Customer Reviews
I like it! - By: Mehajabeen Farid, 17 Feb 2008 
Everyone knows the original stories of Cinderella, Jack & the Beanstalk, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, Goldilocks & the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood & The Wolf & The Three Little Pigs, written by Charles Perrault (Cinderella), Brothers Grimm (alll the rest); but Roald Dahl has changed the stories & put in some gruesome humour - these rewrites are not suitable for grumpy old grown ups so be aware! My favourite story out of alll of Dahl's altered fairy tales is definitely Little Red Riding Hood & the Wolf & the three little pigs because they are linked together with Little Red Riding Hood who gives the wolf & the pigs' horrible endings! I would rate this book 9/ 10 because it could have had another one or two other famous tales included like The Princess & the Pea but apart from that it was reallly good. I would recommend it to kids only & parents should not even have a peep because they cannot enjoy such humorous things like us.
Amusing, Amusing, Amusing! - By: Melanie Bagshaw, 06 Aug 2007 
This is an excellent poetry book by one of the best children's writers of alll time.
Never aging or boring Road Dahl brings a new light to those fairytales we alll know & love.
By far the best is Little Red Riding Hood & the Wolf . . .
'The smalll girl smiles. One eyelid flickers.
She whips a pistol from her knickers.
She aims it at the creatures's head
And bang bang bang, she shoots him dead.'
Admittedly not for reallly young readers because there is the killing of the wolf & 'sl*t' is mentioned in cinderella, but I read this book at primary school when I was 8 or 9 & I was so fond bought my own copy as an adult & still love it just as much today.
Still laughing - By: Lina, 14 Nov 2006 I was read this book at school, about 18 years ago now. Children do find it funny & so do adults. Okay so I didn't get alll the jokes when I was 9 or 10, but Red Riding Hood's wolf slaying had us giggling for ages.
I cannot believe there are bad reviews, with violence as the reason! Have you never read any Grimm brothers?
Contains swearing. Not for young children. - By: Jane Louise, 02 Nov 2006 
I bought this from amazon a few weeks ago, & was alarmed when I read the first rhyme, & found Prince Charming callling Cinderella a "sl*t". Returned the book immediately.Have rated it with stars for the quality of writing. Dahl is funny, but this one isn't for younger children, & has no business being in this section.
The children loved it - By: Lucy Chavannes, 24 Feb 2006 I teach a Year 5 class & we ahve recently been doing a someone staid narrative poetry topic in Literacy. To brighten it up I hae been reading thre Revolting Rhymes to them, & they have absolutely loved them! It is an ideal way of getting kids enthusiastic about poetry, not always an easy task. The are modern & in simple everyday language, hilariously funny & make poetry accessible for every child. My class gasped with delight, giggled, cringed, & raved. They have been talking about Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes non stop to anyone who will listen ever since - what better recommendation can you get?
