written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith
ages: 7-12 or the author's recommendation of 49-630 (in dog years)
In this quirky twist on Aesop's fables, Squids Will be Squids authors Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith reinvent morals for today's reader. This is a collection of fables that Aesop "might have written if he were alive today." Gone are the tortoise and the hare, the crow and the fox; here are the frog's new shoes, elephant and mosquito, he who..., little walrus, and duck billed platypus versus beefsnakstik. With reinvented animals and modern morals, Squids Will be Squids is sure to become a belly laughing favorite in your home.
Written by the authors of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Squids Will be Squids lives up to its quirky title. This book is cleverly written and wonderfully irreverent. However, there are two incidents in the book that might be considered questionable; there is a bit of name calling and one of the morals is "he who smelt it, delt it." This is a book that you might choose to preview; be mindful though, it promises a good laugh.
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