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Rapunzel and the Seven Dwarfs: A Maynard Moose Tale [With CD (Audio)] (Maynard Moose Tales)
"Once upon a time, a long, long time ago..." So begins the story of... Rapunzel?... and The Seven, or Eight, or NINE Dwarfs?!? Hey, what's going on here??? Welcome to the slightly off-track world of Maynard Moose and the ancient Mother Moose tales. Willy Claflin channels and translates these tales for our entertainment and enlightenment--or maybe just to confuse us. Rapunz...more
Hardcover, with audio CD, 36 pages
Published
April 16th 2011
by August House Publishers
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Aug 13, 2011
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children-s-literature,
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moose,
humorous-stories,
fairy-folk-tales,
princesses,
princes,
dwarfs,
witches
Maynard Moose is a storyteller in this "Maynard Moose" tale. The book opens with a glossary of moose words and explanations. The tale begins with a Rapunzel-type character wanting a haircut because her long gold hair is constantly getting snagged and picking up the glop in the street. But the witch who does hair can't get it right, so she locks Punzel in a tower. A handsome prince walks by and ends up flipping her out of the tower because he "weighs 512lbs!" She lands in a pond where the oddly n...more
This book is a Maynard Moose tale just like The Uglified Duckling. This fractured fairy tale takes Rapunzel and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and mixes them wildly together into quite a story. Readers who know both stories will enjoy this most, because of the silliness of the mash up. Here Rapunzel is a girl who has trouble keeping her long tresses clean, so a helpful witch puts her in a tower. She is discovered by a portly knight who attempts to climb her hair, but instead due to his bulk, la...more
This book is a beautifully crafted bad idea. The Maynard Moose stories are really great when performed live, with Willy and Maynard right there in front of you, with Maynard's delightfully mangled words and phrases. On stage, Maynard is a believable master of malaprops. Like any good storyteller and puppeteer, Willy Claflin draws the audience into believing in Maynard, which is what brings the audience along through his convoluted word misuses and moose-made neologisms.
The thing is, the humor of...more
The thing is, the humor of...more
This is an entertaining story that offers an interesting twist on the classic story of Rapunzel, with the dwarfs from Snow White fame.
We listened to the story narrated on CD by the author, Willy Claflin, and I have to admit that I was glad that I didn't have to actually say all of the mispronounciations and poor grammar - they were charming as we listened to the kermit-the-frog-like moose voice of Maynard Moose, but would've irritated me to no end had I read them aloud.
Overall the story is quit...more
We listened to the story narrated on CD by the author, Willy Claflin, and I have to admit that I was glad that I didn't have to actually say all of the mispronounciations and poor grammar - they were charming as we listened to the kermit-the-frog-like moose voice of Maynard Moose, but would've irritated me to no end had I read them aloud.
Overall the story is quit...more
This book was funny. My six year old daughter loved it and I think it will likely be a hit with my 10 year old son as well. It's a fractured fairy tale complete with a bald Rapunzel, 9 dwarfs and a 512 lb. prince. It's pointless, told with poorly written grammar & made up words and has no moral to the story. It's just humourous, silly story.
If I had to actually read this book I wouldn't have loved it nearly as much as I did. Thankfully it comes with a Audio CD where the author reads it to us...more
If I had to actually read this book I wouldn't have loved it nearly as much as I did. Thankfully it comes with a Audio CD where the author reads it to us...more
I am typically very hesitant to post a review that is more negative. I realize that different people have different thoughts about what is great and what is not. However, I was surprised by this book. It is a twist on the Rapunzel story. I think I was most bothered by the text that appeared by be intentionally written in grammatically poor English. There is a place for that when done well and with a purpose but this didn't seem to meet either of those criteria.
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I haven't commented on any children's books, but I have decided if I come across good ones, I am going to. So, my first one is a book Scott took to the kids classes at school and read to them at Halloween. This story is adorable and one of the cutest things about it, is how the author reads it. There is a CD in the back of the book so you can listen to him read the story in the voice of Maynard Moose. The kids loved it!
Rapunzel and the Seven Dwarfs was a humorous tale. It was tragic when Punzel was stuck in the tower because her hair was getting stuck everywhere. It combines the tales of Snow White and Rapunzel. We liked the way Maynard Moose told the tale with his funny moose language. We recommend this book to kids of all ages, although you may want an adult to read it to your or listen to the audio cd.
This makes for a great bedtime reading story for little kids. It's fun and silly. The story creatively mixes up the stories of Snow White, Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty into one.
The book is narrated by a moose who doesn't speak English correctly. This could be a stickler for some and not the best book if you're trying to teach someone to read.
The Maynard Moose Tales never fail to engage children with the silliness and fun of fractured fairy tales, special dialect, and a perfectly conceptualized read aloud quality. Kids who loved the Uglified Duckling will no doubt relate to this one. This will be a fun read aloud for grades 2-4 I think!
What an interesting book. The Moose "dialect" got on my nerves after a while (and I wasn't even listening to the audio; I put it in long enough to hear what it sounded like and then just read myself), but the subversion of the typical fairy tale stories was very fun.
This is a fun kids book! The story makes me laugh out loud every time. It's also fun to read it aloud because of the way that it's written. It comes with an audio CD so you can hear it straight from Maynard the Moose too. Everyone should read this!
While this one is cute, it isn't nearly as good as The Uglified Ducky. Maybe good ole Maynard Moose is taking on too much by mashing up the traditional tales of Rapunzel and Snow White. If using this book with students, be sure to listen the cd instea of reading it aloud.
a blend of stories (good model for that perhaps) and a funny voice. The CD that comes along with it allows us to hear the moose's voice, while the text shows his obvious bias toward moose. Fun and funny.
Hilarious times ten. The adult listeners laughed harder than the children, but it is one of the funnest read aloud books I've encountered in a long time.
It is laugh out loud funny.
It is laugh out loud funny.
This was one of those books where it looks like something I would like but it just didn't work for me. The supposedly clever premise just seemed awkward instead of funny and entertaining.
A very silly story. I read it to my six year old. It actually does not read very easily off the tongue because sounds like a six year old wrote it. But fun reading anyway.
The whole family loved this book. Boys laughed so hard they had to stop mid-book and get a drink! :) I'm totally buying copies of this for Christmas presents.
Plenty silly. I was disappointed that the cd was missing from the book I borrowed, but I loved Maynard Moose's fractured fairytale.
Love the art! And there are not nearly enough children's books with Moose in them. Just sayin'.
A silly retelling of a few myths. Good for fans of The Stinky Cheese man.
One of the best fractured fairy tales I've read in a long time.
So funny! Love the language-great for read-alouds!
Must listen to the CD to fully appreciate the story.
Awesomeness. Pure and simple!
fractured fairy tale
meh...
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