Its Not Jack and the Beanstalk

Posted on 13 May 2017 by Josh Funk

Jack is not fond of the bossy narrator of his fairy tale When Jack is told to trade his beloved cow Bessie for some magic beans, throw the beans out the window, climb the ENORMOUS beanstalk that sprouts overnight, and steal from a GIANT, he decides this fairy tale is getting out of control In fact, he doesn t want to follow the story line at all Who says Jack needs to enter a life of daring, thievery, and giant trickery He takes his story into his own hands and you ll never guess what happens next With laugh out loud dialogue and bold, playful art including hidden fairy tale creatures for kids to find , this Jack and the Beanstalk retelling will have children rolling with laughter till Bessie the cow comes home. Best Download Its Not Jack and the Beanstalk [ By ] Josh Funk [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr While many may be familiar with the story, Jack has decided to hijack the narrative and steer things in his own direction He protests the beans, the beanstalk, and violence with the Giant Fred, by name Instead, Jack pesters the narrator to allow him full control of the story,...Hilarious and a MUST have for the library and any fairy tale unitThank you to the kidlitexchange network for the review copy all opinions are my own This remix of the classic Jack and the Beanstalk story will be a perfect addition to my fractured fairy tale collection in my library and is a guaranteed read aloud for my 4th graders during their fairy tale unit I love that the format iscomplex than most storybooks and requires understanding discussion of the role of the narrator versus that of the participants in the story I will definitely preface Thank you to the kidlitexchange network for the review copy all opinions are my own This remix of the classic Jack and the Beanstalk story will be a perfect addition to my fractured fairy tale collection in my library and is a guaranteed read aloud for...So I m FINALLY writing the review for this book which is long overdue And I m not gonna lie, I think Josh Funk is da bomb and he also asked me and a bunch of my nerdy friends to help him on the book trailer for this book, so I m sort of biased.With that said, this book is fantastic So much great humor, and fun for both kids and adults My students were laughing out loud when we read this book together It was a blast And let s face it, any book with a character in his underwear and saying bea So I m FINALLY writing the review for this book which is long overdue And I m not gonna lie, I think Josh Funk is da bomb and he also asked me and a bunch of my nerdy friends to help him on the b...Thank you to Josh FunkPublishing for sharing this ARC w kidlitexchange All opinions are my own Fantastic and fun I can already hear my students giggling as Jack argues his way through the story The style mirrors techniques used in the...Poor narrator He tries so hard to tell the traditional Jack and the Beanstalk story, but Jack just won t cooperate, and he complains the whole way, first about selling his cow, then about climbing the beanstalk, and finally refusing to rob the giant And then to top it all off, he gives away the ending of the story In frustration, the narrator tries to end the story, but naturally Jack doesn t let him have his way Funk and Taylor have created a thoroughly amusing fractured telling of Jack and Poor narrator He tries so hard to tell the traditional Jack and the Beanstalk story, but Jack just won t cooperate, and he complains the whole way, first about selling his cow, then about climbing the beanstalk, and finally refusing to rob the giant And then to top it all off, he gives away the ending of the story In frustration, the narrator tries...This one s a rib tickler Guaranteed to at least bring a smile to young ones butthan likely, make them laugh This is the story of Jack and the Beanstalk but maybe not how you remembered it.Written by Josh Funk, illustrated by Edwardian Taylor and p...Added July 9, 2017 Having now gotten to see the final version of this book, I think I love it evenIt s creative, unexpected, and hilarious It left me laughing, and I m sure kids will be cracking up also at the snarkiness of Jack as he responds to the narrator and questions how the story is going A fantastic addition to a fractured fairy tales collection or unit, or as a mentor text for looking at dialogue and narration LOVE July 8, 2015 Got to hear the author read the manuscript of t Added July 9, 2017 Having now gotten to see the final version of this book, I think I love it evenIt s creative, unexpected, and hilarious It left me laughing, and I m sure kids will be cracking up also at the snarkiness of Jack as he responds to the narrator and questions how the story is going A fantastic addition to a fractured fairy tales collection ...Woah It s a good thing I didn t eat those beans This book is HILARIOUS and gives voice to an entirely different perspective of the story Jack s Can t wait to share with readers this school yearThis book is so funny Our kids loved it It is the perfect book to use for reader s theater.

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13 May 2017

Josh Funk