Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed: And Other Cracked Tales Book

What would you do if you suspect your best friend, who happens to be a giant egg, was killed but everyone else thinks it was an accident? Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed, a collection of twenty-two short fairy tale-like stories, tackles that question and many more.

In this collection's title story, Chicken Little is certain his friend did not fall from the ledge, and he intends to prove there is a conspiracy. Will he discover the truth before it's too late? Filled with interesting and delightful characters, these short stories ask questions not raised before. Can a reverse vampire find true love? Can the World Nose Hair champion really make the world a better place? Is it ever wise to stick cheese noodles in your nose? Can one live their life squeezing other people's ears in peace? If a whale and a tiger had a fight who would win?

Incorporating familiar characters in children's literature and folklore, Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed tells a series of tales with surprises to keep you guessing. Each story asks a different question, and each story offers a different, strange answer.

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The title is perhaps the best part of this book. The title story, as with many of the stories in this book, has an interesting premise but then falls flat. Chicken Little, who has a credibility problem, is investigating the demise of Humpty when she dies in a car accident. Erma, a polar bear, an emu, and a snake go looking for a gerboopadoop, which is said to be extinct. When they are hot and tired in the desert, they all give up and go their separate ways. Then wind carries the laughter of the "not-quite-extinct gerboopadoop." Following the trend of bringing up disgusting details in order to attract boy readers, we have a story about a boy with long nose hair who develops a line of nose hair clothing and sleeping bags. When a dragon attacks Sir Stinks-A-Lot with soap bubbles, the damage is overcome in the arms of his true love as his smell returns. This is a self-published work by Canadian writers. One of them is a professional storyteller. What works as one gives emotional content in person, may not work for readers. Reviewer: Carlee Hallman