A whimsical adaptation of classic fairy tales and bedtime stories removes all kinds of bias and objective language from such traditional tales as “”Chicken Little,”" “”Rapunzel,”" “”The Three Little Pigs,”" “”Cinderella,”" and many others.James Finn Garner has taken 12 time-tested tales and retold them with the newfound sensitivity of our times. Here’s a snippet from “Little Red Riding Hood”:
Leap into a fairy-tale world where trolls are “dirt-accomplished and odor-enhanced,” witches are “kindness-impaired,” and Cinderella wears a gown “woven of silk stolen from unsuspecting silkworms.” We can only regret that Garner had to exclude “The Duckling That Was Judged on Its Personal Merits and Not on Its Physical Appearance” for space reasons.
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life & Times
