The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Russell Brand
The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Russell Brand
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Russell Brand's Trickster Tales

Author: Russell Brand

Narrator: Russell Brand

Unabridged: 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/11/2014


Synopsis

With this first book in Russell Brand’s Trickster Tales series, the famed comedian, actor, and bestselling author delivers a hilarious retelling of an old fairytale favorite that will appeal to adults and children alike.

Once upon a time, long ago, in a time that seemed, to those present, exactly like now except their teeth weren’t so clean and more things were wooden, there was a town called Hamelin. The people of Hamelin were a pompous bunch who loved themselves and their town so much that if it were possible they would have spent all day zipped up in a space suit smelling their own farts. But space suits hadn’t been invented yet so they couldn’t.

Then one day without warning a gang of rats bowled into the town and began causing a right rumpus…

So begins Russell Brand’s wildly funny and surprisingly wise retelling of the classic tale The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Whether you’re a kid or a grown-up kid, you’ll be chuckling the whole way through this zany story that bypasses Brand’s more adult humor for the outrageous, the madcap, and the just plain silly.

Maybe you’ve heard about the Pied Piper before, with his strange music and those pompous townspeople and pesky rats. Or maybe you haven’t. But one thing is for sure: you’ve never heard it quite like this.

About Russell Brand

Russell Brand is a comedian, actor, radio host, and bestselling author of My Booky Wook. He has starred in the films Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek, Despicable Me, Hop, and Arthur, and now is the host of his own acclaimed TV series on Channel 7 in the UK, The Russell Brand Show. He lives in London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy

If there is a trend to be spotted amongst the celebrity children’s books being released these days then I think it boils down to a general perception on their part that books for kids aren’t subversive enough. This is a bit of a change of pace from the days when Madonna would go about claiming there......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

Ok, two things we need to get straight before we start; this is NOT for children and it's not going to be to everyone's taste. Brand is essentially telling a tale to ya/adults AS IF they're children. And I wholly believe that was the purpose. We're told the age-old tale of the Pied Piper, with a hug......more

Goodreads review by Reetta

Jos Chris Riddell tulisi Suomeen, menisin makuupussissa hotellin eteen, lahjoisin itseni sisään, piiloutuisin sen huoneeseen, odottaisin yötä, hiipisin sängyn viereen, tarjoaisin skumppaa ja valmiiksi lasketun porekylvyn ja pyytäisin sitä piirtämään Pillipiiparin. Ei ole sen hottiksempaa nuortenkirj......more

RUSSELL BRAND SHOULD READ EVERY AUDIOBOOK EVER. This should have been more popular than it is because it is honestly perfect. I can not fault this book at all. It has the perfect about of kid/bum jokes and adult humour and trite satirical commentary. Amazing book, amazing audiobook. All around the bes......more

Goodreads review by Melissa

This book was incredibly silly. Full of toilet humor and other words that kids like to laugh at like the word fart, and boogies. My favorite two words were bum custard. It's totally gross and I laughed out loud. I gave this re-telling of the Pied Piper 3.5 stars. The illustrations by Chris Riddell we......more