Snow White and the Seven Aliens

Looking for a seriously silly story, with a dash of the ridiculous thrown in for good measure? Then look no further than the rather brilliantly daft Snow White and the Seven Aliens, an absolutely hilarious, rib tickling take on an age-old story.

The Mean Queen is jealous of her step daughter little Snow White because she is pretty and talented and has a teeny weeny, perfect little nose. Snow White wants to be a pop star, and spends most of her time fantasising about her favourite band, Boysnog, but Mean Queen forces the little girl to listen to her singing the dreadful songs that once made her famous as a member of The Wonderful Wicked Witches.

But the day comes when Mirror, Mirror On The Wall tells the truth for the first time ever and admits that Snow White is everything the Mean Queen isn't and Snow White is banished to the big bad city where she one day wanders in to the Swinging Spaceship Nightclub. There she meets the Seven Aliens--a pop group with a record at number 4,324 in the charts--and her life is turned around. But when the Mean Queen hears of her stepdaughter's good fortune she decides to put a stop to it once and for all.

A clever combination of the old, familiar fairy tale brought bang up to date with a swinging, contemporary cast of characters that raise a titter at every turn, Snow White and the Seven Aliens is one of the funniest books a child is ever likely to read, and is an absolute must for those who like their books fast, furious and laugh-out-loud funny. (Ages 6 to 8) --Susan Harrison

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POP IDOL!! - Rated
A HILARIOUS RE-MAKE OF THE CHILDRENS FAVOURITE . OUR HEROINE DREAMS OF POP STARDOM BUT SEEMS DESTINED TO FAIL BY THE EVER EVIL PRESCENCE OF THE WICKED QUEEN.BUT TRUE TO ALL GOOD FAIRY TALES OUR SWEET SNOW WHITE RECOVERS FROM HER STAGE FRIGHT WITH THE HELP OF A HANDSOME HUNK AND SEVEN ADORABLE ALIENS . HURRAY!!!

Sing along with Snow White - Rated
The story of Snow White and the Seven Aliens is, obviously, a reworking of the children's classic.
It's beautifully written by Laurence Anholt, and read by Neil Morrissey - providing voices for an assortment of aliens, the witch, her husband and of course, Snow White. He has also read other audio books in the series - Cinderboy, Daft Jack and the Bean Stack and the Emperor's New Underwear. He reads very well, although he does struggle a little to play female characters, particularly the young Snow White, and I think it might have been better to have another voice artist to read the female lines.
The music is fabulous - very well written and a lot of fun, and the Snow White Rap always has my nieces singing along.
Overall the story and the music are a little let down by the production - the lack of female voices, areas where "stings" of music are overused, and the irritating fact that the witch is always announced by a guitar riff.
However, my opinion aside, my nieces love it - it is a treat of a story with wonderful music, and that's all they care about!

A seriously silly story of fantastic dimensions - Rated
Snow White and the Seven Aliens is, to put it simply - GREAT! I have read this to 4 classes and everytime they are enthralled. It is a fun short read for children up to about 11, full of hilarious characters and bizarre scenarios. I particularly loved the Wicked Queen (an ex-punk rocker) and her petrified husband who humours her from behind a mirror!

Unputdownable! - for kids!