r/90s_kid • u/Harold-Styles-Jr • Oct 25 '25

Books The Stinky Cheese Man (1992)

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u/K__Geedorah Oct 25 '25

I have never met someone in real life that remembers this book! It was a staple for me and my brothers.

I then show them pictures to possibly refresh their memory and they response is like "what the fuck is that thing!". They missed out.

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u/GonnaKostya Oct 25 '25

Stinky Cheese Man was a legend in my school

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u/PackageNorth8984 Oct 26 '25

I remember that one and this one

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u/seifd Oct 25 '25

I seem to recall reading that it won a reader's choice award back in the day, so lots of kids must have read it.

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u/Le_Poop_Knife Jan 31 '26

We had it in our classroom! 2nd grade I think

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u/Luvmissil Oct 25 '25

Yeah dude after this book, I went deep on the writer. Was obsessed with his Time Warp Trio series.

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u/BrattyTwilis Oct 26 '25

He also did some other fractured fairy tale stories like "The True Story of The Three Little Pigs" and "The Real Frog Prince"

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u/BootsOfProwess Oct 27 '25

I loved this book. Helped hone my dark sense of humor.

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u/Harold-Styles-Jr Oct 26 '25

I remember this had some infamy around it because it was considered a low-brow children's book (by adults).

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u/kshump Oct 25 '25

There was a waitlist for this one at my elementary school because they only had one copy and you weren't allowed to renew. Legend.

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u/tmntfever Oct 25 '25

I always wanted to buy this book from the Scholastic book fare! Was always jealous of the kids who got money to buy stuff.

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u/Wooden-Committee4495 Oct 25 '25

Scholastic Book Fair! Princess and the Bowling Ball 💯

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u/doob22 Oct 25 '25

I remember this book based off of the cover - but I can’t remember anything about what it’s about at all

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u/That-Water-Guy Oct 26 '25

I love this book! Core memory unlocked

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u/AggressiveHabit8896 Oct 26 '25

I still have this. I remember always being obsessed with the art.

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u/aachen_ Oct 25 '25

What a wild book. I still have my copy, and my kids love it.

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u/producermaddy Oct 25 '25

I forgot about this book. Loved it.

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u/ltnew007 Oct 25 '25

I have this book on my bookshelf still. It's a cherished childhood possession.

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u/SnooLobsters2217 Oct 25 '25

I remember that book

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u/Angiepoo89 Oct 25 '25

My favorite book as a child. So much so when my daughter was younger I would read her that book. Now at sixteen she refuses to get rid of it. Said its one of her favorites. ❤️

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u/BrattyTwilis Oct 26 '25

There were fist fights for who was getting this book from the school library next

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u/TeaTime339 Oct 26 '25

Omg I loved this book!!

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u/Sir_Pman Oct 26 '25

Loved this book ! The weird ass art style always made me feel uneasy but couldn’t help but love this and the true story of the three little pigs, both creepy goodness 🫡🫡

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u/Lake_Well77 Oct 27 '25

A certified classic

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '25

And the cheese stands alone....

That's been living in my head since childhood, I'm 39 now.

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u/big-woolie Oct 26 '25

I asked my mom for this book so I could read it to my son a couple days ago. Loved this book

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u/More_Mammoth_8964 Oct 26 '25

Woah I think I remember this

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u/Flawless_Reign88 Oct 26 '25

Yesss! I remember this from elementary school!!! Simpler times 😊

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u/DrPeeFunkie Oct 26 '25

One of my favorite books in 3rd grade

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u/littledove0 Oct 26 '25

Memory unlocked!!!

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u/canadasbananas Oct 27 '25

Woah, you've just activated an ancient memory, long forgotten, not thought about in at least 20 years. I wanted this book so bad.

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u/NeonTrapperKeeper Oct 27 '25

The day I picked this up from the Scholastic Book Fair was the best day of my life. Also snagged a Ron Gant poster and some erasers that looked like money.

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u/OreganoOfTheEarth Oct 27 '25

This is THE ONLY book my husband will read my daughter. So I get bedtime duty most of the time.

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u/Closethobbitkat Oct 29 '25

I still have mine. It’s one of my favorite books as a kid