POLITICALLY CORRECT BEDTIME STORIES

Here at last is bedtime reading free from prejudice and discrimination of witches, giants, dwarves, goblins and fairies everywhere. Garner's stories have been purged of the influence of our cultural past. He has rewritten classic stories for more enlightened times, from Snow White's relationship with seven vertically challenged men, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandma and the cross-dressing wolf who set up an alternative household based on mutual respect and cooperation, to the Emperor who was not naked but was endorsing a clothing-optional lifestyle. It now includes a new tale - Pinocchio. 'So the reality-queer persun flew over to the side of a whale's head, and clicked and squeaked a few syllables into its ear hole...' Pinocchio said, 'Who'd have thought so much commercial exploitation was in my roots? Lucky for me my natural parents weren't hummon.' Totally daft! 114pp in 25th anniversary edition.