The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors

New York Times Bestseller! 5 Starred Reviews!

“Will have listeners in stitches.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Purely absurd, sidesplitting humor.” —Booklist (starred review)

“Demands bombastic, full-volume performances.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Perfect for a guffawing share with younger sibs or buddy read.” —BCCB (starred review)

“The sort of story that makes children love to read.” —School Library Journal (starred review)

From acclaimed, bestselling creators Drew Daywalt, author of The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home, and Adam Rex, author-illustrator of Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, comes a laugh-out-loud hilarious picture book about the epic tale of the classic game Rock, Paper, Scissors.

“I couldn’t stop laughing while reading this aloud to a group of kids,” commented the founder of Bookopolis.com, Kari Ness Riedel.

From the Publisher

Meet the Author: Drew Daywalt

Drew Daywalt is an award-winning, New York Times #1 bestselling children’s author whose books include THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT and THE DAY THE CRAYONS CAME HOME. Drew loves to play Rock, Paper, Scissors, but most of the time he can’t decide fast enough which one to pick, and ends up making some bizarre shape with his hand that looks like a weird octopus with a hat. He’ll claim Weird Octopus with Hat beats everything, but don’t let him pull that nonsense on you.

Meet the Illustrator: Adam Rex

Adam Rex is the author of many books, including Cold Cereal and Unlucky Charms, the first two books in the Cold Cereal Saga; the New York Times bestselling picture book Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, the middle grade novel The True Meaning of Smekday (now a major motion picture from Dreamworks, Home); and the teen novel Fat Vampire. He lives in Arizona with his wife.

The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors has 5 Starred Reviews

“Purely absurd, sidesplitting humor that kids will gobble up.” — ALA Booklist (starred review)

“A closer-to-perfect pairing couldn’t be imagined. Everyone wins!” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Forget reading aloud—this story demands bombastic, full-volume performances.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“This is the sort of story that makes children love to read.” — School Library Journal (starred review) “Kids will snicker reading this!” —BCCB (starred review)

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storytide
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2017
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062438891
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062438898
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 – 8 years, from customers
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.25 x 0.25 x 11.25 inches
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool – 3
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD670L
Best Sellers Rank: #642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Children’s Folk Tale & Myth Anthologies #14 in Children’s Beginner Readers #33 in Children’s Humor
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