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[[File:princess-vignette-706221_2017.jpg|frame|Not for kids.]]
''[[The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle]]'' is a story by Wisconsin author Patrick Rothfuss, better known for his [[Heroic Fantasy]] best seller ''[[The Name of the Wind]]''. Released in March 2010, it's a [[Schmuck Bait|fairy tale]] about [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|a princess and her teddy bear, Mr. Whiffle]].
At first...
Don't let the saccharine visuals (by [https://web.archive.org/web/20130709060256/http://rikkenian.deviantart.com/ Nate Taylor]) fool you; this book is most definitely not for young children, unless you want to emotionally scar them for life. For adults, on the other hand, it's one of the best parodies of fairy tales in the vein (no pun intended) of the Brothers Grimm. [[Word of God|As Rothfuss puts it]], "I think of it as ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' meets ''[[Coraline (novel)|Coraline]]'', with some [[Edward Gorey]] mixed in."
The book focuses on the titular duo, as well as a mysterious [[Our Monsters Are Different|"thing under the bed"]]. It has [[Multiple Endings|three
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* [[Fan Nickname|Author Nickname]]: Rothfuss refers to the third ending as "the one with the teeth". [[Sarcasm Mode|That's a good sign.]]
* [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]]: The result of reading all the way through.
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