fiddlefart. Along the way, he joins forces with the Seven
Stinkers--an outcast band of foul-smelling creatures (Grody the bog
monster, Yucky the skunk ape, Icky the sloth, Musty the mummy, Fusty the
moldy pirate skeleton, Poot the sentient dung ball, and Toot, the dung
beetle), the adorable barking spiders, and a mysterious squirrel known
only as The Huntress.
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★*"Readers will giggle through every page of this smart political
satire. As the stench-loving Rancidians would say: It stinks!"* --
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Engages hard-to-please tween readers with imaginative adventure, fun
illustrations [and] silly fart references...Read it together at
bedtime to share laughter and a positive message of empathy and
inclusivity."* -- The Seattle Times
"[A] hilarious second coming of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs...This
story is like nothing you've ever read before...You'll instantly fart
with glee[.]"* -- Literary Features Syndicate
