Once Upon a Slime

Name: Once Upon a Slime
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Andy Maxwell
ISBN: 9781549130113

Author: Andy Maxwell

Narrator: Caroline Turner Cole

Unabridged: 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Published: 12/29/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor, Fairy Tales

Synopsis

A slapstick, fractured fairy-tale mashup meets the evergreen kid obsession with slime.

Once upon a time--gloooooooorp! Ew, gross! Who slimed Goldilocks? Was it the Three Bears, exacting revenge? Not a chance! They're next on the list of fairy-tale sliming victims! Red Riding Hood, the Wolf, Rapunzel, the Three Pigs...they're all under attack. Who could be the mastermind behind this icky, sticky plan?

Young detectives can look for clues and solve the mystery in this audiobook.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail on December 28, 2019

When Goldilocks gets slimed while visiting the Three Bears, the curious (and outraged) little girl leads an ever-growing cast of fairy-tale characters in an investigation into who is responsible. Soon the Wolf (from both Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs), Little Red Riding Hood, the......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on February 11, 2019

Funny story w/ several fairytale characters who need to find out who was sliming them all......more

Goodreads review by Helen on June 24, 2020

This is a cute book! It takes lots of fairy tales and combines them with...slime. See if you can figure out the mystery!......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on July 16, 2018

I would have liked this better if it hadn't taken forever to get where it was going.......more

Goodreads review by Karen on September 07, 2018

Fairy tale characters getting slimed on each page and a mystery to solve. Who has been sliming all of the fairy tale characters? Goldilocks seems unnecessarily distraught throughout the book. Didn’t people laugh on Double Dare when they got slimed?!......more

Quotes

"Packs in some solid jokes... Maxwell's humor is dry, and hip readers will giggle at the snapbacks and humorous dialogue sprinkled throughout. ...Cotterill's artwork...is loose and lively."
—Kirkus

"Green slime makes a winning story ingredient, and newcomer Maxwell gives it a workout in this fairy tale whodunit. ...Cotterill's ink-and-watercolor spreads have a cheerful, retro vibe and excel in capturing the frowns and grimaces provoked by the slime epidemic. ...Fast-moving and gross enough to make a diverting readaloud."
—Publishers Weekly

"This fractured fairy tale is based on characters from many traditional stories that older children will be familiar with... Slapstick."—School Library Journal

"Oozing with wit and charm."—Once Upon a Time in Gambit